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Abhainn Dearg distillery (/ ˈ æ v ɪ n ˈ dʒ ɛər ɡ / AV-in JAIRG) or Red River distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Uig, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. [2] It is the most westerly distillery in Scotland.
Distillery Location Year closed Caledonian: Haymarket: 1988, demolished Cambus: Tullibody: 1993, converted into a whisky warehouse facility and cask filling operation Carsebridge: Alloa: 1983, demolished 1990 Dumbarton: West Dunbartonshire: 2002, demolished 2017 Dundashill: Glasgow: 1902, merged with Port Dundas distillery Garnheath: Airdrie ...
In 2023 it was announced that the distillery had begun production of a Tiree whisky, aiming for first release in 2025. [36] The company is said to be the first legal distillery on the island in over 200 years; distilling had been banned in 1802. In 2020, the company was marketing a Speyside whisky, The Cairnsmuir, but not made on Tiree. [37]
The Outer Hebrides tourism bureau states that 10–15% of economic activity on the islands was made up of tourism in 2017. The agency states that the "exact split between islands is not possible" when calculating the number of visits, but "the approximate split is Lewis (45%), Uist (25%), Harris (20%), Barra (10%)".
In September 2017 the Isle of Raasay distillery opened after the conversion of Borodale House. [21] One source described this as transforming the "derelict Gothic hotel ... into a modern whisky distillery, visitor centre and accommodation". [22] The company's Single malt Scotch was described by one source as the island's "first legal single ...
Kilchoman distillery (pronounced Kil-ho-man) [1] is a distillery that produces single malt Scotch whisky on Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. Kilchoman Distillery is in the northwest of the island, close to Machir Bay. Kilchoman was founded by Anthony Wills and remains an independent, family run distillery.
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There is only one manufacturer of Scotch whisky and gin in Isle of Harris, namely the Isle of Harris Distillery, which opened in 2019 and was working to produce The Hearach single malt. [34] [35] The Isle of Lewis also has one, Abhainn Dearg distillery, which was built in 2008. [36]