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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 ...
The plan for whisky was stated on its Web site as: "It is our goal to open the Islands first Single Malt Whisky Distillery within the next 2-3 years". [ 43 ] The Isle of Barra distillery [ 44 ] was founded in 2003 as Uisge Beatha nan Eilean Ltd [ 45 ] and became a Community Benefit Society in 2018 [ 46 ] under the Co-operative and Community ...
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 Abhainn Dearg Red River Distillery, which began distilling in 2008, is located at Carnish in Uig, and claims to be "the first legal distillery in the Outer Hebrides since 1829". [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Notable people
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%)".
Scotland has around 900 offshore islands, most of which are to be found in four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. There are also clusters of islands in the Firth of Clyde , Firth of Forth , and Solway Firth , and numerous small islands within the many bodies of fresh water ...
It is the only commercially produced handwoven tweed in the world. To qualify as Harris tweed, the textile must be "handwoven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the Outer Hebrides, and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides", according to a British Act of Parliament. [31]