Het Whisky Forum

Good news today from BBC Alba that permission has been given for a new distillery on East Loch Tarbert on the Isle of Harris. Eilean na Hearadh for those who don't know is a stunningly beautiful and rugged island but one with an ageing population and few job prospects for locals.
The Isle of Harris Distillers company are hoping to create up to 20 jobs. This is major employment for an area that usually sends its youngsters to the mainland for employment or further education.

TWO new investors, one from Asia and the other from the UK, have pledged a total of £1.5 million of equity funding for the proposed £10m project to build the first-ever legal Scotch whisky distillery on the Isle of Harris.