Isle of Tiree Distillery launches inaugural whisky 

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Isle of Tiree Distillery has launched its inaugural whisky – the first legal single malt whisky produced on the Hebridean island of Tiree in over two centuries.  Founded in 2012 by trad folk musicians, Alain Campbell and Ian Smith, Tiree Whisky Company Ltd aims to preserve and promote Tiree’s whisky heritage.

Once known as Tìr an Eòrna, which translates from Gaelic to the ‘Land of Barley’, Tiree was home to fifty illicit distilleries before the 1800s, but unlike other islands, Tiree never re-established a distillery until 2019 when Alain and Ian lit the stills of the Isle of Tiree Distillery for the first time.

Ian Smith, co-founder of Tiree Whisky Company said, “This is an important moment in the island’s history as we reconnect with an industry that was once such an important part of island life. As well as providing local employment, we hope that our distillery will encourage visitors from all over the world to come to our home on Tiree.”

Alain Campbell, co-founder of Tiree Whisky Company, added, “We created our distillery to bring whisky production back to the island and this will be the first single malt whisky from Tiree in over 200 years. The distilling heritage of our island has inspired us since we were kids and we are immensely proud to bring whisky back to Tiree.”

This first release of Isle of Tiree Single Malt Scotch Whisky is limited to only 800 bottles and retails at £199.99.

 

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