Strathearn distillery

56°23′46.73″N 3°37′14.57″W / 56.3963139°N 3.6207139°W / 56.3963139; -3.6207139

1 wash still
1 spirit still

Websitewww.strathearndistillery.com

Strathearn is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery near Methven in Scotland.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

The distillery commenced production in 2013 under the ownership of Tony Reeman-Clark, David Land and David Wight.^[1] Initially the distillery produced gin and the first whisky was distilled in October 2013.^[3] Strathearn's first scotch whisky was released in 2016.^[6]

In 2019, the distillery was acquired by the Glasgow company Douglas Laing & Co.^[7] The new owner doubled the distillery's production capacity.^[8] A first single malt under the new ownership, The Heart, was released in 2022.^[9]

Distillery

The distillery was built within a 160-year-old stone farm steading.^[1] The location was the site of an early distillery founded by William White in 1798 that became disused.^[2] The distillery has a stainless steel mash tun, two stainless steel washbacks and two stills.^[2] The stills are of an alembic type and made in Portugal by the company Hoga, having been originally designed for the Portuguese Sherry industry.^[1]^[3]

Sometimes tagged "probably Scotland’s smallest distillery", Strathearn's distillery is only composed of small 50-liter casks.^[10]

The water for the whisky comes from nearby Loch Turret.^[1]

The distillery does not offer tours.^[11]^[12]

Products

The author Charles Maclean states that the distillery has probably the longest fermentation time of any distillery at 96 hours.^[1] The first whisky was released in 2017.^[2]

The distillery also produces gin.^[11] These include a Classic gin, a Citrus gin, a Heather Rose gin and an Oaked Highland gin.^[12]

The distillery also blends honey for a honey based whisky.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Maclean, Charles (2016). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 335-336. ISBN 978-1-78027-401-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 261. ISBN 978-1911595731.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jackson, Michael (2017). The Definitive World Guide. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 138. ISBN 9780241328552.
^ Jackson, Michael (2022). Malt Whisky Companion. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 265. ISBN 9780241608814.
^ "Strathearn distillery". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Kiely, Melita (2016-08-18). "Strathearn to auction first whisky bottles | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ "Blenders buy over Perthshire distillery". Daily Record. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Smith, Gavin (2024-04-15). "Douglas Laing launches its first Strathearn single malt". www.whiskymag.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ Murphy, Sean (2022-07-01). "Strathearn Whisky Distillery produces first spirit batch under new regime". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Schrieberg, Felipe (2016-10-01). "Six Single Malt Whisky Microdistilleries Revolutionizing The Industry (Part 2)". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
^ ^a ^b Irvine, Peter. "Five of the best gin distillery tours in Scotland". The Times. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "30 of the best Scottish gins including the Scottish Gin of the Year". The Scotsman. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ "What's the buzz about whisky in Wiltshire?". Financial Times. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.