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Strathearn distillery
Region: Highland
LocationMethven
OwnerDouglas Laing & Co
Founded2013 (2013)
No. of stills
  • 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]

In 2019, the distillery was acquired by the Glasgow company Douglas Laing & Co.[6][7]

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]

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

The distillery does not offer tours.[8][9]

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.[8] These include a Classic gin, a Citrus gin, a Heather Rose gin and an Oaked Highland gin.[9]

The distillery also blends honey for a honey based whisky.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maclean, Charles (2016). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 335-336. ISBN 978-1-78027-401-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 261. ISBN 978-1911595731.
  3. 1 2 3 Jackson, Michael (2017). The Definitive World Guide. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 138. ISBN 9780241328552.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Michael (2022). Malt Whisky Companion. Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. p. 265. ISBN 9780241608814.
  5. ↑ "Strathearn distillery". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Blenders buy over Perthshire distillery". Daily Record. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Strathearn Whisky Distillery produces first spirit batch under new regime". Daily Record. July 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 Irvine, Peter. "Five of the best gin distillery tours in Scotland". The Times. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. 1 2 "30 of the best Scottish gins including the Scottish Gin of the Year". The Scotsman. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "What's the buzz about whisky in Wiltshire?". Financial Times. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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