Strathearn distillery

56°23′46.73″N 3°37′14.57″W

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. Maclean, Charles (2016). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 335-336. ISBN 978-1-78027-401-0.
  2. Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 261. ISBN 978-1911595731.
  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. Irvine, Peter. "Five of the best gin distillery tours in Scotland". The Times. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. "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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