Isle of Harris Distillery opening
The Isle of Harris Distillery opened its doors on Thursday September 24, the culmination of a seven-year drive to establish the Hebridean island’s first commercial whisky distillery.
The company has raised a total of £8.3m in equity and £3.1m from grants, attracting finance from 17 investors in Europe, the US and the Far East. In addition to an equity investment of £1.5m from the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, the project has been backed by £1.9m in public funding from the Scottish Government’s Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation scheme and £1.3m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).