The Kelp Boom
Initially, it was the ‘silver darlings’ of the sea which brought financial success to our island under a businessman called Captain Alexander Macleod who bought the Isle of Harris in 1779 from...
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Capturing Harris
Our storytelling takes many forms, both on and offline. Our staff will readily tell you about our work while they serve you coffee in the Canteen or wrap bottles of Isle of...
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The Wettest Weeks
They say if you don’t like the weather in the Outer Hebrides just wait a minute…
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Once upon a time, before building works and spirit-making in Tarbert had begun, the Isle of Harris Distillery had few tales to tell. But, on the 17th of May 2014, our managing...
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Five Years Aflame
Yesterday, Thursday 24th of September 2020, the Harris Distillery reached another milestone...
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A Sense of Harris
Join us in the heart of Glasgow later this autumn to connect to our island shores.
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While the autumnal equinox is still some weeks away, the alternatively termed meteorological summer is set to end on August the 31st. But, as is nature's way, the seasons rarely stick to...
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The Diver's Diary
Each month we'll be catching up with diver Lewis Mackenzie to learn more about his work and the natural world above and below the waves
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A Fresh Perspective
The Storytelling team took advantage of a rare break in the weather and headed out to sea...
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The Missing Summer.
In Harris as the skies stay grey and the daily deluge continues as we go into July...
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The Cailleach: Two Tall Tales From The Cèilidh House
Before the time of humans and history, there were giants living in Harris!
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A Summer Of Super Stockists
We're delighted to bring our beautiful bottles to gin lovers across the UK through a new network of official Isle of Harris Gin stockists.
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