Description / Reviews
"The Hearach is the first, historic single malt whisky from the Isle of Harris, as they revive the distilling traditions lost during the Pabbay clearances of the 1840s. This dram is the result of a considered conversation between people and place, coming together to create an elegant spirit of complexity and character. Released in batches of around 12,000 bottles, each batch is 'married' for a minimum of 12 weeks. The youngest spirit in each batch is 5 years old - Matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks, Oloroso and Fino butts, lightly peated (12-15 ppm) and the Hearach is bottled at 46% abv, non-chill filtered, and free from artificial colouring.
I get a gentle peat smoke on the first sip which reminds me of island home fires burning when I was growing up. It comes along with a toasted maltiness. I can also taste homemade apple sauce and smell machair flowers, particularly white clover which springs up on our west coast every summer. Mixed spices appear, and an old-fashioned sweetness from things like candied ginger, vanilla, and honeycomb. Finally, there’s a long, clotted-cream note, mixed with a lasting sense of new leather. ” - Shona Macleod, Carragreich, Isle of Harris.
