Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Isle of Barra Distillery
Isle of Barra Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Isle of Barra Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Address: Isle of Barra, HS9 5XR. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 56.9766°, -7.4948°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Isle of Barra distillery is a gin distillery and planned single malt whisky distillery on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The distillery was founded in 2019 in Castlebay, the largest settlement on the island. As of 2026, the company is constructing a second, larger distillery in order to begin production of single malt whisky. This will be the first whisky distillery on Barra. When completed, the current gin distillery will be wound down, with production moved to the new site.
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Background
History
The company was established in 2016 by couple Michael and Katie Morrison. The Morrisons had lived in Glasgow for nine years before moving to Barra to launch the brand. The company received its distilling license in 2019. In 2020, the distillery installed an additional 300 litre pot still made by Forsyths of Rothes, expanding capacity of each distilling run from 87 to 500 bottles. The core gin was listed in Waitrose supermarkets in 2023 and in Sainsbury's supermarkets in 2024. Later in 2024, an office in Glasgow was opened to accommodate the company's growth. By 2021, plans had been made for a second distillery to allow the company to produce whisky. Planning permission was granted in 2022…
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- Coordinates
- 56.9766, -7.4948
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS9 5XR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Established
- 2019
- Official site
- www.uisgebeathananeilean.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w993782086 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Isle of Barra distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Isle of Barra Distillery?
- Isle of Barra Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode HS9 5XR).
- When was Isle of Barra Distillery built?
- Built or established in 2019.
- Who owns Isle of Barra Distillery?
- Isle of Barra Distillery is owned by Isle of Barra Distillers Ltd..
- How do I get to Isle of Barra Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS9 5XR. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.