Dornoch distillery

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Dornoch distillery
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Region: Highland
Location Dornoch, Scotland
Founded2017
FounderSimon and Philip Thompson
StatusOperational
No. of stills1 wash stills
1 spirit stills

Dornoch distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky and gin distillery located in Dornoch, Scotland. The products from the distillery, as well as independent bottlings from other distilleries, are released under the brand name Thompson Bros.

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History

Dornoch distillery was founded in 2017 in a 19th-century Victorian fire station, part of the Dornoch Castle Hotel by the brothers Simon and Philip Thompson. [1] The distillery was built with the intention of producing single malt whisky and organic gin. [2] [1]

The first product to be released from the distillery was a limited edition experimental gin. [3] The distillery subsequently released what it called a 'single malt gin', made from scratch on site. [4] The core gin expression from the distillery is the Thompson Bros. Mediterranean Gin, which was first released in November 2021. [5]

The first single malt, Dornoch 2017 3 Year Old Single Cask #001Thompson Bros Inaugural Release was released in 2022. [6]

In September 2022, Dornoch distillery unveiled plans for a new £7million, eco-friendly whisky distillery. [7] A public crowdfunding campaign was launched in 2025, with the aim to raise £4-£5 million towards the project. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Deadline News (2016-04-15). "135-year-old Dornoch fire station set to become Scotland's smallest distillery | Scotsman Food and Drink". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. "Whisky Distillery". Thompson Bros at Dornoch Distillery. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. "New Dornoch gin is on the road". 12 May 2017.
  4. Ranscombe, Peter (13 January 2023). "Meet Scotland's young-gun distillers". Decanter.
  5. "Dornoch Distillery Company". The Gin Cooperative.
  6. mtc. "Dornoch - 3 Year Old (2017) Single Oloroso Cask #1 (Inaugural Release) 50cl". Whisky Hammer. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  7. "Dornoch eco-friendly distillery scheme reaches planning stage". Northern Times. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  8. McMorran, Caroline (18 March 2025). "Thompson brothers launch crowdfunding campaign for new 'Struie' eco-distillery in Dornoch with hopes of construction starting this summer". The Northern Times.

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