56°23′46.73″N 3°37′14.57″W / 56.3963139°N 3.6207139°W
Region: Highland | |
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Location | Methven |
Owner | Douglas Laing & Co |
Founded | 2013 |
No. of stills |
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Website |
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Strathearn is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery near Methven in Scotland. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The distillery commenced production in 2013 under the ownership of Tony Reeman-Clark, David Land and David Wight. [1] Initially the distillery produced gin and the first whisky was distilled in October 2013. [3]
In 2019, the distillery was acquired by the Glasgow company Douglas Laing & Co. [6] [7]
The distillery was built within a 160-year-old stone farm steading. [1] The location was the site of an early distillery founded by William White in 1798 that became disused. [2] The distillery has a stainless steel mash tun, two stainless steel washbacks and two stills. [2] The stills are of an alembic type and made in Portugal by the company Hoga, having been originally designed for the Portuguese Sherry industry. [1] [3]
The water for the whisky comes from nearby Loch Turret. [1]
The distillery does not offer tours. [8] [9]
The author Charles Maclean states that the distillery has probably the longest fermentation time of any distillery at 96 hours. [1] The first whisky was released in 2017. [2]
The distillery also produces gin. [8] These include a Classic gin, a Citrus gin, a Heather Rose gin and an Oaked Highland gin. [9]
The distillery also blends honey for a honey based whisky. [10]