Abhainn Dearg Spirit of Lewis Cask Strength

TheWhiskyBarrel.com Exclusive A full strength bottling of Abhainn Dearg new make matured for 3-months in a single fresh sherry hogshead. Bottled January 2012. Available at natural strength for the very first time. See our Abhainn Dearg Distillery blog article for review. Abhainn Dearg Abhainn Dearg Distillery was established in 2008 by Mark Tayburn and is a Scottish Islands distillery situated at Carnish near Uig in the Isle of Lewis on the Outer Hebrides off the north west coast of Scotland. Abhainn Dearg Distillery plans to use some Lewis grown and malted barley and is bottling its own whisky at the distillery. Soft and pristine water from the Uig Hills, two small mash tuns, two pine washbacks, two small stills each with a round wooden worm tub, and maturation in dunnage warehouses close to the Atlantic shore.  Draff from the mash tun is fed to Abhainn Dearg’s very own heard of Highland cattle.  The Abhainn Dearg Distillery visitor centre welcomes visitors and offers distillery tours by appointment.  No tasting notes yet.