Inverness is set to welcome its first new whisky distillery for nearly 40 years, after the opening of a new £6 million distilling and brewing site was announced. Sustainably powered by the water from the nearby River Ness, the distillery will create around 40 jobs.
Nestled on the banks of the mighty river which finishes its journey in the famous Loch Ness, Uilebheist is named after the Scots Gaelic word for ‘monster’. The team behind the project say their ethos is inspired by thousands of years of Scottish folklore and aims to "connect Scotland’s ancient past with the present".
Both beer and whisky production will begin this year, and the brewery’s five core beer styles will be available to purchase in late November. The Uilebheist Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be created as the core whisky product and will be released once matured, as will rare cask finishes and single cask bottlings in the years ahead.
