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Dornoch

Philip and Simon Thompson announced their plans for the Dornoch distillery back in 2015, with a focus on making a style of whisky that has been long extinct. They’d be the chaps to trust to accomplish this, considering that they run the award-winning whisky bar at Dornoch Castle Hotel, which specialises in rare, antique bottles. In early 2016, the team announced their crowdfunding campaign, as they “...felt that’s the sort of the best way to get something started from a relatively small scale.”

Speaking of small scale, Dornoch distillery is housed in the Old Fire Station on the grounds of Dornoch Castle Hotel, and to say the building is cosy would be putting it lightly. It becomes even cosier when you look at all the equipment they’ve stuffed in there - a set of direct gas fired pot stills, a 2,000 litre pot-column still, a smaller pot-column still, wooden washbacks, a semi-lauter mashtun and more. It’s all necessary kit, as Philip and Simon are dedicated to creating some awesome whisky (and more). They’ll be using floor malted organic heritage barley varieties to make it, and utilising long fermentations with brewers varieties of yeast in their wooden washbacks.

It’s not just whisky they’re making at Dornoch. They’ve also got the gear to make their own gin from scratch - no bought-in neutral grain spirit whatsoever! They’re kicking off production with a series of experimental batches of gin - some of them being quite spirit-driven, while others would make a better everyday mixer. They’re also looking for feedback on their initial Experimental Batches, which will help to develop future expressions.

Dornoch Distillery Mediterranean Gin (Thompson Bros.)

70cl, 45.7%

Those clever clogs at independent bottler Thompson Bros. know a thing or two about good spirits, and here they've bottled up a splendid gin from the Dornoch Distillery! Botanicals such as bergamot,…  More info

Dornoch Distillery Mediterranean Gin (Thompson Bros.)
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$32.32

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.9

50cl, 45.7%

Feast your eyes upon Batch #9 of the Dornoch Experimental Batches! The whole range was made from scratch at the very small distillery, with not even a drop of neutral grain spirit used! Each batch is…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.9
$33.81

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.2

50cl, 45.7%

Behold, Batch #2 of the Dornoch Experimental Batches. All ten of these small batch gins were made from scratch with organic floor malted Odyssey barley (no bought-in neutral grain spirit at all!…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.2
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$33.81

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.7

50cl, 45.7%

Here's Batch #7 from the Dornoch Experimental Batches range, which features ten different small batch gins all made at the Dornoch distillery, from the barley all the way to the finished spirit, no…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.7
$33.81
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Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.6

50cl, 45.7%

The Dornoch Experimental Batches are a series of small batch gins from the tiny, crowdfunded Dornoch distillery made from scratch entirely on the premises - no neutral grain spirit at all! They use…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.6
$33.81

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.5

50cl, 45.7%

It's Batch #5 of Dornoch's Experimental Batches - consider this one a bit like a juniper-based mixtape, as it's a combination of some of the distillery's favourite productions, along with a helping…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.5
$33.81

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.4

50cl, 45.7%

This gin right here is Batch #4 of Dornoch's Experimental Batches series, all of which are made at the Scottish distillery using organic floor malted Odyssey barley - Philip and Simon Thompson (the…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.4
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$33.81

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.3

50cl, 45.7%

This is Batch #3 of Dornoch's Experimental Batches range, which features 10 small batch gins made at the Dornoch distillery in Scotland from scratch - no neutral grain spirit was used in the making…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.3
$33.81

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.8

50cl, 45.7%

It's the awesome Batch #8 from Dornoch's impressive Experimental Batches range. These gins were all made in small batches from scratch at the small Dornoch distillery (no neutral grain spirit used at…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.8
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Thompson Bros. Organic Highland Gin

50cl, 45.7%

Named after Philip and Simon Thompson, the brothers behind the Dornoch Distillery, this gin features a selection of botanicals chosen with help from the feedback they received from their Experimental…  More info

Thompson Bros. Organic Highland Gin
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Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.10

50cl, 45.7%

It's Batch #10 of the Dornoch Experimental Batches - each batch is made with organic floor malted Odyssey barley at the small Scottish distillery (not a dribble of bought-in neutral grain spirit in…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.10

Thompson Bros. Organic Highland Gin - Dornoch Edition 2020

70cl, 43%

This organic gin was bottled by Thompson Bros., and distilled at Dornoch Distillery – which is also owned by Thompson Bros.! Bay leaf, rosemary, meadowsweet and oodles of citrus peels are among the…  More info

Thompson Bros. Organic Highland Gin - Dornoch Edition 2020

Dornoch 3 Year Old 2017 (cask 001) - Thompson Bros.

50cl, 59.4%

The very first whisky from the Dornoch Distillery! A highly-anticipated release from Philip and Simon Thompson and the Dornoch team, made with organic plumage archer barley and brewers yeast, and it…  More info

Dornoch 3 Year Old 2017 (cask 001) - Thompson Bros.

Thompson Bros. Single Malt New Make Spirit

20cl, 60%

The Dornoch Distillery is giving us a peek into the future with its Single Malt New Make Malt Spirit! This new make is made with organic, floor malted Plumage Archer barley, and fermented for 7 to 10…  More info

Thompson Bros. Single Malt New Make Spirit

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.1

50cl, 45.7%

The first gin from Dornoch's Experimental Batches! Philip and Simon Thompson make their gin from scratch (no bought-in neutral grain spirit whatsoever) at the positively tiny Dornoch distillery in…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batch Gin No.1

Dornoch Experimental Batches Tasting Set

30cl, 45.7%

Explore the Experimental Batch gins from the Dornoch distillery in this bumper Tasting Set! These gins are all made at the eponymous (and extraordinarily tiny) distillery without the use of any…  More info

Dornoch Experimental Batches Tasting Set
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