Journal

Autumn is upon us and the skies come alive above the Isle of Harris as the seasons turn once more.

Summer has ended and while we wait for the solstice to mark the beginning of astrological Autumn we take a look back at some happenings far from our Isle of Harris shores.

They say if you don’t like the weather in the Outer Hebrides just wait a minute…

The signs of summer marching on can be found all around us here in Harris. From the colourful wildflowers in bloom across the coastal croftland known as ‘machair’, to the hundreds of new visitors, we welcome through our distillery doors every day. 

Summer arrived here in Harris, almost unnoticed. After weeks of tupperware skies and torrential rain, there seemed little obvious indication of the season by the time the solstice was upon us.

As I drove the long and winding road to the village of Keose, I began to wonder just what I’d let myself in for, as the next heavy hail shower rolled in, hammering down on the car roof. This wasn’t quite the sunny day away from my desk I’d had in mind…

After months of seemingly endless wind and rain, hail and snow, the Isle of Harris emerges from winter just in time to welcome the annual arrival of lambs

Spring is officially here, the vernal equinox heralding the arrival of new life across the island’s natural world and here at the Isle of Harris Distillery too.

A new season is upon us, at least meteorologically speaking, and life here in Harris begins to change once more. The equinox is still a week away, but we’re already feeling a spring in our step.

As January comes to a close, it’s clear winter is still with us as the high hills of Harris shine with the whitest of snows and a rare, low sun casts long shadows during this season of short days.