THE HEARACH

In the far south-western corner of Spain lies the ancient region of Andalusia.

Here among hot and dusty hills of Huelva, the men and women of sherry-makers José y Miguel Martín ‘cooper’ casks with age-old craft and care before they are filled by their wineries in Jerez.

We first visited this historic part of world back in 2015 to begin our relationship with this highly respected family business, and have been proud to source our specially selected Oloroso butts directly from them ever since.

Their Oloroso sherry is a dry, dark and nutty fortified wine and its influence on the wood in turn imparts an unmistakably bold richness to our spirit when the casks finally reach Harris and begin maturing our island whisky far from their original home.

Pour a dram and press play to pause with The Hearach Oloroso Ceremony immersive audio...

We encourage you to explore the scents and sensory experience of The Hearach First Fill Oloroso Cask Matured single malt from a personal point of view but to help things along, here's our Assistant Blender's official tasting notes...

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“Initially there are aromas of cinnamon, orange peel, and cloves, and there are green notes of mixed herbs and the creaminess of white chocolate. When sipped, I can taste wood smoke and walnuts shells. The dram develops with a herbal hint of dried thyme closely followed by burnt oranges. Spices then come through, like vanilla pods and a subtle sense of cloves, before a long leather and liquorice finish.”

- Harrison Wood, Drinishader, Assistant Blender

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WINTER SPICES / GREEN HERBS / WHITE CHOCOLATE / WALNUT / WOODSMOKE / DRIED ORANGES / LIQUORICE

We want to be as transparent about our whisky making and believe it's important for whisky drinkers to know what's in their dram.

So, in that spirit, here are the key details of The Hearach Oloroso whisky-making...

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Bottled at 46% ABV

Non-Chill Filtered + No Artificial Colourings

Distilled at the Isle of Harris Distillery, Tarbert, Isle of Harris

Married in batches of around 12,000 bottles for a minimum of 16 weeks

Matured in the village of Ardhasaig in first-fill Oloroso Sherry butts

Casks chosen by José Miguel Martín and coopered in Bollullos Par Del Condado, Huelva, Spian.

Casks are 500L in size, 1260mm H x 850mm W, and made with 33-35 Spanish Oak staves.

100% Scottish Concerto and Laureate barleys

Lightly peated (12-15 ppm)

Lallemand DistilaMax MV yeast

Water sourced from Abhainn Cnoc a' Charrain, Tarbert, Isle of Harris.

Fermentation times of 40% Medium (70 hours) + 60% Long (120 hours)

8000L Oregon Pine washbacks

5000L Spirit still (Eva) & 7000L Wash still