[1] The distillery is a co-operative[2] owned by a group of crowdfunders and is entirely powered by renewable energies like hydro, wind, solar, and chip biomass heating systems.
Its name comes from the idea of carrying on old traditions of the past and contemplates two previous distilleries of the area, the Ben Wyvis in Dingwall and the Glenskiach in Evanton.
[4][5][6] In 2016 a crowdsourced fundraising campaign was launched[7] and in just seventy-seven days more than two thousands persons, of which more than half coming from the same geographical area, offered around £2.6 million.
[14] In October 2019 a fire broke out at the woodchip store, reporting limited damage in the wood chip storage, any spread occurred to the boiler or anywhere else.
[15] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, the distillery held a live online cookery demo from Master Chef Gary Maclean who agreed on creating some delicatessen making use of Goodwill Gin.