[1][2][3] Plans for the distillery began in 2011 with submission to the local council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.

[4] With the support of a £2.8 million combined grant from the Scottish Government and the Highlands and Islands Enterprise fund, designed by John R. Coleman Architects,[5] building commenced in spring 2014.

[1] The total investment for the original project was £10 million, with the remaining funding coming from private sources.

[9] By 2017, the distillery had welcomed over 144,000 visitors, including Charles, Prince of Wales, as well as receiving 17 awards for their products.

[3] As well as a single malt whisky called The Hearach, the Gaelic word for a resident of Harris, the distillery makes a gin using botanicals including local sugar kelp seaweed.