Dornoch distillery

Dornoch distillery was founded in 2017 in a 19th-century Victorian fire station, part of the Dornoch Castle Hotel by the brothers Simon and Philip Thompson.^[1] The distillery was built with the intention of producing single malt whisky and organic gin.^[2][1]

The first product to be released from the distillery was a limited edition experimental gin.^[3] The distillery subsequently released what it called a 'single malt gin', made from scratch on site.^[4] The core gin expression from the distillery is the Thompson Bros. Mediterranean Gin, which was first released in November 2021.^[5]

The first single malt, Dornoch 2017 3 Year Old Single Cask #001 Thompson Bros Inaugural Release was released in 2022.^[6]

In September 2022, Phil & Simon Thompson unveiled plans for a new £7million, eco-friendly whisky distillery to be named Struie distillery.^[7] A public crowdfunding campaign was launched in 2025, with the aim to raise £4-£5 million towards the project.^[8] Subsequently, Dornoch Distillery Company Ltd. was reorganised under the ownership of Thompson Independent Traders Ltd.^[9]

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