Thompson Bros

Brothers Phil and Simon Thompson have upped their ambitions and started making their own whisky and gin on-site at Dornoch Castle Hotel, forming Dornoch’s first whisky distillery. Dornoch Distillery was born out of a successful crowdfunding campaign which saw 200 whisky enthusiasts from all over the world dig deep in support of the philosophy of bringing old styles of distillation back to life. 2017 saw the first batch of Dornoch New Make Spirit crafted and laid to cask, with over 500 casks being filled since. During our first year whilst still building the distillery, we began releasing independent bottlings of rum and whisky, this has since become the main income for the business whilst the casks of Dornoch distillery spirit are maturing. At Dornoch Distillery we are a small team (in 2016 there were 4, and in 2023 there are now 7) who all work in Dornoch on a full-time basis.