From bottler to distiller
Nick and Erin Bullard founded Dark Sky Spirits Ltd. in 2017 as an independent bottler.1,2 In 2019 they decided to move into distilling and planned the distillery.1,2
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Moffat Distillery is a whisky and gin distillery on Old Carlisle Road in Moffat that opened to the public in July 2023.1,2,3 Its stills are fired directly with wood, which is unusual for Scotch whisky, and its owners call it Scotland's first modern wood-fired distillery.1,2,4
Nick and Erin Bullard founded Dark Sky Spirits Ltd. in 2017 as an independent bottler.1,2 In 2019 they decided to move into distilling and planned the distillery.1,2
In January 2020 Dumfries and Galloway Council approved Organic Architects' plans, and a £320,000 award via the South of Scotland Economic Partnership helped fund the building.1,5,6 Work began in 2021, with a planned pilot setup of a 350 litre wash still for the first distillation and a 200 litre spirit still for the second.1,5,6
The distillery made gin first and filled its first cask of whisky in March 2024.1 It filled only 40 casks in that first year of production.1 It uses wooden washbacks, where the wort ferments into wash, and worm tub condensers, which turn still vapour back into spirit.1 Its stills burn locally sourced wood, including land management waste and off-cuts.1,2,4
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