From hotel brewery to distillery
Jon Erasmus's first application for a brewery at the Glen Mhor Hotel on Ness Bank was refused in 2014, and a craft brewery was approved in 2015.2,6 By April 2022 Highland Council planning officers had let it become a combined brewery and whisky micro distillery.2,6 In 2022 Bruce Smith was its Master Brewer & Distiller, and Whisky Magazine called the job his first foray into whisky making.7,8
First casks
In 2023 Andrew Shearer joined as head distiller, after the same job at Kinrara in the Cairngorms National Park.9 In July 2023 Shearer filled the distillery's first casks with its new make spirit.5