Cromarty Harbour in Whisky Fundraiser

Monday, 01 April 2024

The Friends of Cromarty Harbour Charity has today laid down a special cask of whisky, bought from the community led GlenWyvis Distillery.  The Charity is making shares of the spirit available for purchase to fund ongoing repairs and renovations to Cromarty Harbour.  

Members of the public are now invited to buy a “Harbour Angel’s Share” from this cask for £60.  It will then be bottled in 2034 in time to celebrate Cromarty Harbour’s two hundred and fifty year anniversary.  

The Harbour Angel’s share is available on a first come first served basis with the initial offer restricted to 200 shares. Individuals can apply for up to six shares at cromartyharbour.org/whisky.

The outturn of the cask is expected to be around 235 bottles of cask strength GlenWyvis whisky.  The cask is a rum based 200 litre barrel which reflects the role the harbour has played over the last two hundred years in trade, emigration and, significantly, its naval role in both First and Second World Wars. 

Arthur Bird, chair of Friends of Cromarty Harbour said, “We continue to look for innovative ways to support the essential repairs which are so essential to secure the Harbour’s long-term future.  This exciting offer is our latest and our most ambitious effort to date. I would like to thank the GlenWyvis Distillery for its huge support and help with our funding initiative and I hope as many as possible  take up the offer and enjoy the whisky.”

Matthew Farmer, the distillery manager at GlenWyvis Distillery said “This is our first venture into a charity cask, we are delighted to support such a well deserving local cause.  The water we draw to make our whisky eventually finds its way into the Cromarty Firth and no doubt journeys past Cromarty on its way out to sea; we certainly have a mutual connection which makes our collaboration particularly special.”