MADE BY NATURE NOT BY RULES

Annabel started Nc’nean to change the way the world thinks about whisky from Scotland, to create delicious whiskies which could exist in harmony with this planet we call home. After leaving her job in London in 2013, she spent four years raising funds and building the distillery from the ground up on the west coast of Scotland.

In 2017, we started distilling our very own organic whisky, with a big focus on producing delicious spirit even before it goes into a cask. In 2020 our first bottle was born. An unpeated, elegant and fruity organic single malt Scotch making a big impression with the smallest footprint. We now have four different series of whiskies, a Botanical Spirit, some wonderful gift sets, and a brilliant team of 20 quiet rebels.

Sustainability runs in our veins. We believe it is our responsibility to constantly improve our impact on this earth in terms of carbon footprint, pollution and biodiversity.

B Corp certified, we use only unpeated 100% organic Scottish barley in our distillery powered only by renewable energy. We bottle our whiskies in a 100% recycled glass bottles (a first in Scotch whisky, we think), and we divert 99.96% of our waste from landfill. And as of 2021 we became the first whisky distillery in the UK to be verified as net zero carbon emissions for scopes 1 and 2. Find out more about our sustainability missions here.

A philosophy, a way of looking at the world, a curiosity, a willingness to try. Out of this approach, our first product - our Botanical Spirit was born. A malted barley spirit, triple distilled with local Scottish botanicals.

But our drive to push boundaries has really developed with our whisky production - a realisation that yeast is magical and can create all manner of flavours, and that raw ingredients, fermentation and distillation before maturation are critical in discovering different tastes. All our whiskies have a focus on the spirit side of things, but in particular it’s our Huntress series which completely dedicated to the art of experimentation.

The inspiration for our name, Neachneohain, was an ancient Gaelic goddess. Known as the Queen of Spirits, was a huntress and a fierce protector of nature. Strong and independent, she was never afraid to walk her own path. We try to follow her ethos in everything we do.