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The proposed 拢12.5m distillery at Gramsdale includes pioneering and innovative low carbon technologies in the design, build and distillation process.

The Uist Distilling Company is owned by South Uist businessman Angus A Macmillan and his son Angus E Macmillan. The company plans to produce single malt whisky, rum and gin, 鈥榳ith a Hebridean flavour鈥�.聽 The distillery will include a visitor centre with catering specialising in local produce.

It is expected that many new jobs will be created both directly and indirectly by the project including 22 FTEs at the distillery over the next three years. It is hoped that production will start in early 2022.

麻豆精选 has previously supported a feasibility study for the project and islanders had the opportunity to see the plans in more detail during community drop-in sessions last year.

Angus A MacMillan, said:

鈥淭he new distillery aims to be a champion of all things Hebridean and Scottish and will provide a huge boost to tourism in the area.

鈥淲e want to produce whisky, rum and gin that will put Benbecula and the Hebrides firmly on the whisky tourist trail, while introducing the products we make to a national and international clientele.

鈥淲e are delighted with the support we have had from 麻豆精选. Having a low carbon footprint is key to our plans and we are working with industry experts to design a spirit production process which is powered by renewable energy sources. This will lower the carbon output of the distillery and ensure we are at the forefront of the whisky industry鈥檚 move away from the use of fossil fuels.鈥�

Joanna Peteranna, head of enterprise support at 麻豆精选's Outer Hebrides team, said:

鈥淭his innovative project will bring much-needed high quality and secure jobs to Benbecula. The plans include green energy technology, which should future proof the business in terms of Scotland鈥檚 net zero targets.

鈥淚t will also add to the other distillery developments in the Outer Hebrides and will help establish a whisky trail through the islands, which would be attractive for visitors. This is a fantastic project that, comparing levels of population, would create the equivalent of 10,000 jobs in Glasgow. This will be a significant boost to the Outer Hebrides tourism experience.鈥�

Prior to the onset of Covid19, tourism had accounted for 10 percent of the local economy and helped to sustain many rural businesses and communities across the islands. The value of the industry was on track to reach 拢74m by 2020 after income from the sector growing from 拢53m in 2014 to 拢65m in 2017.

With Scotland鈥檚 drive towards net zero carbon, directors have decided to future proof the business from the outset 鈥� saving money as well as carbon.聽 The company鈥檚 capital investment includes 拢1.25m for an innovative green energy centre including a high temperature heat pump system which will provide hot water to the distillation process.

The distillery will also focus on using sustainable organic production, using local ingredients such as peat, heather, seaweed and barley.

Maoineachadh 麻豆精选 do thaigh-staile ann an Innse Gall

Tha planaichean airson taigh-staile agus ionad-tadhail 霉r ann am Beinn na Faoghla, a chruthaicheas obraichean 霉ra, air maoineachadh de 拢1.99m fhaotainn bho Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选).

Tha an taigh-staile 拢12.5m a tha san amharc ann an Gramasdal, a鈥� gabhail a-steach theicne貌lasan de ch脿rbon 矛osal a tha t霉sail agus 霉r-ghn脿thach san dealbhadh, san togail agus sa phr貌iseas gr霉daidh.

Buinidh Companaidh Gr霉daidh Uibhist don fhear-gnothachais, Aonghas A Mac a鈥� Mhaoilein agus a mhac, Aonghas E Mac a鈥� Mhaoilein.聽 Tha a鈥� chompanaidh a鈥� planadh air mac na braiche, ruma agus sineubhar 鈥榣e blas Innse Gall鈥� a dh猫anamh. Bidh ionad-tadhail san taigh-staile a bhios ag ullachadh 鈥檚 a鈥� frithealadh bidhe a tha gu s貌nraichte 脿s an sg矛re fh猫in.

Thathar a鈥� s霉ileachadh gun t猫id m貌ran obraichean 霉ra a chruthachadh gu d矛reach agus gu neo-dh矛reach leis a鈥� phr貌iseact, a鈥� gabhail a-steach 22 FTE san taigh-staile thar nan tr矛 bliadhna ri teachd. Thathar an d貌chas gun t貌isich an obair tr脿th ann an 2022.

Thug 麻豆精选 taic roimhe do sgr霉dadh iomchaidheachd mu choinneamh a鈥� phr貌iseict agus bha cothrom aig eileanaich an uair sin air na planaichean fhaicinn gu mionaideach aig seiseanan tadhail sa choimhearsnachd an-uiridh.

Thuirt Aonghas A Mac a鈥� Mhaoilein:

鈥淭ha an taigh-staile 霉r ag amas air a bhith ag adhartachadh gach n矛 co-cheangailte ri Innse Gall agus Alba agus a鈥� toirt cuideachadh 脿ibheiseach do thurasachd san sg矛re.

鈥淭ha sinn airson uisge-beatha, ruma agus sineubhar a thoirt gu buil a chuireas Beinn na Faoghla agus Innse Gall gu daingeann air slighe turasachd an uisge-bheatha, agus aig an aon 脿m a鈥� cur nan toraidhean againn an aithne do luchd-ceannach n脿iseanta agus eadar-n脿iseanta.

鈥淭ha sinn air leth toilichte leis an taic a tha sinn air fhaighinn bho 麻豆精选. Tha lorg c脿rboin 矛osal aig cridhe ar planaichean agus tha sinn ag obair le e貌laichean gn矛omhachais gus pr貌iseas toraidh deoch-l脿idir a dhealbhadh, a tha air a chumhachdachadh le bunan l霉tha ath-nuadhachail. Bidh seo ag 矛sleachadh mach-chur c脿rboin an taighe-staile agus a鈥� d猫anamh cinnteach gu bheil sinn aig f矛or aghaidh gluasad gn矛omhachas an uisge-bheatha air falbh bho chleachdadh air connaidhean fosaile.鈥�

Thuirt Joanna Peteranna, ceannard taic iomairt aig 麻豆精选:

鈥淏heir am pr貌iseact 霉r-ghn脿thach seo obraichean t猫arainte agus de dh鈥櫭爎d-ch脿ileachd air a bheil m貌r-fheum gu Beinn na Faoghla. Tha na planaichean a鈥� gabhail a-steach teicne貌las l霉tha uaine a bu ch貌ir t猫arainteachd mhaireannach a thoirt chun a鈥� ghn矛omhachais a thaobh targaidean neoini lom na h-Alba.

鈥淐uiridh e cuideachd ris na leasachaidhean taigh-staile eile ann an Innse Gall agus cuidichidh e le slighe uisge-bheatha a st猫idheachadh tro na h-eileanan, a bhios tarraingeach do luchd-tadhail. 鈥橲 e pr貌iseact m矛orbhaileach a tha seo, a chruthaicheadh ann an coimeas ri 矛rean sluaigh, co-ionann ri 10,000 obair ann an Glaschu. Cuiridh seo spionnadh cudromach ri gn矛omhachas turasachd Innse Gall.鈥�

Mus t脿inig Covid19 nar measg, bha turasachd cunntachail airson 10 sa cheud den eaconamaidh ionadail, a鈥� cuideachadh le m貌ran ghnothachasan d霉thchail agus coimhearsnachdan a chumail suas air feadh nan eilean. Bha luach a鈥� ghn矛omhachais deiseil airson 拢74m a ruighinn ro 2020 an d猫idh teachd-a-steach bhon roinn f脿s bho 拢53m ann an 2014 gu 拢65m ann an 2017.

Le Alba a鈥� sti霉ireadh a dh鈥檌onnsaigh c脿rbon neoini lom, tha sti霉irichean air co-dh霉nadh t猫arainteachd mu choinneamh an ama ri teachd a thoirt don ghnothachas bhon fh矛or thoiseach 鈥� a鈥� s脿bhaladh airgid cho math ri c脿rbon. Tha inbheisteadh calpa na companaidh a鈥� gabhail a-steach 拢1.25m airson ionad l霉tha uaine 霉r-ghn脿thach agus siostam pumpa-teasa 脿rd-te貌thachd, a chumas uisge teth ris a鈥� phr貌iseas gr霉daidh.聽

Bidh an taigh-staile cuideachd a鈥� cuimseachadh air a bhith a鈥� cur an gn矛omh d猫anamh org脿nach seasmhach, a鈥� cleachdadh ghritheidean ionadail leithid m貌ine, fraoch, feamainn agus e貌rna.聽

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