Isle of Mull Cheese has unveiled its Hebridean Cream Liqueur, a 17% ABV limited-edition spirit created at the family-run Sgriob-ruadh Dairy Farm and Distillery on the Isle of Mull. The liqueur goes on sale from Tuesday 27 October, with a waiting list now open ahead of its launch.
The release marks the first product from Lily Reade, granddaughter of Isle of Mull Cheese founder Chris Reade.
Created, distilled and bottled on the farm, the liqueur uses an aged spirit produced from the whey by-product of the dairy’s cheese production. This “whey-ski” is then combined with cream from the farm’s milk and aged with oak to produce the finished liqueur.
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According to the official notes from the brand, the Hebridean Cream Liqueur features notes of caramel, toasted nuts, vanilla and cocoa.
The producer recommends serving it over ice, or adding it to a festive coffee, White Russian or flat white Martini.
Lily Reade is a member of the third generation of the Reade family, who own and run the farm to this day.
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READ THE STORY“I’ve grown up watching my family make something from whatever the farm and the island gives us,” she said. “Whether it was milk from the cows or rhubarb from the plentiful patches growing on the land, very little went to waste.”
She added: “In partnership with my family we created Isle of Mull Hebridean Cream Liqueur, a product which brings together so many parts of what we do here. It uses the whey left from our cheesemaking to create the spirit, which is then blended with cream from our cows.”
Reade also noted that the production processes are “fully powered by sustainable energy created using island resources.”
The 50cl liqueur is encased in a ceramic bottle designed to reflect the story of the farm.
Its design features prints made using materials gathered from Sgriob-ruadh itself, including hair from the farm’s cows, leaves and foliage. These were raku-fired onto tiles to create the original textures used in the bottle design.
Priced at an RRP of £29.99 (US$40), the release is limited to 600 bottles at launch.
The first 100 bottles will arrive in a homemade gift bag crafted on the farm by Lily’s grandmother, Chris Reade. Bottles will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis online and at the Isle of Mull Cheese Glass Barn Farm Shop.
The launch marks a new chapter for the business, which has grown from a farm established by Chris Reade 46 years ago into an internationally recognized producer of award-winning cheese.
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