Built way back in the 1700s, the beautifully historic Nunton Steadings building is the place we call home. Situated in Benbecula, right at the heart of island life, it’s where we proudly bring whisky production back to our islands.
We’ve been lovingly working to adapt our historic home into a fully functioning distillery and visitor centre, and we are ready to offer you a warm island welcome to Nunton Steadings.
Whether it’s to visit our well stocked shop or enjoy a drink at our cosy bar, take part in a whisky or gin tasting with our friendly team or to join an informative tour of our small but perfectly formed production hall - we would love to see you soon!
Our opening hours vary throughout the year, so ring ahead to check.
Inspired by the past, we’re looking to the future as we settle into our 18th century building for the exciting journey ahead. As we look to bring new employment and industry to our home we’ve transformed Nunton Steadings into a new distillery & visitor centre bringing whisky back to our islands. Take a look inside.
The bell at Nunton was an important signifier of island events, ringing out for all to hear when something of note happened. The original bell was rung at the dawn of the new millennium and remained in silent storage for many years, until the momentous moment the first drop of whisky emerged from our shiny new stills. On that historic day, the bell rang again.
The site where our building sits was originally home to a nunnery way way back in the 1300’s. A long time ago, but some might say that if you sit in silence you could hear some ghostly prayer drafting through the air.
Legend has it that none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape was planned from here at Nunton in the aftermath of the Jacobites’ defeat at Culloden. That’s some impressive company to keep, and if he turned up today we’d be sure to get the kettle on.
Thinking of occupants from times past, we are reminded that Nunton Steadings used to be used as a place to store cattle, sheltered safe & sound from the island elements. Don’t worry, they have since mooooved on (sorry)!
A very many happy couples have celebrated their special day at Nunton, with our distillery home providing the space for newlyweds throughout the years to make a toast to future times and dance the night away with friends and family.
Our building has been the setting for births & marriages, so it’s perhaps only fitting that it’s had some dealings with death too. The former home of a coffin maker, Nunton has hosted crafts people of a different kind who ensured that when it was time to go you did so in style.
We like to think we’re keeping the maker spirit alive following on from those who used the building as a mill. We’ll be using island grains for a slightly different purpose, but we hope the mill owners of times past would be happy that the grain will yet again be put to good use.
