Lagg Distillery has partnered with Dougarie Estate on a project aiming to restore 325 hectares of damaged peatland on the Isle of Arran. The work began in November 2024 and is expected to run until ...
Isle of Arran Distiller's Lagg Distillery also produces peated whisky. However, in recent years, concerns have grown regarding the environmental implications and sustainability of peat extraction.
The new project, announced on Monday, is a collaboration between the Isle of Arran distillers’ Lagg Distillery, peatland restoration consultancy Caledonian Climate and contractor Angus Estate Plant.
A Scottish distillery and an island estate are restoring more than 800 acres of peatland. The restoration will end with anticipated emission reductions of over 16,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide ...
Graham Omand, Lagg distillery manager, said: "This is just one of the many measures that Isle of Arran Distillers, as owners of two distilleries on the Isle, has taken to improve its carbon impact ...