Dornoch distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky and gin distillery located in Dornoch, Scotland. History. Dornoch distillery was founded in 2017 in a 19th-century Victorian fire station, part of the Dornoch Castle Hotel by the brothers Simon and Philip Thompson. The distillery was built with the intention of producing single malt whisky and organic gin. The first single malt, "Dornoch 2017 3 Year Old Single Cask #001" "Thompson Bros Inaugural Release" was released in 2022. In September 2022, Dornoch distillery unveiled plans for a new £7million, eco-friendly whisky distillery.