malt was released, followed in 2020 by the London Wheat (35% unmalted wheat, 30% heirloom malted barley, 30% malted wheat, 5% corn). In May 2018, £1.5 m was raised to enlarge the whisky production. Henstone Distillery Alison & Shane Parr, owners of the Stone House Brewery in Morda, Shropshire started the Henstone distillery together with Alexandra & Chris Toller in 2017 with the aid of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development The equipment of the brewery supplies the Wash for the 1000 litre Kothe still Hilda, with which they make a whisky, brandy, gin & vodka. Their first whisky was released on 23 January 2021. Hicks & Healey In 2003 two of Cornwall's drinks producers, St Austell Brewery and Healey's Cyder Farm, announced that they had begun to produce the first whisky in England for almost a century. In September 2011 the partnership released a 7-year old single malt and opted to use the spelling "whiskey". Whisky commentator and author of The Whisky Bible, Jim Murray, described the whisky as "among the best debut bottlings of the last decade". Isle of Wight Distillery The Isle of Wight Distillery is known for their gin & vodka brand, Mermaid but also started distilling whisky in December 2015. The founders Xavier Baker and Conrad Gauntlett started the distilling at Conrad's Rosemary Vineyard in 2014. Four years later, they moved to the Pondwell's pub The Wishing Well. The stills have the capacity of 100 and 300 litre. In spring 2019 they planned to install a custom designed 1,000 litre still. Big Bertha was operating in May 2020. The first whisky was released in December 2018, for this single malt, the wort was brewed in Ryde at the Goddards Brewery where Xavier is managing director. Lakesland Distillery An unfruitful initiative of Harold Currie co-founder of Arran Distillery and his son Andrew Currie. Harold's other son, Paul Currie, would found The Lakes Distillery. Andrew published his plans in 2004 for a distillery in the old Bobbin Mill in Staveley. In 2006 work on the distillery was progressing, aiming for a Christmas opening. However, in 2007 the project was abandoned. The Lakes Distillery The distillery is repurposing an old Victorian farmstead that is standing on the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake in the Lake District National Park. The eponymously named distillery was founded by Paul Currie, ex-Arran Distillery, Alan Rutherford, Nigel Mills, and master distiller Chris Anderson.