Da Mhile Organic Single Malt Whisky

Glynhynod Farm (meaning Remarkable Valley in Welsh), the home of Dà Mhìle distillery, has been owned and run by the Savage-Onstwedders since July 1981. John, Patrice and Paula came to Wales from their native Holland with dreams of setting up a centre for organic farming
and self-sufficiency. Their first venture was using
Patrice’s cheese making skills to make wonderful
raw milk cheese, which is still made on the farm to this
day. 10 years after establishing Caws Teifi Cheese, John spotted a gap in the market for organic whisky
(a big gap, there was no such thing at the time). In 1992
he commissioned Springbank distillery to make him a whisky,establishing Dà Mhìle and creating the first organic whisky of the modern era! Our name was inspired by the initial bottling which was done to celebrate
the millennium, (Dà Mhìle translates to ‘two thousand’ in Scots-Gaelic/Dwy Fil yn Cymreig). One further batch of organic whisky was commissioned at Loch Lomond distillery in the year 2000 and in 2012 our vision was realised and we opened the doors to our very own distillery on the farm. Since then we’ve not only
continued making whisky but also other organic spirits, from Dark Skies Rum to Seaweed Gin,all inspired by our history and surroundings.Today the farm and family
businesses are run by Patrice and John’s two sons; John-James and Robert-Jan, who are actively ensuring Dà Mhìle continues making the wonderful organic spirits we’ve become known for.