Big Boy
Living up to its name, bottles of Big Boy featured a strikingly strong Highlander carrying a cask.
Living up to its name, bottles of Big Boy featured a strikingly strong Highlander carrying a cask.
Lochside's imposing white tower was once unmissable, but is now missed from the Montrose skyline.
The smallest legal stills in Scotland live in an area famed for its illicit ‘whisky’.
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
Teaninich is almost unique in its absence of a mash tun, but is one of Diageo’s giant workhorses.
It wasn't until its demise that Port Ellen’s whisky grew to become some of the most iconic.
Single malt distillery owned by Diageo, located on the banks of the Strathspey.
Lowland grain distillery situated within the vast Moffat distilling complex.
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
A charming distillery and visitors’ centre built within an 18th century farmstead.
One of the world’s most recognisable blended Scotch whisky brands with roots in Victorian Scotland.
The last remaining whisky in Lombard Brands’ dinner-oriented Illustration Malts series.
Orkney's Scapa is the only distillery to use a Lomond still to create whisky.
One of the Lowland grain distilleries forming the naissance of DCL in the 19th century.
A Lowland grain distillery now transformed into Diageo’s cooperage hub in Alloa.
Edinburgh-situated grain giant that was once the largest distillery in Scotland.
Grain distillery complex which also housed the Inverleven and Lomond malt distilleries.
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
Experimental Highlands distillery operating from an old fire station beside a castle.
The much-hyped up 40-year-old single malt released by Aldi in 2011 for less than £50.
Lost Lowland distillery that was victimised by the Steins and once run by the Haigs. Also an ...
A lost 19th century distillery opened beside the Eden estuary at Guardbridge, Fife.
Balvenie is one of the few distilleries to still operate a floor maltings.
Compass Box’s flagship blended grain whisky broke the mould upon its introduction in 2000.
A producer of malt for blending, Royal Brackla became the first Scotch to obtain a Royal Warrant.
Late 19th century distillery designed by Charles Doig, now owned by John Dewar & Sons.
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
Strathisla is the oldest licensed, and very well prettiest, distillery in Scotland.
The first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay will produce a distinctly island spirit.
Once Scotland’s most easterly distillery that fell victim to the 1980s whisky loch.
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
Lowlands malt distillery that exclusively triple distils its spirit.
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
Once producing a floral, citrus malt within Girvan's grain complex, Ladyburn's whisky is now rare.
Diageo's Islay distillery produces a smoky, coastal malt, and was once home to the famed Malt Mill.
Lost 18th century malt distillery that was also known as Linlithgow.
Part of Chivas Brothers' portfolio, Aberlour is best known for its cult expression, A'Bunadh.
This Lowland malt with its gentle, fruity palate, commands a dedicated following.
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
Also known as Brechin, North Port was a family-owned distillery bought out and closed by DCL.
Value blend produced by Loch Lomond Group that enjoys considerable success in the UK and overseas.
Annandale produces two types of single malt whisky, neither of which will be ready until 2018.
The biggest, and most iconic, blended Scotch whisky is recognisable the world over.
One of the most famous names in the Port trade also produced some very respectable Scotch.
Discontinued blend established by the Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in the 1970s.
This blended Scotch whisky was created in honour of the ruined Mull castle and seat of Clan Maclean.
First produced in Victorian Inverness, this blended Scotch has established a following Stateside.
Some grain whisky from the lost North of Scotland distillery was bottled under the name ‘Alloa’.
Single grain Scotch whisky endorsed by David Beckham, with its roots in 17th century Scotland.
Today this historic Scotch brand created by Macdonald & Muir covers both blends and single malts.
One of the world’s best-selling Scotch whiskies, with a strong following in France.
The Teacher’s blend is notable for its high malt content and use of peaty malt whisky.
A short-lived but much sought after blend that contained a high proportion of malt from Bowmore.
The lost Islay distillery of Ballygrant was but a fleeting part of the island’s history.
One of many lost distilleries in the Stirling area, but one of the few operated by a woman.
A licence was granted for the distillery in 1818, but whether it made whisky is another question.
This historic blended Scotch has its roots in Moray, but has a loyal following in Columbia.
Blended malt created exclusively for Safeway from the ashes of Guinness’ infamous DCL takeover.
Lombard Brands’ third installment in its Illustration Malts series of blended malts.
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
Speyside blended malt featuring whiskies sourced from Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes.
Blended malt created to closely mirror the style of one of Speyside’s lost distilleries.
Pebble Beach was a transient brand designed to reveal Speyside’s characteristics.
Also called Benachie in the US, this blended malt pays tribute to a lost Aberdeenshire distillery.
This series of three independently bottled blended malts raised thousands for charity.
Blended malt whisky produced to mimic the style produced by one of Fife’s lost distilleries.
Although named after a lost Campbeltown distillery, Glen Nevis contained different whisky entirely.
Spice-led blended malt from Compass Box, which gets its flavour from three Highland whiskies.
At one time one of the most northerly distilleries on the Scottish mainland.
Also known as Damhead, this now lost distillery was active near Falkirk in the 1830s.
An urban Lowland distillery in its namesake town that distilled intermittently between 1795-1826.
Achlatt is one of countless lost Perthshire distilleries, near Moulin, Pitlochry.
A short-lived distillery in the village of Rhu, on the east shore of Gareloch.
Scotland’s first community-owned distillery is also 100% powered by renewable energy.
A remote 18th century distillery in Sutherland that was opened and closed in 1798 under James Boag.
A here-and-gone distillery at Culbokie in the Ferintosh area of the Black Isle, Easter Ross.
One of Edinburgh’s many lost distilleries, which operated for a short period in the 1790s.
A short-lived Logierait venture that likely began life as an illegal distillery.
A lost distillery of the early 19th century, located somewhere in Stirlingshire, now Dunbartonshire.
A very briefly extant distillery established near Caithness in the final years of the 18th century.
An early 19th century distillery that operated briefly in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
A small Perthshire distillery that flowered and withered in the early 19th century.
This Perthshire distillery was was open from 1817 to 1826 under three different licensees.
One of the very few licensed distilleries in the Mearns, which operated briefly in the 18th century.
A lost distillery that operated somewhere on Aberdeen’s northern edge in the late 18th century.
A Sutherland distillery in its namesake town that ran from 1825-40 under three licensees.
One of many distilleries in and around Moulin and Pitlochry in the early to mid-19th century.
Quaintly named distillery in Bo’ness, West Lothian, that operated briefly in the late 18th century.
A brewery-turned-distillery in the Finnieston area of Glasgow that survived from 1824 until ...
A distillery west of Glasgow, at the village of Duntocher, on the Clyde's north bank.
This short-lived lost distillery was founded by knighted author Sir David Stewart of Garth.
A single malt produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery, mainly reserved for blends.
Lost Speyside distillery located near Huntly, which was also known as Pirries Mill or Peiries Mill.
Ballintomb was a Morayshire distillery that lasted 42 years, a remarkable feat in the 19th century.
A vanished 19th century distillery, also known as Bank of Bishoptown and Kirkcudbright.
Also known as Phingask, this lost Fraserburgh distillery was relatively successful.
The lost distillery of Fort Augustus was also known as Glentarff in the 1850s.
The new addition to Glasgow’s distilling revival is a blend of tradition and originality.
An Aberdeenshire distillery that survived seven years of the 19th century, quite a feat at the time.
Malt distillery in the town of Dumbarton that briefly operated during the 19th century.
A long-defunct distillery at Portsoy, on the Moray Firth. Also known as Burnside.
Heavily peated single malt Scotch produced at the multifaceted Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
A major distillery in Aberdeen with a long and interesting history. Also known as North of Scotland.
Harris’ first commercial distillery that operates with the local community at its heart.
A demolished distillery situated in its namesake village, in Stirlingshire, now East Dunbartonshire.
A late 18th-century distillery, active for less than a year at an unknown location in Perthshire.
Hailed as Scotland’s first single estate distillery, and the first within a castle’s grounds.
Possibly the same distillery as Auchtergaven, Bankfoot distillery is an anomaly.
One of more than 20 lost distilleries in the Inverness area, Bught survived barely one year.
A Dunbartonshire distillery open for only a brief time in the final years of the 18th century.
Heastigro is another quaintly-named and short-lived Caithness distillery, licensed to John Gun ...
Another here-and-gone Caithness distillery that operated from 1798-99 under James MacBeath.
One of countless short-lived distilleries in Inverness-shire, also known as Ardersier.
This Glasgow distillery ran for a brief spell near Bridgeton station in the early 19th century.
A short-lived rural distillery, located near the Perthshire-Stirlingshire border.
Another distillery with a short lifespan at Slamannan, near Falkirk, from 1825-26.
A short-lived lost distillery situated in Banknock, close to Bankier distillery.
An isolated farm distillery in Ayrshire that was operational only briefly in 1795.
An isolated Perthshire farm distillery on the lower slopes of Farragon Hill and Creag A' Mhadaidh.
A lost distillery on the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll, recorded as operating in the 19th century.
A lost rural 19th century Perthshire distillery, the precise location of which is ambiguous.
A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Caithness farm distillery that opened and shut in 1798.
A rural distillery at Beauly, in Inverness-shire, that stood beside the river of the same name.
Could the mysterious lost distillery of Burnbrae have been a neighbour of Kennetpans and Kilbagie?
This early 19th century Muthill farm distillery’s buildings still exist today as a cattery.
A farm distillery once located near Inchinnan in Renfrewshire in the 18th century.
A far-flung distillery on the Isle of Tiree that distilled in the early 19th century.
Lost 19th century distillery that was once operational near Muthill, Perthshire.
Micro-distillery built at Lagavulin with one of the most enigmatic tales in Scotch whisky history.
One of a swathe of lost Islay distilleries, Bridgend was briefly licensed in the early 19th century.
A long-surviving urban distillery in Dunfermline, once considered one of Scotland’s premier cities.
A family-run Perthshire operation that distilled whisky for a short time in the 1820s.
A short-lived lost distillery in Lanarkshire, which operated under two licensees.
Also spelled Holme, this was one of several lost early distilleries in the Kirkintilloch area.
One of the few legal distilleries on the Isle of Lewis, which was also known as Ness.
This lost Midlothian distillery was active for around five years at the start of the 19th century.
A Kirckaldy-located 19th century distillery, whose buildings still survive today.
One of 18 lost distilleries in the Falkirk area, Abbotshaugh had a brief existence.
Dundee’s only known legal distillery survived for only a decade in the early 19th century.
One of the very earliest registered distilleries in Caithness, indeed the whole of Scotland.
A rural distillery that survived nine years from 1817 to 1826 under two distillers in the ...
An urban distillery in Glasgow’s East End that was swallowed by the establishment of Alexandra Park.
The early 19th century farm distillery at Portmahomack was situated on the Seafield estate.
This farm distillery was northwest of Kirriemuir, the birthplace of Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie.
A distillery at Dunbar, East Lothian, that distilled from 1798 until the mid-1830s.
A distillery at its namesake village in the Black Isle with a 35-year history, 22 of them silent.
This 19th century distillery near Aberfeldy stood silent for much of its 42-year history.
The small town of Dunkeld housed a distillery that operated for just a few years in the 1800s.
A 19th century distillery that was once located in its namesake village in Perthshire.
A Caithness farm distillery run by James Henderson, who later founded Pulteney distillery in Wick.
Laphroaig’s short-lived (and despised) neighbour which was also known as Ardenistle and Kidalton.
Balloch distillery stood in or near its namesake castle by the southern tip of Loch Lomond.
An early 19th century Argyll distillery that became a world-class racing yacht workshop.
Campbeltown’s smallest distillery, Springside managed to survive an astonishing 99 years.
The first example of a Lomond still was situated at the Lomond distillery in the Dumbarton complex.
A Stirlingshire distillery with a long history. Also known as Glenmurray and St Thomas’s Well.
Glasgow’s first standalone malt distillery for over 100 years has its own ‘metropolitan’ style.
All that’s left of the precursor to The Glenlivet is a small marker bearing its founder’s name.
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
Heavily-peated variant of Inchmurrin single malt, both produced at Loch Lomond distillery.
Deluxe blend introduced by Matthew Gloag & Sons around the time of The Famous Grouse.
Old Pulteney single malt is distilled in the fishing port of Wick at the Pulteney distillery.
An experimental peated single malt whisky produced at the now demolished Littlemill distillery.
A late Victorian blend produced by the eponymous distiller Peter Dawson, now owned by Diageo.
A long established blend from an old Glasgow whisky firm, that is still popular in Asia.
A widely distributed Speyside-based blend created by blender and gin distiller W&A Gilbey.
Blended Scotch that remains part of the diverse range of products made at Loch Lomond distillery.
The proprietary brand of what became Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, an old DCL subsidiary.
Single malt whisky produced at Tobermory distillery, initially for a tax exemption scheme.
This historic blend is linked to Ben Nevis and Tormore, and named after a notorious bootlegger.
Bottled for a parachute regiment, this one-off expression made its last jump in 1993.
A once popular blend named after the monarch who introduced distilling licences in 1823.
Peated blended Scotch whisky from Gaelic-advocating blender and bottler Pràban na Linne.
One of the many blended Scotch whiskies produced by Kintocher Whisky Co. in the 1960s.
The ‘world’s lightest Scotch’ was a blended whisky with a large following in the US.
Be it Dimple Haig or Dimple Pinch, this blend is still going over 120 years since its creation.
A defunct William Whiteley & Co. blended Scotch designed for locomotive consumption.
One of the first blends released by Chivas Brothers, and a forerunner to Chivas Regal.
Once the ‘world’s most expensive whisky’, this 1920s blend was created by the owner of Edradour.
This 1970s blended Scotch featured some of the first whisky to be distilled at Deanston.
A rarely bottled, experimental peated malt produced at the closed Lowlands Littlemill distillery.
A popular 20th century blend named after one of the great Glasgow whisky firms – Bulloch Lade.
Blended Scotch with one of the longest histories of any continuously-produced whisky.
A curiosity among blends that is still in production over 120 years since it was first created.
Blended Scotch whisky produced by the eponymous Glasgow merchant during the 1970s.
Blended Scotch whisky named after the famous shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore!
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
A venerable old Glaswegian blend with a distinctive ‘thin red line’ down the label.
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
Purchasers of this blended Scotch could have their name inscribed on the label gratis.
The budget blended Scotch from supermarket chain Lidl holds its own against big-name brands.
Designed mostly for export, this blended Scotch enjoyed a short life in the late 20th century.
Bottled in colourful ceramic decanters, this blended Scotch aims high when it comes to age.
A 20th century blend nurtured by Macdonald & Muir that was eventually withdrawn in 2014.
A vanished Perthshire blend from the house of Arthur Bell & Sons, now owned by Diageo.
Founded in Glasgow in 1882, Whyte & Mackay is one of Scotland’s most enduring blends.
The Scotch blend was named after the famous Glasgow merchant that owned Dallas Dhu distillery.
A medium peated single malt produced at Loch Lomond distillery and part of its discontinued Loch ...
This malt whisky is rare indeed, and comes from a defunct whisky broker in London.
An experimental peated Speyside malt produced at Glen Keith distillery on Speyside in the 1970s.
Fruity and grassy single malt whisky produced at Loch Lomond distillery in the Highlands.
A now discontinued light, fruity single malt from Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
This trio of single malts – Dufftown, Glen Ord and Glendullan – has given Diageo a top five brand.
Luxury single malt produced for Indian drinks company Tilaknagar Industries by Benriach distillery.
A heavily peated single malt, distilled on the Isle of Islay at Bruichladdich distillery.
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
Edinburgh whisky specialist offering ‘try before you buy’ service, with on-site bar and bistro.
A prolific distiller and blender that eventually became part of The Edrington Group.
Perthshire-based independent bottler and owner of Edradour distillery.
A quiet subsidiary of Edrington, but once a powerful 19th century whisky blender and distiller.
Family-owned drinks business, best known for the world’s leading single malt whisky, Glenfiddich.
Prolific English gin and Scotch whisky distiller and blender that became Long John International.
Bristol-based wine and spirits group that grew to become the second-largest in the world.
Alexandria-based distiller and blender which operates the Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond distilleries.
Canadian distiller Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts’ Scotch whisky operation.
A subsidiary of Robertson & Baxter Ltd. that operated the Glenfyne distillery in Ardrisaig, Argyll.
Blending and distilling operation perhaps most famous today for its London dry gin.
One of the ‘Big Five’ producers that grew from a one-man business into a global empire.
A leading single malt Scotch whisky distiller and blender under Thai ownership.
Independent distilling operation, with two distilleries, located on the Isle of Arran.
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
US owner of The BenRiach Distillery Company, and producer of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.
US-based liquor giant that held significant Scotch interests during the 20th century.
Distilling dynasty best known for its early adoption of the patent still at Cameronbridge.
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
Glasgow whisky broker that grew into a distilling and blending heavyweight.
Once owner of Lagavulin distillery and creator of the globally successful White Horse blend.
British brewer, hotelier and restaurateur that at one time owned five Scotch whisky distilleries.
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
Company behind the build of Invergordon grain distillery, and operation of six malt distilleries.
Small Cumbria-based indie bottler with a number of interesting but obscure whiskies to its name.
A family-run German deli and wine merchant chain that also offers its own single cask bottlings.
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
Subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux, which bottles blends and malts.
A historic name in the world of Scotch whisky, now owned by Ian MacLeod Distillers.
Low-key but prolific German whisky bottler and delicatessen run by a husband-and-wife team.
London-based independent bottler that produces the Port Askaig and Elements of Islay brands.
High-end Campbeltown deli-turned-independent bottler that became a Cadenhead outlet.
Company established to oversee the build and operation of Ballindalloch distillery in Banffshire.
The story of Glenglassaugh distillery’s operator is a true phoenix-from-the-flames tale.
A family company that owned and operated a single distillery, Dalmore, for nearly a century.
Community-owned society behind the eco-friendly GlenWyvis distillery in Dingwall.
Independent bottler and operator of Dornoch distillery in Sutherland.
Established in 1885 to build North British distillery in opposition to DCL’s grain whisky monopoly.
Once operator of Littlemill distillery in Dunbartonshire, now owned by Loch Lomond Group.
Holding company overseeing the construction and operation of the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow.
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
Holding company established by the Wemyss family to purchase Kingsbarns distillery in Fife.
Subsidiary of Burn Stewart Distillers that operates Tobermory distillery on Mull.
Subsidiary of Angus Dundee Distillers which operates Glencadam distillery at Brechin.
Edinburgh-based company with two Speyside distilleries and one Highland distillery in its portfolio.
One of the world’s great Port wine houses also blended and bottled Scotch whiskies.
The UK’s largest independent alcoholic drinks manufacturer and distributor, based in Liverpool, ...
Dormant brewing company with Scotch whisky blending and bottling interests.
Former Glasgow-based blender and bottler, later a Distillers Company Ltd subsidiary.
A Sheffield-based wine and spirits merchant and whisky blender that closed in 1970.
The brand owner, producer and distributor of a range of Scotch whiskies and gins.
Cumbria-based brewer that created blended Scotch whisky brand, The Glenlivet-Blend.
Glasgow whisky merchant and blender that became the licensee for Dufftown’s Parkmore distillery.
Historic Perth-based blender, bottler and wholesale wine and spirits merchant.
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
Defunct Glasgow-based wholesale tea, wine and spirit merchant, specialising in whisky blending.
Edinburgh-based company behind the first Scotch whisky distillery on the Isle of Raasay.
German tobacconist selling a range of single malt Scotch whiskies bottled under its own label.
Scotch whisky specialist in Frankfurt, Germany known for its ‘whisky seasons calendars’.
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
Danish whisky events organiser with its own range of limited edition Scotch whiskies.
The historic London wine merchant and bar chain has bottled its own whiskies since the 1980s.
Retailer and importer of Scotch whisky based on the island of Malmö in Central Sweden.
German whisky retailer specialising in Scotch whisky with a small number of own label bottlings.
Global asset manager with Scotch whisky connections and own-label bottlings to its name.
Lost chain of London wine shops formerly owned by Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin.
Whisky‘n’More is a German trade fair with a retail arm that sells whisky under its own label.
One of the longest-serving Calor Gas dealerships, and Orkney wine and spirits merchant.
The London-based luxury department store has had several Scotch whiskies bottled under its name.
Speyside hotel and bar, located in Craigellachie at the heart of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Trail.
One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains owns Mc Intyre blended Scotch whisky.
A short-lived German independent bottler with only a handful of bottlings to its name.
Subscribers to Whisky Magazine Japan’s members club were privy to exclusive bottlings.
One of Sweden’s new start-up distilleries making a strong name for itself around the globe.
One of London’s oldest wine merchants with an opaque history and some legendary bottlings.
Danish whisky retailer owned by Brian Toft, which also offers its own independent bottlings.
Pointers of London & Edinburgh primarily sold porcelain gifts and occasionally whisky decanters.
Long-standing Bologna whisky bar and shop with a short history of independent bottlings.
John Milroy’s company under which the Frisky Whisky range was bottled.
Indie bottler of luxury whisky expressions aimed exclusively at collectors and investors.
An independent, Essex-based wine and spirit wholesaler dissolved in 2010.
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
Though to be Sweden’s first independent bottler of single cask single malts.
A whisky and tobacco merchant founded in Glasgow in 1874, now with stores across the UK.
American bottler specialising in Scotch and world whiskies under the Single Cask Nation label.
Small German whisky shop specialising in rare bottles and some in-house independent bottlings.
Prominent 1980s Italian indie bottler that helped establish a trend for cask strength whiskies.
Modest sized blender and bottler originally based out of Glasgow as part of Train & McIntyre.
Independent bottler with a focus on well-matured single cask single malts.
Online fan club run by the former owners of Bladnoch distillery, and bottler of single cask whisky.
Family-owned American wine and spirits merchant based in San Francisco.