Glen Nevis
Although named after a lost Campbeltown distillery, Glen Nevis contained different whisky entirely.
Although named after a lost Campbeltown distillery, Glen Nevis contained different whisky entirely.
Discontinued blend established by the Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in the 1970s.
A peated single malt from an undisclosed distillery, produced by the Glen Ranoch Whisky Compay.
An experimental peated Speyside malt produced at Glen Keith distillery on Speyside in the 1970s.
Nineteenth century Highland malt distillery once operated by Canadian whisky baron Joseph Hobbs.
Short-lived malt distillery incorporated into Airdrie’s Moffat complex beside Glen Flagler.
This trio of single malts – Dufftown, Glen Ord and Glendullan – has given Diageo a top five brand.
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
Lowland malt distillery situated beside the Garnheath grain plant within Airdrie’s Moffat complex.
Today this historic Scotch brand created by Macdonald & Muir covers both blends and single malts.
Produced exclusively for French supermarket Intermarché, this blend is one of France’s favourites.
An Orkney single malt – most likely Highland Park – that was bottled only briefly during the 1990s.
One of the blended Scotch whiskies established by the DCL in the late Victorian era.
As the name suggests, a blend of smoky Island and Highland single malts from Compass Box.
Spice-led blended malt from Compass Box, which gets its flavour from three Highland whiskies.
A single malt produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery, mainly reserved for blends.
Lochside's imposing white tower was once unmissable, but is now missed from the Montrose skyline.
This enduring Scotch whisky is best known for its associations to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Rural Highland distillery that operated for just two years in the early 19th century.
The Teacher’s blend is notable for its high malt content and use of peaty malt whisky.
One of the world’s most recognisable blended Scotch whisky brands with roots in Victorian Scotland.
The smallest legal stills in Scotland live in an area famed for its illicit ‘whisky’.
Lowland grain distillery situated within the vast Moffat distilling complex.
One of the many blended Scotch whiskies produced by Kintocher Whisky Co. in the 1960s.
Experimental Highlands distillery operating from an old fire station beside a castle.
Edinburgh-situated grain giant that was once the largest distillery in Scotland.
One of the Lowland grain distilleries forming the naissance of DCL in the 19th century.
Grain distillery complex which also housed the Inverleven and Lomond malt distilleries.
Orkney's Scapa is the only distillery to use a Lomond still to create whisky.
Although silent for decades, Parkmore is still standing and in remarkably good condition.
Sympathetic malt distillery built in homage to the adjacent historical Fife abbey.
Range of single malt and blended Scotch whiskies produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery.
Once Scotland’s most easterly distillery that fell victim to the 1980s whisky loch.
An export-only Scotch brand that took its name from a long-closed distillery near Stirling.
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
Single malt distillery owned by Diageo, located on the banks of the Strathspey.
Balvenie is one of the few distilleries to still operate a floor maltings.
Teaninich is almost unique in its absence of a mash tun, but is one of Diageo’s giant workhorses.
The first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay will produce a distinctly island spirit.
Part of Chivas Brothers' portfolio, Aberlour is best known for its cult expression, A'Bunadh.
It wasn't until its demise that Port Ellen’s whisky grew to become some of the most iconic.
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
Delicate, fruity Speysider recently relaunched as a single malt whisky.
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
Long-gone malt distillery situated inside Glasgow’s Strathclyde grain plant.
Late 19th century distillery designed by Charles Doig, now owned by John Dewar & Sons.
Diageo's Islay distillery produces a smoky, coastal malt, and was once home to the famed Malt Mill.
Short-lived malt distillery built within the Invergordon grain complex.
Once producing a floral, citrus malt within Girvan's grain complex, Ladyburn's whisky is now rare.
Also known as Brechin, North Port was a family-owned distillery bought out and closed by DCL.
This Lowland malt with its gentle, fruity palate, commands a dedicated following.
Lost 18th century malt distillery that was also known as Linlithgow.
Blended malt born by mistake at Glenmorangie’s blending plant after some clever lateral thinking.
First produced in the 1970s, this blended Scotch is now a dormant brand owned by JG Distillers.
One of the world’s best-selling Scotch whiskies, with a strong following in France.
One of the most famous names in the Port trade also produced some very respectable Scotch.
This blended Scotch whisky was created in honour of the ruined Mull castle and seat of Clan Maclean.
The biggest, and most iconic, blended Scotch whisky is recognisable the world over.
A standard blend from the 1930s and now the most popular ‘premium whisky’ in France.
Some grain whisky from the lost North of Scotland distillery was bottled under the name ‘Alloa’.
Deluxe blend introduced by Matthew Gloag & Sons around the time of The Famous Grouse.
Fruity and grassy single malt whisky produced at Loch Lomond distillery in the Highlands.
Heavily peated single malt Scotch produced at the multifaceted Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
Living up to its name, bottles of Big Boy featured a strikingly strong Highlander carrying a cask.
The most successful blended Scotch created by one of Glasgow’s great brokers, Wm Lundie & Co.
Brand created to mark the birthday milestones of William Grant’s granddaughter, Janet Sheed Roberts.
Blended Scotch initially created as an exclusive dram for Freemasons, though now widely available.
William Whiteley named this blended malt after Edradour distillery’s original moniker.
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
A major distillery in Aberdeen with a long and interesting history. Also known as North of Scotland.
Blended Scotch that remains part of the diverse range of products made at Loch Lomond distillery.
Blended malt from Murray McDavid that combines whiskies from the five Scottish whisky regions.
Blended malt created exclusively for Safeway from the ashes of Guinness’ infamous DCL takeover.
A medium peated single malt produced at Loch Lomond distillery and part of its discontinued Loch ...
Heavily peated Lowland malt produced at the short-lived Killyloch distillery in Airdrie.
Victorian blend that became world-famous thanks to its friendly black and white terrier mascots.
A widely distributed Speyside-based blend created by blender and gin distiller W&A Gilbey.
Scotland’s first community-owned distillery is also 100% powered by renewable energy.
Also known as Phingask, this lost Fraserburgh distillery was relatively successful.
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
This blended malt was produced by the Glenfyne Distillery Co for a short time in the 1930s.
Speyside blended malt featuring whiskies sourced from Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes.
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
Another here-and-gone distillery in its namesake town that operated briefly in 1818-19.
Quaintly named distillery in Bo’ness, West Lothian, that operated briefly in the late 18th century.
A distillery at its namesake village in the Black Isle with a 35-year history, 22 of them silent.
One of Aberdeenshire’s lost 19th century distilleries, also known as Inverary and Inverurie.
The proprietary brand of what became Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, an old DCL subsidiary.
A 20th century blend nurtured by Macdonald & Muir that was eventually withdrawn in 2014.
The new addition to Glasgow’s distilling revival is a blend of tradition and originality.
Malt distillery in the town of Dumbarton that briefly operated during the 19th century.
This farm distillery was northwest of Kirriemuir, the birthplace of Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie.
Another distillery with a short lifespan at Slamannan, near Falkirk, from 1825-26.
All that’s left of the precursor to The Glenlivet is a small marker bearing its founder’s name.
The lost distillery of Fort Augustus was also known as Glentarff in the 1850s.
Lost Glasgow distillery that operated briefly at the start of the 19th century.
Sustainable distillery situated on the most westerly point of the British mainland.
A Stirlingshire distillery with a long history. Also known as Glenmurray and St Thomas’s Well.
A short-lived distillery in Kilmahoe parish, Dumfriesshire, that operated in the early 1830s.
A short-lived lost distillery in Lanarkshire, which operated under two licensees.
A once popular blend named after the monarch who introduced distilling licences in 1823.
Popular in export markets, this blend became a firm favourite of one of the world’s richest men.
Blended whisky created in the early 20th century by Aberdeen bottler Wm Cadenhead.
This short-lived lost distillery was founded by knighted author Sir David Stewart of Garth.
The first example of a Lomond still was situated at the Lomond distillery in the Dumbarton complex.
The Imperial distillery made way for Chivas Brothers’ modern yet historically-sympathetic Dalmunach.
Possibly the same distillery as Auchtergaven, Bankfoot distillery is an anomaly.
One of Midlothian’s short-lived farm distilleries that operated for three years in the 18th century.
One of the very few licensed distilleries in the Mearns, which operated briefly in the 18th century.
This Perthshire distillery was was open from 1817 to 1826 under three different licensees.
Blended Scotch with one of the longest histories of any continuously-produced whisky.
Sherry cask-matured blended Scotch offered as part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
Scottish whisky, English company and an Indian name – this is a truly cosmopolitan brand.
A historic brand known as ‘the Glengoyne blend’ for its high proportion of the distillery’s malt.
The ‘world’s lightest Scotch’ was a blended whisky with a large following in the US.
Popular blended Scotch and single malt whisky brand sold in over 40 countries around the world.
Purchasers of this blended Scotch could have their name inscribed on the label gratis.
Blended Scotch whisky produced by Marussia Beverages that was named after a great Scottish warship.
A 1960s and ‘70s blend created by RH Thomson & Co to celebrate the Scottish national bard.
The Scotch blend was named after the famous Glasgow merchant that owned Dallas Dhu distillery.
Despite its name, this Islay single malt from an unnamed distillery is more at home in Scandinavia.
Value blend produced by Loch Lomond Group that enjoys considerable success in the UK and overseas.
An export-only blend from the late-Victorian era that became ingrained in Glenmorangie plc’s DNA.
A vanished Perthshire blend from the house of Arthur Bell & Sons, now owned by Diageo.
One of the first blends released by Chivas Brothers, and a forerunner to Chivas Regal.
Now discontinued, heavily peated single malt from the Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
A now discontinued light, fruity single malt from Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
Heavily-peated variant of Inchmurrin single malt, both produced at Loch Lomond distillery.
Founded in Glasgow in 1882, Whyte & Mackay is one of Scotland’s most enduring blends.
The much-hyped up 40-year-old single malt released by Aldi in 2011 for less than £50.
Scotch blend created for the Italian market by the Tanist Bonding Company of Glasgow.
Independently bottled Islay single malt Scotch whisky with an upfront peaty profile.
Once the ‘world’s most expensive whisky’, this 1920s blend was created by the owner of Edradour.
Diageo’s deluxe blended Scotch majors its sales in Asian markets, particularly South Korea.
A remarkably enduring blend from Victorian Edinburgh containing some of the ‘finest malt whisky’.
The ‘blended whisky of privilege’ produced by Glasgow blender and broker Wm Lundie & Co.
St Andrews Whisky Company’s blended Scotch designed to ‘bridge the gap’ between malts and blends.
Another bygone blend that was created by the wine & spirit merchant W.H. Chaplin & Co.
A late Victorian blend produced by the eponymous distiller Peter Dawson, now owned by Diageo.
The flagship blend of John Haig & Co. was the first spirit to smash the million case barrier.
This historic blend is linked to Ben Nevis and Tormore, and named after a notorious bootlegger.
An ancient blend from the same stable as Grand Old Parr, whose fans may have included Al Capone.
A defunct William Whiteley & Co. blended Scotch designed for locomotive consumption.
Designed mostly for export, this blended Scotch enjoyed a short life in the late 20th century.
Well-aged blended Scotch whisky forming part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
This malt whisky is rare indeed, and comes from a defunct whisky broker in London.
Renfrewshire-based producer of the Glen Ranoch Highland single malt.
Subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux, which bottles blends and malts.
The current custodian of Rothes’ Glen Grant distillery, which is owned by Italy’s Gruppo Campari.
Now dissolved whisky exporter and former owner of the Glen Rossie blended Scotch whisky brand.
Two of Scotland’s most renowned whisky families merged to form an alliance during the 1950s.
Glasgow-based blender, bottler and owner of Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown.
A Scotch whisky distilling and blending company famous for its Teacher’s Highland Cream blend.
Alexandria-based distiller and blender which operates the Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond distilleries.
Glasgow-based blender and bottler of Consulate and Highland Reserve Scotch whisky blends.
One of Germany’s leading discount supermarkets that owns the Highland River blended Scotch whisky.
A prolific distiller and blender that eventually became part of The Edrington Group.
Victorian blender and whisky broker that produced the Clan Macleod and Glen Finnan blends.
The group formed by the merger of Glenlivet, Glen Grant, BenRiach, Caperdnoich and Longmorn.
Producer of the Glen Carren blended malt, as well as other spirits such as rum and gin.
Grain and malt whisky distiller and blender owned by French group La Martiniquaise.
Glasgow-based owner of The Ileach, Black Cuillin and Pibroch single malts.
Once the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, which owned the Glen Nevis and Auld Acrimony brands.
Speyside hotel and bar, located in Craigellachie at the heart of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Trail.
Edinburgh-based company with two Speyside distilleries and one Highland distillery in its portfolio.
Private bottling plant that transformed into a substantial whisky distiller and blender.
Fictitious former producer of Ben Roland and Laird’s Reserve blended Scotch whiskies.
The Scotch malt whisky arm of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton-Moët Hennessy (LVMH).
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
Glasgow whisky broker that grew into a distilling and blending heavyweight.
A quiet subsidiary of Edrington, but once a powerful 19th century whisky blender and distiller.
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
Perthshire-based independent bottler and owner of Edradour distillery.
The French subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux that owns Tullibardine distillery.
The producer of Loch Lomond Group’s Scotch whisky and vodka portfolio.
The once-owner of two Campbeltown distilleries briefly operated by James Gulliver’s Argyll Group.
Blending and distilling operation perhaps most famous today for its London dry gin.
Distilling and blending company whose whisky was on board the ill-fated S.S Politician.
The successful Scotch whisky arm of the doomed Canadian distilling giant of the same name.
A subsidiary of Robertson & Baxter Ltd. that operated the Glenfyne distillery in Ardrisaig, Argyll.
A leading single malt Scotch whisky distiller and blender under Thai ownership.
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
Owner of Tomatin distillery and producer of Antiquary, Talisman and Cù Bòcan whiskies.
An independent distiller and blender that once operated Caol Ila and Tamdhu distilleries.
Former Glasgow-based blender and distiller, whose brand name is now owned by Ian Macleod Distillers.
Family-owned drinks business, best known for the world’s leading single malt whisky, Glenfiddich.
US-based liquor giant that held significant Scotch interests during the 20th century.
Leith-based whisky blender most famous for its Vat 69 blend.
Distiller and blender responsible for the Queen Anne and Something Special blends.
One of the ‘Big Five’ producers that grew from a one-man business into a global empire.
Owner of Lagavulin and Craigellachie distilleries that evolved out of Mackie & Co.
A subsidiary of J&A Mitchell, which operates Glengyle distillery and produces Kilkerran single malt.
Owner of two distilleries in in the Argyllshire port of Campbeltown.
A whisky blending and bottling company famous for its Clan Campbell blended whiskies.
Prolific English gin and Scotch whisky distiller and blender that became Long John International.
British brewer, hotelier and restaurateur that at one time owned five Scotch whisky distilleries.
US owner of The BenRiach Distillery Company, and producer of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.
Distilling dynasty best known for its early adoption of the patent still at Cameronbridge.
Former owner of Edradour distillery and a range of blended Scotch whiskies.
Canadian distiller Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts’ Scotch whisky operation.
A holding company set up by Guinness PLC after its takeover of the Distillers Company Ltd.
Long-lost distiller and blender that operated out of Greenock, London and Dublin.
Producer of the Islay Storm single malt, owned by the Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Co.
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
The UK’s highest whisky retailer and independent bottler in Tomintoul.
Legendary wine merchant that bottled whiskies for a short period in the 1970s and 80s.
Operator of Glendronach Distillery near Huntly, which is itself owned by BenRiach Distillery Co.
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
The story of Glenglassaugh distillery’s operator is a true phoenix-from-the-flames tale.
One of Scotland’s oldest and most respected independent bottlers, and a distiller since 1998.
High-end Campbeltown deli-turned-independent bottler that became a Cadenhead outlet.
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.
The operator of Benromach distillery in Forres, which is itself owned by Gordon & MacPhail.
The Morrison family-owned operator of Aberargie distillery near Perth.
Operator of the Tomintoul distillery at Ballindalloch, and previous owner of Fettercairn.
Community-owned society behind the eco-friendly GlenWyvis distillery in Dingwall.
The holding company created to build and operate Isle of Harris distillery.
The holding company of Laphroaig distillery, now owned by US-Japan entity, Beam Suntory.
Company behind the build of Invergordon grain distillery, and operation of six malt distilleries.
A subsidiary of Allied Lyons formed to operate its distilling operations.
A Sheffield-based wine and spirits merchant and whisky blender that closed in 1970.
Defunct Glasgow-based wholesale tea, wine and spirit merchant, specialising in whisky blending.
Modern holding company responsible for the operation of Islay’s Bunnahabhain distillery.
Perth-based whisky blender best known for its Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky brand.
Subsidiary of Angus Dundee Distillers which operates Glencadam distillery at Brechin.
Glasgow whisky merchant and blender that became the licensee for Dufftown’s Parkmore distillery.
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
The Scotch whisky arm of one of Europe’s largest beverage manufacturers and distributors.
The trading name for London & Scottish International Ltd, an independent company owned by the ...
Exporter of bulk blended whiskies to the US, Italy, Germany and the Far East.
The UK’s largest independent alcoholic drinks manufacturer and distributor, based in Liverpool, ...
Leith-based Scotch whisky blender most famous for its Dandie Dinmont brand.
Dormant brewing company with Scotch whisky blending and bottling interests.
Swiss whisky retailer selling an extensive range of spirits, including own-label Scotch.
The historic Dutch chain of wine and spirits retailers sells whiskies under its own label.
An independent wine and spirits retailer with seven stores across the UK.
Whisky club based in Belgium, organising tasting events and offering club bottlings.
One-time owner of Bladnoch distillery that became a Glasgow-based blender and exporter.
German tobacconist selling a range of single malt Scotch whiskies bottled under its own label.
Bar, grill, bottle shop and independent bottler of single malt whiskies in Milan, Italy.
Blender and merchant most famous for creating Crabbie’s Green Ginger Wine.
One of Europe’s largest budget grocery retailers, with its own line of Scotch whiskies.
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
An independent whisky blender most famous for the Grand Macnish, Lauder’s, and Islay Mist blends.
The UK supermarket giant offers a range of Scotch whiskies under its own labels.
Nineteenth-century British department store with a series of Scotch bottlings.
One of the longest-serving Calor Gas dealerships, and Orkney wine and spirits merchant.
A specialist whisky retailer based on the German, tax-exempt archipelago of Heligoland.
German whisky retailer specialising in Scotch whisky with a small number of own label bottlings.
The global supermarket chain has been selling Scotch under its own label for more than a decade.
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
Subsidiary of The Glenmorangie Company Ltd that once bottled the notorious 80:20 blend.
Taiwanese blender and bottler of Scotch whiskies named after the famous French artist.
A defunct whisky blender based in Leith, which once held the licence for Teaninich distillery.
Carlisle’s State Management Scheme was one of three set up in Britain to nationalise the ...
A US-based retail warehouse club selling Scotch whisky under the Kirkland Signature brand.
Blender, bottler and UK spirits importer that produces the Angels’ Nectar blended malt.
Producer of the James Martin blends, and now a subsidiary company of The Glenmorangie Co Ltd.
Germany and Austria-based blender and bottler that owns the Glenkenny and Dean’s Scotch whiskies.
Cumbria-based brewer that created blended Scotch whisky brand, The Glenlivet-Blend.
Defunct brewing and leisure company, with single malt and blended Scotch whisky interests.
London-based blender and exporter that now focuses its operations in Zambia.
Historic Perth-based blender, bottler and wholesale wine and spirits merchant.
Hull-based wine and spirits merchant known for selling its own brand of Scotch whiskies.
Owner of a variety of export Scotch brands and a subsidiary of Acredyke Whisky Ltd.
Non-trading blender and distiller owned by Diageo that once operated Royal Brackla distillery.
Whisky and wine specialist based in the Netherlands, which occasionally offers its own bottlings.
The global cash and carry franchise sells its own whisky under the Glengannon label.
One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains owns Mc Intyre blended Scotch whisky.
Whisky consultant and educator that organises and hosts a variety of whisky events.
Danish whisky events organiser with its own range of limited edition Scotch whiskies.
An Illinois-based importer of wine and spirits that bottled its own range of Scotch whiskies.
Glaswegian association responsible for the promotion of craftsmanship in the city.
German independent retailer specialising in rum and whisky, as well as whisky perfume.
Borders-based independent bottler owned and managed by industry veteran David Stirk.
Independent Scottish bottler and merchant based in Inverkeithing, Fife.
Family-owned American wine and spirits merchant based in San Francisco.
A whisky and tobacco merchant founded in Glasgow in 1874, now with stores across the UK.
Whisky wholesaler and independent bottler co-founded by Arran distillery’s Harold Currie.
Low-key but prolific German whisky bottler and delicatessen run by a husband-and-wife team.
Famous and influential Italian importer and bottler of Scotch whisky and rum.
Modest sized blender and bottler originally based out of Glasgow as part of Train & McIntyre.
Online fan club run by the former owners of Bladnoch distillery, and bottler of single cask whisky.
Independent bottler with a focus on well-matured single cask single malts.
Prominent 1980s Italian indie bottler that helped establish a trend for cask strength whiskies.
Village grocer, ironmonger and wine and spirits merchant that became known for its whisky.
Indie bottler of luxury whisky expressions aimed exclusively at collectors and investors.
Glenkeir Whiskies operates UK retailer The Whisky Shop, which bottles its own range of whiskies.
Glasgow-based indie bottler from the mid-1990s, long defunct and now quite obscure.
Small German whisky shop specialising in rare bottles and some in-house independent bottlings.
Independent bottling company based in California that’s run by Scotsman Steve Lipp.
Private members’ club and independent bottler of whiskies and spirits.
John Milroy’s company under which the Frisky Whisky range was bottled.
German independent whisky bottler dedicated to simple packaging and fair pricing.
California-based wine merchant and auctioneer that bottles single malts under the Faultline label.
One of London’s oldest wine merchants with an opaque history and some legendary bottlings.