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Lewis' only legal distillery.
The smallest legal stills in Scotland live in an area famed for its illicit ‘whisky’.
Dundee’s only known legal distillery survived for only a decade in the early 19th century.
The first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay will produce a distinctly island spirit.
One of the few legal distilleries on the Isle of Lewis, which was also known as Ness.
A malt, a blend and a grain make up this trio of whiskies from Sutcliffe & Son.
One of the world’s most recognisable blended Scotch whisky brands with roots in Victorian Scotland.
This enduring Scotch whisky is best known for its associations to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
Strathisla is the oldest licensed, and very well prettiest, distillery in Scotland.
Blended grain whisky designed for club serves and named after the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine.
Teaninich is almost unique in its absence of a mash tun, but is one of Diageo’s giant workhorses.
Diageo's Islay distillery produces a smoky, coastal malt, and was once home to the famed Malt Mill.
Lowlands malt distillery that exclusively triple distils its spirit.
Compass Box’s flagship blended grain whisky broke the mould upon its introduction in 2000.
Single malt distillery owned by Diageo, located on the banks of the Strathspey.
Nineteenth century Highland malt distillery once operated by Canadian whisky baron Joseph Hobbs.
A producer of malt for blending, Royal Brackla became the first Scotch to obtain a Royal Warrant.
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
Also known as Brechin, North Port was a family-owned distillery bought out and closed by DCL.
Lost 18th century malt distillery that was also known as Linlithgow.
Delicate, fruity Speysider recently relaunched as a single malt whisky.
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
Short-lived malt distillery built within the Invergordon grain complex.
Balvenie is one of the few distilleries to still operate a floor maltings.
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
Malts from five distilleries are vatted together to form this fruity number from Murray McDavid.
One of the most famous names in the Port trade also produced some very respectable Scotch.
The biggest, and most iconic, blended Scotch whisky is recognisable the world over.
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.
Spice-led blended malt from Compass Box, which gets its flavour from three Highland whiskies.
The last remaining whisky in Lombard Brands’ dinner-oriented Illustration Malts series.
Lombard Brands’ third installment in its Illustration Malts series of blended malts.
This series of three independently bottled blended malts raised thousands for charity.
A far-flung distillery on the Isle of Tiree that distilled in the early 19th century.
This early 19th century Muthill farm distillery’s buildings still exist today as a cattery.
One of the first blends released by Chivas Brothers, and a forerunner to Chivas Regal.
Pebble Beach was a transient brand designed to reveal Speyside’s characteristics.
The small town of Dunkeld housed a distillery that operated for just a few years in the 1800s.
A here-and-gone distillery at Culbokie in the Ferintosh area of the Black Isle, Easter Ross.
Speyside blended malt featuring whiskies sourced from Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes.
As the name suggests, a blend of smoky Island and Highland single malts from Compass Box.
This blended malt is designed to mimic the character of Perthshire’s lost Auchnagie distillery.
William Whiteley named this blended malt after Edradour distillery’s original moniker.
Blended malt from Murray McDavid that combines whiskies from the five Scottish whisky regions.
One of two blended malts introduced by Lombard Brands to reflect a region’s characteristics.
This blended malt was produced by the Glenfyne Distillery Co for a short time in the 1930s.
Blended malt created exclusively for Safeway from the ashes of Guinness’ infamous DCL takeover.
Although named after a lost Campbeltown distillery, Glen Nevis contained different whisky entirely.
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
This blended malt whisky was produced by bottler Wm Cadenhead in the late 20th century.
Blended malt whisky produced to mimic the style produced by one of Fife’s lost distilleries.
Blended malt created to closely mirror the style of one of Speyside’s lost distilleries.
Sustainable distillery situated on the most westerly point of the British mainland.
Well-aged blended Scotch whisky forming part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
Sherry cask-matured blended Scotch offered as part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
One of more than 20 lost distilleries in the Inverness area, Bught survived barely one year.
A lost Lowland distillery near Lesmahagow in Lanarkshire that survived 15 years from 1825 to 1840.
An Aberdeenshire distillery that survived seven years of the 19th century, quite a feat at the time.
A brewery-turned-distillery in the Finnieston area of Glasgow that survived from 1824 until ...
This 19th century distillery near Aberfeldy stood silent for much of its 42-year history.
A rural distillery that survived nine years from 1817 to 1826 under two distillers in the ...
The Imperial distillery made way for Chivas Brothers’ modern yet historically-sympathetic Dalmunach.
Laphroaig’s short-lived (and despised) neighbour which was also known as Ardenistle and Kidalton.
A rural farm distillery open in Angus for just a year in the early 19th 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.
A Kirckaldy-located 19th century distillery, whose buildings still survive today.
A short-lived Logierait venture that likely began life as an illegal distillery.
A short-lived lost distillery situated in Banknock, close to Bankier distillery.
One of many lost distilleries in the Stirling area, but one of the few operated by a woman.
A long-surviving urban distillery in Dunfermline, once considered one of Scotland’s premier cities.
The new addition to Glasgow’s distilling revival is a blend of tradition and originality.
A farm distillery in the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. One of few legally sanctioned sites in the area.
One of the very earliest registered distilleries in Caithness, indeed the whole of Scotland.
Campbeltown’s smallest distillery, Springside managed to survive an astonishing 99 years.
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
Leith blender James Munro & Son produced a series of blended scotch whiskies under the Munro’s name.
A once popular blend named after the monarch who introduced distilling licences in 1823.
A relatively recent and short-lived deluxe blend from Chivas Brothers developed for travel retail.
Blended Scotch with one of the longest histories of any continuously-produced whisky.
Standard Scotch blend created by the Tanist Bonding Company exclusively for sale in Italy.
Bottled in colourful ceramic decanters, this blended Scotch aims high when it comes to age.
A standard Scotch blend in Africa and part of William Sanderson & Son’s Vat 69 stable.
Designed mostly for export, this blended Scotch enjoyed a short life in the late 20th century.
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
A one-off blend that appeared briefly in 1986 to celebrate its namesake town’s centenary.
A 1960s and ‘70s blend created by RH Thomson & Co to celebrate the Scottish national bard.
Bottled for a parachute regiment, this one-off expression made its last jump in 1993.
Scottish whisky, English company and an Indian name – this is a truly cosmopolitan brand.
A lost blend that recalls the area of Aberdeen where bottler Wm Cadenhead Ltd was first established.
Living up to its name, bottles of Big Boy featured a strikingly strong Highlander carrying a cask.
Blended whisky created in the early 20th century by Aberdeen bottler Wm Cadenhead.
Produced exclusively for French supermarket Intermarché, this blend is one of France’s favourites.
Scotch blend created for the Italian market by the Tanist Bonding Company of Glasgow.
Popular in export markets, this blend became a firm favourite of one of the world’s richest men.
One of the blended Scotch whiskies established by the DCL in the late Victorian era.
The ‘blended whisky of privilege’ produced by Glasgow blender and broker Wm Lundie & Co.
This 1970s blended Scotch featured some of the first whisky to be distilled at Deanston.
Peated blended Scotch whisky from Gaelic-advocating blender and bottler Pràban na Linne.
St Andrews Whisky Company’s blended Scotch designed to ‘bridge the gap’ between malts and blends.
Popular blended Scotch and single malt whisky brand sold in over 40 countries around the world.
One of the lesser-known blends in the Haig portfolio that ran for a time in the 1970s.
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.
The blended Scotch whisky that kick-started the Douglas Laing firm, first created in 1886.
A sister brand to Abbot’s Choice, Chequers was an occasional deluxe blend from John McEwan & Co.
Blended Scotch whisky brand created to commemorate the Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee.
Be it Dimple Haig or Dimple Pinch, this blend is still going over 120 years since its creation.
One of the most precious blends for its link to Islay’s legendary Malt Mill distillery.
A widely distributed Speyside-based blend created by blender and gin distiller W&A Gilbey.
Founded in Glasgow in 1882, Whyte & Mackay is one of Scotland’s most enduring blends.
A remarkably enduring blend from Victorian Edinburgh containing some of the ‘finest malt whisky’.
An Orkney single malt – most likely Highland Park – that was bottled only briefly during the 1990s.
Despite its name, this Islay single malt from an unnamed distillery is more at home in Scandinavia.
Single malt whisky produced at Tobermory distillery, initially for a tax exemption scheme.
Independently bottled Islay single malt Scotch whisky with an upfront peaty profile.
The peated single malt produced at Speyside’s Tomintoul distillery, near Ballindalloch.
Fruity and grassy single malt whisky produced at Loch Lomond distillery in the Highlands.
Old Pulteney single malt is distilled in the fishing port of Wick at the Pulteney distillery.
Operator of the Borders’ first legal whisky distillery in 180 years.
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
A blender and exporter founded by the man behind Cutty Sark, J&B Rare and Chivas Regal 12-year-old.
Shetland-based operator of Saxa Vord, the most northerly distillery in the UK.
The successful Scotch whisky arm of the doomed Canadian distilling giant of the same name.
Blending and brewing company formed by the merger of Allied Breweries and J. Lyons & Co.
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
Distiller and blender responsible for the Queen Anne and Something Special blends.
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
Former owner of the Clynelish (Brora) distillery in Sutherland.
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
Glasgow-based owner of The Ileach, Black Cuillin and Pibroch single malts.
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.
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
Legendary wine merchant that bottled whiskies for a short period in the 1970s and 80s.
Company behind the build of Invergordon grain distillery, and operation of six malt distilleries.
Holding company overseeing the construction and operation of the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow.
Operator of Glendronach Distillery near Huntly, which is itself owned by BenRiach Distillery Co.
The holding company of Laphroaig distillery, now owned by US-Japan entity, Beam Suntory.
A family company that owned and operated a single distillery, Dalmore, for nearly a century.
Blending company formed by two First Wold War veterans, best known for its Red Hackle blend.
Edinburgh whisky specialist offering ‘try before you buy’ service, with on-site bar and bistro.
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
International charge card organisation that occasionally bottled whiskies for its members.
A whisky bonding, bottling and brokering company based at the old Coleburn distillery site.
Edinburgh-based company behind the first Scotch whisky distillery on the Isle of Raasay.
Nineteenth-century British department store with a series of Scotch bottlings.
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
Perth-based whisky blender best known for its Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky brand.
Whisky blender associated with Angus Dundee Distillers, and based at Tomintoul distillery.
Fife-based blender and proprietor of the Davaar brand of Scotch whisky.
J. Duncan Thomson & Co Ltd. was a blending company based in Dunbartonshire.
Historic Perth-based blender, bottler and wholesale wine and spirits merchant.
One-time owner of Bladnoch distillery that became a Glasgow-based blender and exporter.
Hull-based wine and spirits merchant known for selling its own brand of Scotch whiskies.
Wine merchant and whisky blender with offices in London and Glasgow.
Early 20th century blender with a focus on brands that reflected the Scottish countryside.
Carlisle’s State Management Scheme was one of three set up in Britain to nationalise the ...
The global supermarket chain has been selling Scotch under its own label for more than a decade.
Small, family-owned Scottish company specialising in independent and novelty whisky bottlings.
This Germany-based independent whisky retailer is the creator of the annual Whisky Calendar.
Lost chain of London wine shops formerly owned by Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin.
Cunard Lines is a 175-year-old luxury cruise line headquartered in Southampton, UK.
Danish whisky events organiser with its own range of limited edition Scotch whiskies.
The luxury goods manufacturer and retailer had its own blend created during the 1970s.
An independent wine and spirits retailer with seven stores across the UK.
The UK supermarket giant offers a range of Scotch whiskies under its own labels.
The global cash and carry franchise sells its own whisky under the Glengannon label.
This UK-based co-operative of independent grocers sells its own whisky in the form of Banoch Brae.
German whisky and cigar merchant that offers customers occasional single casks under its own label.
Killearn-based charitable trust that has had commemorative whiskies bottled in the past.
Independent bottler of world rums, and one-time retailer of own-label Scotch whiskies.
Glaswegian association responsible for the promotion of craftsmanship in the city.
German whisky retailer specialising in Scotch whisky with a small number of own label bottlings.
Scotch whisky specialist in Frankfurt, Germany known for its ‘whisky seasons calendars’.
Swiss wine and spirits importer and retailer located near Aargau.
Indie bottling enterprise founded by the brothers Scott and Andrew Laing.
This family-owned independent bottler specialises in cask strength whiskies.
Britain’s largest wine merchant also bottles whiskies under the Old Harry and First Cask labels.
Village grocer, ironmonger and wine and spirits merchant that became known for its whisky.
Whisky wholesaler and independent bottler co-founded by Arran distillery’s Harold Currie.
German independent whisky bottler dedicated to simple packaging and fair pricing.
Belgian drinks company that offers very occasional indie bottlings through its whisky shop.
Stuttgart-based whisky retailer with its own small range of independent bottlings.
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
This Switzerland-based duty free retailer has been bottlings its own whiskies since 2013.
Terroir-focused independent bottler that was founded in Aberdeen by its Japanese owner.
Pointers of London & Edinburgh primarily sold porcelain gifts and occasionally whisky decanters.
Italian bottler with strong historical connections to recent whisky history in Italy.
Low-key but prolific German whisky bottler and delicatessen run by a husband-and-wife team.
Long-standing Bologna whisky bar and shop with a short history of independent bottlings.
Famous and influential Italian importer and bottler of Scotch whisky and rum.
Young Italian independent bottler with a meticulous focus on single cask whiskies.
California-based wine merchant and auctioneer that bottles single malts under the Faultline label.
Small German whisky shop specialising in rare bottles and some in-house independent bottlings.
One of London’s oldest wine merchants with an opaque history and some legendary bottlings.
Independent bottling company based in California that’s run by Scotsman Steve Lipp.