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Distilleries & brands (239)
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Mackinlay's
This enduring Scotch whisky is best known for its associations to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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William Peel
One of the world’s best-selling Scotch whiskies, with a strong following in France.
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Aberlour
Part of Chivas Brothers' portfolio, Aberlour is best known for its cult expression, A'Bunadh.
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Famous Grouse
One of the world’s most recognisable blended Scotch whisky brands with roots in Victorian Scotland.
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Glen Flagler
Lowland malt distillery situated beside the Garnheath grain plant within Airdrie’s Moffat complex.
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Cambus
A Lowland grain distillery now transformed into Diageo’s cooperage hub in Alloa.
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Dornoch
Experimental Highlands distillery operating from an old fire station beside a castle.
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Glenugie
Once Scotland’s most easterly distillery that fell victim to the 1980s whisky loch.
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BrewDog
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
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Inverkeithing
Lost Lowland distillery that was victimised by the Steins and once run by the Haigs. Also an ...
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Seggie
A lost 19th century distillery opened beside the Eden estuary at Guardbridge, Fife.
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Teacher's
The Teacher’s blend is notable for its high malt content and use of peaty malt whisky.
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Glenfarclas
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
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North Port
Also known as Brechin, North Port was a family-owned distillery bought out and closed by DCL.
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Parkmore
Although silent for decades, Parkmore is still standing and in remarkably good condition.
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Isle of Raasay
The first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay will produce a distinctly island spirit.
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Coleburn
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
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Port Ellen
It wasn't until its demise that Port Ellen’s whisky grew to become some of the most iconic.
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Scapa
Orkney's Scapa is the only distillery to use a Lomond still to create whisky.
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Glenlochy
Nineteenth century Highland malt distillery once operated by Canadian whisky baron Joseph Hobbs.
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Craigellachie
Late 19th century distillery designed by Charles Doig, now owned by John Dewar & Sons.
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Rosebank
This Lowland malt with its gentle, fruity palate, commands a dedicated following.
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GlenAllachie
Delicate, fruity Speysider recently relaunched as a single malt whisky.
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Dalwhinnie
Single malt distillery owned by Diageo, located on the banks of the Strathspey.
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Lagavulin
Diageo's Islay distillery produces a smoky, coastal malt, and was once home to the famed Malt Mill.
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Balvenie
Balvenie is one of the few distilleries to still operate a floor maltings.
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Glendronach
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
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Royal Brackla
A producer of malt for blending, Royal Brackla became the first Scotch to obtain a Royal Warrant.
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Bladnoch
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
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Johnnie Walker
The biggest, and most iconic, blended Scotch whisky is recognisable the world over.
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Glen Catrine
Discontinued blend established by the Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in the 1970s.
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Usquaebach
First produced in Victorian Inverness, this blended Scotch has established a following Stateside.
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Duart Castle
This blended Scotch whisky was created in honour of the ruined Mull castle and seat of Clan Maclean.
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Alloa
Some grain whisky from the lost North of Scotland distillery was bottled under the name ‘Alloa’.
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West Barns
A distillery at Dunbar, East Lothian, that distilled from 1798 until the mid-1830s.
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West Lochlin
Lost 19th century distillery that was once operational near Muthill, Perthshire.
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Hazelwood
Brand created to mark the birthday milestones of William Grant’s granddaughter, Janet Sheed Roberts.
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Ballindalloch
Hailed as Scotland’s first single estate distillery, and the first within a castle’s grounds.
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Heastigro
Heastigro is another quaintly-named and short-lived Caithness distillery, licensed to John Gun ...
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Duntocher
A distillery west of Glasgow, at the village of Duntocher, on the Clyde's north bank.
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Monkey Shoulder
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
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Towiemore
Blended malt created to closely mirror the style of one of Speyside’s lost distilleries.
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Chivas Regal
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
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Ncn'ean
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
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Scallywag
Speyside blended malt featuring whiskies sourced from Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes.
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Peat Monster
As the name suggests, a blend of smoky Island and Highland single malts from Compass Box.
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Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach was a transient brand designed to reveal Speyside’s characteristics.
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Fortrose
A distillery at its namesake village in the Black Isle with a 35-year history, 22 of them silent.
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Moidart
This blended malt whisky was produced by bottler Wm Cadenhead in the late 20th century.
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Glen Nevis
Although named after a lost Campbeltown distillery, Glen Nevis contained different whisky entirely.
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Helmsdale
A Sutherland distillery in its namesake town that ran from 1825-40 under three licensees.
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Wallace Paw
Quaintly named distillery in Bo’ness, West Lothian, that operated briefly in the late 18th century.
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Malt Mill
Micro-distillery built at Lagavulin with one of the most enigmatic tales in Scotch whisky history.
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Ballure
A lost distillery on the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll, recorded as operating in the 19th century.
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Brawlbin
An early Caithness distillery near Halkirk that at one point encompassed two sites.
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Singleton
This trio of single malts – Dufftown, Glen Ord and Glendullan – has given Diageo a top five brand.
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Abbotshaugh
One of 18 lost distilleries in the Falkirk area, Abbotshaugh had a brief existence.
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Dunning
This early 19th century village distillery lasted a good 15 years – a notable feat for the time.
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Portnauld
A farm distillery once located near Inchinnan in Renfrewshire in the 18th century.
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Lomond
The first example of a Lomond still was situated at the Lomond distillery in the Dumbarton complex.
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Fortingall
This short-lived lost distillery was founded by knighted author Sir David Stewart of Garth.
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The Ileach
Despite its name, this Islay single malt from an unnamed distillery is more at home in Scandinavia.
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Balerno
A lost 19th century distillery located in the Milothian locality of the same name.
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Gill
A lost Lowland distillery near Lesmahagow in Lanarkshire that survived 15 years from 1825 to 1840.
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Ballie
A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Caithness farm distillery that opened and shut in 1798.
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Carnwath
Distillery established in Lanarkshire in the early 19th century, also known as Wilsontown.
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Scoraclet
A very briefly extant distillery established near Caithness in the final years of the 18th century.
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Badarrach
Badarrach was a distillery situated just south of the Kyle of Sutherland in Strath Oykel.
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Blackhill
An isolated Perthshire farm distillery on the lower slopes of Farragon Hill and Creag A' Mhadaidh.
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Auchmedden
An Aberdeenshire distillery that survived seven years of the 19th century, quite a feat at the time.
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Bank
A vanished 19th century distillery, also known as Bank of Bishoptown and Kirkcudbright.
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Poyntsfield
An early 19th century distillery in Ross and Cromarty, the site of which is now said to be haunted.
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Stevenston
A 19th century distillery that operated for a short time in Ayrshire town of the same name.
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Black & White
Victorian blend that became world-famous thanks to its friendly black and white terrier mascots.
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Stemster
A Caithness farm distillery run by James Henderson, who later founded Pulteney distillery in Wick.
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Ardiseer
One of countless short-lived distilleries in Inverness-shire, also known as Ardersier.
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Glenbughty
Also known as Phingask, this lost Fraserburgh distillery was relatively successful.
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Stonnywood
One of Stirlingshire’s many lost distilleries, which operated at the end of the 18th century.
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Balfron
An early 19th century lost distillery located in its namesake village in Stirlingshire.
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Bankell
A lost distillery of the early 19th century, located somewhere in Stirlingshire, now Dunbartonshire.
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Bught
One of more than 20 lost distilleries in the Inverness area, Bught survived barely one year.
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Cants Mill
A rural farm distillery open in Angus for just a year in the early 19th century.
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Dundas Castle
A licence was granted for the distillery in 1818, but whether it made whisky is another question.
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Dunfermline
A long-surviving urban distillery in Dunfermline, once considered one of Scotland’s premier cities.
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Ballintomb
Ballintomb was a Morayshire distillery that lasted 42 years, a remarkable feat in the 19th century.
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Barronepark
A lost Isle of Bute distillery that opened and closed several times in its 35-year history.
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Sandbank
An early 19th century Argyll distillery that became a world-class racing yacht workshop.
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Drumin
All that’s left of the precursor to The Glenlivet is a small marker bearing its founder’s name.
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Garchory
A little-known, and now lost, farm distillery in the remote Strathdon area of Aberdeenshire.
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Glenalrig
Another distillery with a short lifespan at Slamannan, near Falkirk, from 1825-26.
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Holm
Also spelled Holme, this was one of several lost early distilleries in the Kirkintilloch area.
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Huntly
Lost Speyside distillery located near Huntly, which was also known as Pirries Mill or Peiries Mill.
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Leven
Diageo’s little-known experimental distillery, situated within the Leven bottling facility.
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South Baloch
This farm distillery was northwest of Kirriemuir, the birthplace of Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie.
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Airdrie
Airdrie, also known as Tobermore, was a successful and relatively long-surviving distillery.
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Bankfoot
Possibly the same distillery as Auchtergaven, Bankfoot distillery is an anomaly.
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Dumbarton Bridge
Malt distillery in the town of Dumbarton that briefly operated during the 19th century.
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Kennyhill
An urban distillery in Glasgow’s East End that was swallowed by the establishment of Alexandra Park.
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Rountree Bank
An early 19th century distillery that operated briefly in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
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South Bridge
A 19th century distillery that operated on what was then the outskirts of Aberdeen.
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Turrich
Rural Highland distillery that operated for just two years in the early 19th century.
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Whitehouse
A hard-to-pinpoint lost Speyside distillery, located somewhere in the Elgin area.
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Findon
A here-and-gone distillery at Culbokie in the Ferintosh area of the Black Isle, Easter Ross.
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Fintalich
This early 19th century Muthill farm distillery’s buildings still exist today as a cattery.
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Golden Age
One of the lesser-known blends in the Haig portfolio that ran for a time in the 1970s.
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Wright & Greigs
The Scotch blend was named after the famous Glasgow merchant that owned Dallas Dhu distillery.
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Sanderson's
A standard Scotch blend in Africa and part of William Sanderson & Son’s Vat 69 stable.
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King Robert II
Popular blended Scotch and single malt whisky brand sold in over 40 countries around the world.
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Chequers
A sister brand to Abbot’s Choice, Chequers was an occasional deluxe blend from John McEwan & Co.
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Gilbey's
A widely distributed Speyside-based blend created by blender and gin distiller W&A Gilbey.
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100 Pipers
A core standard blend in the Chivas Brother’s portfolio, especially popular in Asia.
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Haig
The flagship blend of John Haig & Co. was the first spirit to smash the million case barrier.
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Robertson's Yellow Label
Another successful colour-coded Scotch blend, if not quite as famous as Johnnie Walker or Dewar’s.
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Old Pulteney
Old Pulteney single malt is distilled in the fishing port of Wick at the Pulteney distillery.
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Seven Islands
Luxury single malt produced for Indian drinks company Tilaknagar Industries by Benriach distillery.
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Bulloch Lade
A popular 20th century blend named after one of the great Glasgow whisky firms – Bulloch Lade.
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Old Parr
This historic blended Scotch has its roots in Moray, but has a loyal following in Columbia.
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Whyte & Mackay
Founded in Glasgow in 1882, Whyte & Mackay is one of Scotland’s most enduring blends.
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Queen Margot
The budget blended Scotch from supermarket chain Lidl holds its own against big-name brands.
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Clansman
Blended Scotch that remains part of the diverse range of products made at Loch Lomond distillery.
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Kuchh Nai
Scottish whisky, English company and an Indian name – this is a truly cosmopolitan brand.
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Perth Royal
Deluxe blend introduced by Matthew Gloag & Sons around the time of The Famous Grouse.
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Langs
A historic brand known as ‘the Glengoyne blend’ for its high proportion of the distillery’s malt.
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SS Politician
Blended Scotch whisky named after the famous shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore!
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James Martin’s
An export-only blend from the late-Victorian era that became ingrained in Glenmorangie plc’s DNA.
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Royal Salute
Bottled in colourful ceramic decanters, this blended Scotch aims high when it comes to age.
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Glenisla
An experimental peated Speyside malt produced at Glen Keith distillery on Speyside in the 1970s.
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Old Ballantruan
The peated single malt produced at Speyside’s Tomintoul distillery, near Ballindalloch.
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Inchmoan
Heavily-peated variant of Inchmurrin single malt, both produced at Loch Lomond distillery.
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Caermory
Single malt whisky produced at Tobermory distillery, initially for a tax exemption scheme.
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Port Charlotte
A heavily peated single malt, distilled on the Isle of Islay at Bruichladdich distillery.
Whisky companies (86)
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William Grant & Sons
Family-owned drinks business, best known for the world’s leading single malt whisky, Glenfiddich.
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Best of Whisky
Netherlands-based online retailer that also produces special whisky festival bottlings.
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John Haig & Company
Distilling dynasty best known for its early adoption of the patent still at Cameronbridge.
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Hepburn & Ross
Blending company formed by two First Wold War veterans, best known for its Red Hackle blend.
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Matthew Gloag & Son
Perth-based whisky blender best known for its Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky brand.
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Edouard Robinson
London-based wine merchant and whisky blender best known for its Ye Olde Drury blend.
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Justerini & Brooks
A humble London wine and spirit merchant that created one of the world’s best selling blends.
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William Whiteley & Co
Former owner of Edradour distillery and a range of blended Scotch whiskies.
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White Horse Distillers
Owner of Lagavulin and Craigellachie distilleries that evolved out of Mackie & Co.
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Fox Fitzgerald
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
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Glenmorangie Company
The Scotch malt whisky arm of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton-Moët Hennessy (LVMH).
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Whitbread & Co
British brewer, hotelier and restaurateur that at one time owned five Scotch whisky distilleries.
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Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse
Private bottling plant that transformed into a substantial whisky distiller and blender.
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Distillers Company Limited (DCL)
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
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Highland Distillers
A prolific distiller and blender that eventually became part of The Edrington Group.
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AB Grant & Co
Defunct blending, bottling and distilling company that once operated Bladnoch and Bruichladdich.
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Tomatin Distillery Company
Owner of Tomatin distillery and producer of Antiquary, Talisman and Cù Bòcan whiskies.
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Ainslie & Heilbron Distillers
Former owner of the Clynelish (Brora) distillery in Sutherland.
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Brown-Forman
US owner of The BenRiach Distillery Company, and producer of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.
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Robertson & Baxter
A quiet subsidiary of Edrington, but once a powerful 19th century whisky blender and distiller.
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Hill, Thomson & Co
Distiller and blender responsible for the Queen Anne and Something Special blends.
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Eadie Cairns
Glasgow-based pub-operator that was formerly associated with distilling and blending.
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Highland Queen Scotch Whisky Company
Subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux, which bottles blends and malts.
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Whigham Fergusson
Although incorporated in 1980, the drinks wholesaler can trace its heritage to the 18th century.
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John Crabbie & Company
Blender and merchant most famous for creating Crabbie’s Green Ginger Wine.
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Gordon & MacPhail
One of Scotland’s oldest and most respected independent bottlers, and a distiller since 1998.
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Tobermory Distillers
Subsidiary of Burn Stewart Distillers that operates Tobermory distillery on Mull.
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D Johnston & Company
The holding company of Laphroaig distillery, now owned by US-Japan entity, Beam Suntory.
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Morrison Glasgow Distillers
Holding company overseeing the construction and operation of the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow.
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Glenglassaugh Distillery Company
The story of Glenglassaugh distillery’s operator is a true phoenix-from-the-flames tale.
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Wemyss Distillery Ltd.
Holding company established by the Wemyss family to purchase Kingsbarns distillery in Fife.
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Glasgow Distillery Company
Modern group created to build and operate Glasgow’s first distillery for over 100 years.
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Allied Distillers
A subsidiary of Allied Lyons formed to operate its distilling operations.
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Anderson & Shaw
Defunct Glasgow-based wholesale tea, wine and spirit merchant, specialising in whisky blending.
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Bunnahabhain Distillery Company
Modern holding company responsible for the operation of Islay’s Bunnahabhain distillery.
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Old St Andrews
The brand owner, producer and distributor of a range of Scotch whiskies and gins.
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Alexander Dunn & Co
Whisky blending company most famous for creating the world’s smallest bottle of whisky.
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Forbes Farquharson & Company
Perth-based blender and producer of Reliance blended Scotch whisky.
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Independent bottler
Asta Morris
A small independent Belgian bottler and importer run by whisky writer Bert Bruyneel.
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Macleay Duff Distillers
Former Glasgow-based blender and bottler, later a Distillers Company Ltd subsidiary.
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RH Thomson & Company Distillers
A defunct whisky blender based in Leith, which once held the licence for Teaninich distillery.
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Peter Thomson (Perth)
Historic Perth-based blender, bottler and wholesale wine and spirits merchant.
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Halewood International
The UK’s largest independent alcoholic drinks manufacturer and distributor, based in Liverpool, ...
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Hall & Bramley
Producer of the Glen Carren blended malt, as well as other spirits such as rum and gin.
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Matisse Spirits Company
Taiwanese blender and bottler of Scotch whiskies named after the famous French artist.
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Charles H Julian
A blender and exporter founded by the man behind Cutty Sark, J&B Rare and Chivas Regal 12-year-old.
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Whisky Spirits
Scotch whisky specialist in Frankfurt, Germany known for its ‘whisky seasons calendars’.
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Own-label
WM Morrison Supermarkets
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
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Longman Distillers
Exporter of bulk blended whiskies to the US, Italy, Germany and the Far East.
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Archibald Campbell, Hope & King
Dormant brewing company with Scotch whisky blending and bottling interests.
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The Lost Distillery Company
Kilmarnock-based whisky blender focused on recreating malts from long lost distilleries.
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Cockburn & Co
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
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Own-label
Symposion House of Taste
Retailer and importer of Scotch whisky based on the island of Malmö in Central Sweden.
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Cunard Line
Cunard Lines is a 175-year-old luxury cruise line headquartered in Southampton, UK.
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Independent bottler
Cumbrae Supply Company
Small, family-owned Scottish company specialising in independent and novelty whisky bottlings.
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Independent bottler
Hammerschmiede
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
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Independent bottler
Bloomsbury Wine & Spirit Company
An independent, Essex-based wine and spirit wholesaler dissolved in 2010.
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Independent bottler
DH17
Whisky and wine specialist based in the Netherlands, which occasionally offers its own bottlings.
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Independent bottler
Jewish Whisky Company
American bottler specialising in Scotch and world whiskies under the Single Cask Nation label.
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Independent bottler
Bestwhisky
Stuttgart-based whisky retailer with its own small range of independent bottlings.
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Independent bottler
George Strachan
Village grocer, ironmonger and wine and spirits merchant that became known for its whisky.