Parkmore
Although silent for decades, Parkmore is still standing and in remarkably good condition.
Although silent for decades, Parkmore is still standing and in remarkably good condition.
Lochside's imposing white tower was once unmissable, but is now missed from the Montrose skyline.
One of the world’s most recognisable blended Scotch whisky brands with roots in Victorian Scotland.
Grain distillery complex which also housed the Inverleven and Lomond malt distilleries.
Lowland grain distillery situated within the vast Moffat distilling complex.
A now silent Lowland grain distillery that was once also home to the Strathmore malt plant.
This early 19th century village distillery lasted a good 15 years – a notable feat for the time.
Sympathetic malt distillery built in homage to the adjacent historical Fife abbey.
A lost 19th century distillery opened beside the Eden estuary at Guardbridge, Fife.
This enduring Scotch whisky is best known for its associations to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
An export-only Scotch brand that took its name from a long-closed distillery near Stirling.
Lost Lowland distillery that was victimised by the Steins and once run by the Haigs. Also an ...
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
Compass Box’s flagship blended grain whisky broke the mould upon its introduction in 2000.
Once Scotland’s most easterly distillery that fell victim to the 1980s whisky loch.
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
Balvenie is one of the few distilleries to still operate a floor maltings.
Strathisla is the oldest licensed, and very well prettiest, distillery in Scotland.
Lowlands malt distillery that exclusively triple distils its spirit.
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
It wasn't until its demise that Port Ellen’s whisky grew to become some of the most iconic.
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
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.
Orkney's Scapa is the only distillery to use a Lomond still to create whisky.
Long-gone malt distillery situated inside Glasgow’s Strathclyde grain plant.
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
Nineteenth century Highland malt distillery once operated by Canadian whisky baron Joseph Hobbs.
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.
A rural distillery at Beauly, in Inverness-shire, that stood beside the river of the same name.
Discontinued blend established by the Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in the 1970s.
Malts from five distilleries are vatted together to form this fruity number from Murray McDavid.
This blended Scotch whisky was created in honour of the ruined Mull castle and seat of Clan Maclean.
Today this historic Scotch brand created by Macdonald & Muir covers both blends and single malts.
Badarrach was a distillery situated just south of the Kyle of Sutherland in Strath Oykel.
The Teacher’s blend is notable for its high malt content and use of peaty malt whisky.
The last remaining whisky in Lombard Brands’ dinner-oriented Illustration Malts series.
A Dunbartonshire distillery open for only a brief time in the final years of the 18th century.
A distillery once located in Perthshire on Loch Tay’s south shore, possibly also called Lochtayside.
Quaintly named distillery in Bo’ness, West Lothian, that operated briefly in the late 18th century.
A farm distillery once located near Inchinnan in Renfrewshire in the 18th century.
This blended malt is designed to mimic the character of Perthshire’s lost Auchnagie distillery.
Blended Scotch whisky produced by Marussia Beverages that was named after a great Scottish warship.
This Perthshire distillery was was open from 1817 to 1826 under three different licensees.
A lost distillery that operated somewhere on Aberdeen’s northern edge in the late 18th century.
A long-surviving urban distillery in Dunfermline, once considered one of Scotland’s premier cities.
The small town of Dunkeld housed a distillery that operated for just a few years in the 1800s.
Blended malt born by mistake at Glenmorangie’s blending plant after some clever lateral thinking.
A major distillery in Aberdeen with a long and interesting history. Also known as North of Scotland.
Spice-led blended malt from Compass Box, which gets its flavour from three Highland whiskies.
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
The lost distillery of Fort Augustus was also known as Glentarff in the 1850s.
Balloch distillery stood in or near its namesake castle by the southern tip of Loch Lomond.
Distillery established in Lanarkshire in the early 19th century, also known as Wilsontown.
Sustainable distillery situated on the most westerly point of the British mainland.
One of the blended Scotch whiskies established by the DCL in the late Victorian era.
An early Caithness distillery near Halkirk that at one point encompassed two sites.
With its 3 Star and 5 Star versions, Crawford’s was once a very popular blend in Scotland.
A Caithness farm distillery run by James Henderson, who later founded Pulteney distillery in Wick.
Rural Highland distillery that operated for just two years in the early 19th century.
A here-and-gone distillery at Culbokie in the Ferintosh area of the Black Isle, Easter Ross.
Annandale produces two types of single malt whisky, neither of which will be ready until 2018.
The Imperial distillery made way for Chivas Brothers’ modern yet historically-sympathetic Dalmunach.
Diageo’s little-known experimental distillery, situated within the Leven bottling facility.
A lost distillery of the early 19th century, located somewhere in Stirlingshire, now Dunbartonshire.
A demolished distillery situated in its namesake village, in Stirlingshire, now East Dunbartonshire.
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
A licence was granted for the distillery in 1818, but whether it made whisky is another question.
Laphroaig’s short-lived (and despised) neighbour which was also known as Ardenistle and Kidalton.
A distillery west of Glasgow, at the village of Duntocher, on the Clyde's north bank.
Lost Speyside distillery located near Huntly, which was also known as Pirries Mill or Peiries Mill.
A vanished 19th century distillery, also known as Bank of Bishoptown and Kirkcudbright.
Glasgow’s first standalone malt distillery for over 100 years has its own ‘metropolitan’ style.
Also known as Damhead, this now lost distillery was active near Falkirk in the 1830s.
A Stirlingshire distillery with a long history. Also known as Glenmurray and St Thomas’s Well.
A remote 18th century distillery in Sutherland that was opened and closed in 1798 under James Boag.
A lost rural 19th century Perthshire distillery, the precise location of which is ambiguous.
Harris’ first commercial distillery that operates with the local community at its heart.
This early 19th century Muthill farm distillery’s buildings still exist today as a cattery.
Another here-and-gone Caithness distillery that operated from 1798-99 under James MacBeath.
A 19th century distillery that was once located in its namesake village in Perthshire.
A lost Renfrewshire distillery that operated near Lochwinnoch in the late 1700s.
Islay’s ninth distillery and the first for independent bottler Hunter Laing & Co.
Scotland’s first community-owned distillery is also 100% powered by renewable energy.
A long established blend from an old Glasgow whisky firm, that is still popular in Asia.
One of the most precious blends for its link to Islay’s legendary Malt Mill distillery.
Bottled in colourful ceramic decanters, this blended Scotch aims high when it comes to age.
An export-only blend from the late-Victorian era that became ingrained in Glenmorangie plc’s DNA.
Old Pulteney single malt is distilled in the fishing port of Wick at the Pulteney distillery.
Heavily-peated variant of Inchmurrin single malt, both produced at Loch Lomond distillery.
A popular 20th century blend named after one of the great Glasgow whisky firms – Bulloch Lade.
A standard Scotch blend in Africa and part of William Sanderson & Son’s Vat 69 stable.
The flagship blend of John Haig & Co. was the first spirit to smash the million case barrier.
One of the lesser-known blends in the Haig portfolio that ran for a time in the 1970s.
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
Blended Scotch with one of the longest histories of any continuously-produced whisky.
A once popular blend named after the monarch who introduced distilling licences in 1823.
St Andrews Whisky Company’s blended Scotch designed to ‘bridge the gap’ between malts and blends.
This historic blended Scotch was first created by Skye blender Ian Macleod in the mid-1900s.
Diageo’s deluxe blended Scotch majors its sales in Asian markets, particularly South Korea.
Founded in Glasgow in 1882, Whyte & Mackay is one of Scotland’s most enduring blends.
Be it Dimple Haig or Dimple Pinch, this blend is still going over 120 years since its creation.
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
A historic brand known as ‘the Glengoyne blend’ for its high proportion of the distillery’s malt.
The ‘blended whisky of privilege’ produced by Glasgow blender and broker Wm Lundie & Co.
A vanished Perthshire blend from the house of Arthur Bell & Sons, now owned by Diageo.
The ‘world’s lightest Scotch’ was a blended whisky with a large following in the US.
Deluxe blend introduced by Matthew Gloag & Sons around the time of The Famous Grouse.
The proprietary brand of what became Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, an old DCL subsidiary.
A late Victorian blend produced by the eponymous distiller Peter Dawson, now owned by Diageo.
Fruity and grassy single malt whisky produced at Loch Lomond distillery in the Highlands.
The peated single malt produced at Speyside’s Tomintoul distillery, near Ballindalloch.
An Orkney single malt – most likely Highland Park – that was bottled only briefly during the 1990s.
This malt whisky is rare indeed, and comes from a defunct whisky broker in London.
A curated collection of single malts distilled on Islay and bottled under the Port Askaig brand.
The Scotch malt whisky arm of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton-Moët Hennessy (LVMH).
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
Leith-based whisky blender most famous for its Vat 69 blend.
A company formed in 1997 to oversee Diageo’s beer, wine and spirits operations.
A holding company set up by Guinness PLC after its takeover of the Distillers Company Ltd.
A quiet subsidiary of Edrington, but once a powerful 19th century whisky blender and distiller.
Defunct blending, bottling and distilling company that once operated Bladnoch and Bruichladdich.
An independent distiller and blender that once operated Caol Ila and Tamdhu distilleries.
A subsidiary of J&A Mitchell, which operates Glengyle distillery and produces Kilkerran single malt.
A hotel and catering conglomerate which became one of the world’s top wine and spirit producers.
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
Blending and brewing company formed by the merger of Allied Breweries and J. Lyons & Co.
Family-owned drinks business, best known for the world’s leading single malt whisky, Glenfiddich.
Glasgow-based blender, bottler and owner of Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown.
A leading single malt Scotch whisky distiller and blender under Thai ownership.
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.
Glasgow whisky broker that grew into a distilling and blending heavyweight.
British brewer, hotelier and restaurateur that at one time owned five Scotch whisky distilleries.
Canadian distiller Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts’ Scotch whisky operation.
Distilling dynasty best known for its early adoption of the patent still at Cameronbridge.
London’s Fortnum & Mason has supplied food, drinks and more to its customers for over 300 years.
Glasgow-based owner of The Ileach, Black Cuillin and Pibroch single malts.
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
A historic name in the world of Scotch whisky, now owned by Ian MacLeod Distillers.
The luxury goods manufacturer and retailer had its own blend created during the 1970s.
Dublin-based wine and spirit merchant founded by Alexander Findlater.
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
Family-owned, Glasgow-based independent bottler, established in 1948.
Subsidiary of Burn Stewart Distillers that operates Tobermory distillery on Mull.
The holding company created to build and operate Isle of Harris distillery.
Company founded to oversee the build and operation of Ncn’ean distillery in Oban.
Holding company overseeing the construction and operation of the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow.
Edinburgh-based company with two Speyside distilleries and one Highland distillery in its portfolio.
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
One of Europe’s largest budget grocery retailers, with its own line of Scotch whiskies.
Producer of the James Martin blends, and now a subsidiary company of The Glenmorangie Co Ltd.
The brand owner, producer and distributor of a range of Scotch whiskies and gins.
Defunct Glasgow-based wholesale tea, wine and spirit merchant, specialising in whisky blending.
Proprietor of The Antiquary blended Scotch, and former licensee of Benromach distillery.
Non-trading blender and distiller owned by Diageo that once operated Royal Brackla distillery.
The global supermarket chain has been selling Scotch under its own label for more than a decade.
Perth-based blender and producer of Reliance blended Scotch whisky.
Fife-based blender and proprietor of the Davaar brand of Scotch whisky.
A now defunct company specialising in creating Scotch whisky for export, especially to Italy.
Blender and bottler behind MacNair's blended Scotch whisky, now owned by Pernod Ricard.
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
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.
Producer of the Old Montrose blend, now owned by Campbell Meyer & Co.
One-time owner of Bladnoch distillery that became a Glasgow-based blender and exporter.
London-based wine merchant and whisky blender best known for its Ye Olde Drury blend.
Bristol-based wine and spirits merchant, blender and bottler of Dunlop Scotch whisky.
Blending company formed by two First Wold War veterans, best known for its Red Hackle blend.
Now dissolved whisky exporter and former owner of the Glen Rossie blended Scotch whisky brand.
Young Italian independent bottler with a meticulous focus on single cask whiskies.
Family-run German spirits importer that regularly bottles its own Scotch whiskies.
German independent whisky bottler dedicated to simple packaging and fair pricing.
German whisky retailer specialising in Scotch whisky with a small number of own label bottlings.
The London-based luxury department store has had several Scotch whiskies bottled under its name.
One of Germany’s leading discount supermarkets that owns the Highland River blended Scotch whisky.
One of the longest-serving Calor Gas dealerships, and Orkney wine and spirits merchant.
Once the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, which owned the Glen Nevis and Auld Acrimony brands.
Munich-based spirits retailer with its own line of own label Scotch whiskies.
James Devereaux was a wholesaler of alcoholic beverages based in London, UK.
Whisky club based in Belgium, organising tasting events and offering club bottlings.
A specialist whisky retailer based on the German, tax-exempt archipelago of Heligoland.
A high-end grocer and delicatessen based in Munich, Germany with its own line of own-label whiskies.
One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains owns Mc Intyre blended Scotch whisky.
The historic London wine merchant and bar chain has bottled its own whiskies since the 1980s.
Lost chain of London wine shops formerly owned by Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin.
A US-based retail warehouse club selling Scotch whisky under the Kirkland Signature brand.
The Speyside-based sporting retailer has had a couple of whiskies bottled under its own label.
Small, family-owned Scottish company specialising in independent and novelty whisky bottlings.
Long-standing Bologna whisky bar and shop with a short history of independent bottlings.
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.
This Switzerland-based duty free retailer has been bottlings its own whiskies since 2013.
Subsidiary of The Glenmorangie Company Ltd that once bottled the notorious 80:20 blend.
Small Italian wine shop and deli that dabbled briefly in whisky bottling.
Terroir-focused independent bottler that was founded in Aberdeen by its Japanese owner.
An independent bottling range founded by Gordon Wright after leaving Bruichladdich in 2005.
Famous and influential Italian importer and bottler of Scotch whisky and rum.
Private members’ club and independent bottler of whiskies and spirits.
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
Danish whisky retailer owned by Brian Toft, which also offers its own independent bottlings.
Modest sized blender and bottler originally based out of Glasgow as part of Train & McIntyre.