Wolf of Badenoch
Finishing in a French oak prunelle liqueur cask gives this single malt a fruity edge.
Finishing in a French oak prunelle liqueur cask gives this single malt a fruity edge.
Lochside's imposing white tower was once unmissable, but is now missed from the Montrose skyline.
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.
A malt, a blend and a grain make up this trio of whiskies from Sutcliffe & Son.
A Lowland grain distillery now transformed into Diageo’s cooperage hub in Alloa.
A charming distillery and visitors’ centre built within an 18th century farmstead.
Guardbridge’s Eden Mill is Scotland’s first combined brewery and distillery.
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 world’s most recognisable blended Scotch whisky brands with roots in Victorian Scotland.
Lowland malt distillery situated beside the Garnheath grain plant within Airdrie’s Moffat complex.
Grain distillery complex which also housed the Inverleven and Lomond malt distilleries.
A now silent Lowland grain distillery that was once also home to the Strathmore malt plant.
Sympathetic malt distillery built in homage to the adjacent historical Fife abbey.
Experimental Highlands distillery operating from an old fire station beside a castle.
Brand created to mark the birthday milestones of William Grant’s granddaughter, Janet Sheed Roberts.
Once producing a floral, citrus malt within Girvan's grain complex, Ladyburn's whisky is now rare.
Compass Box’s flagship blended grain whisky broke the mould upon its introduction in 2000.
An export-only Scotch brand that took its name from a long-closed distillery near Stirling.
This enduring Scotch whisky is best known for its associations to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Some grain whisky from the lost North of Scotland distillery was bottled under the name ‘Alloa’.
Lost Lowland distillery that was victimised by the Steins and once run by the Haigs. Also an ...
A lost 19th century distillery opened beside the Eden estuary at Guardbridge, Fife.
Long-gone malt distillery situated inside Glasgow’s Strathclyde grain plant.
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
Single grain Scotch whisky endorsed by David Beckham, with its roots in 17th century Scotland.
Blended grain whisky designed for club serves and named after the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine.
Short-lived malt distillery built within the Invergordon grain complex.
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
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.
Single malt distillery owned by Diageo, located on the banks of the Strathspey.
Teaninich is almost unique in its absence of a mash tun, but is one of Diageo’s giant workhorses.
Short-lived malt distillery incorporated into Airdrie’s Moffat complex beside Glen Flagler.
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
Part of Chivas Brothers' portfolio, Aberlour is best known for its cult expression, A'Bunadh.
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
Lost 18th century malt distillery that was also known as Linlithgow.
Lowlands malt distillery that exclusively triple distils its spirit.
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
Also known as Brechin, North Port was a family-owned distillery bought out and closed by DCL.
Orkney's Scapa is the only distillery to use a Lomond still to create whisky.
Diageo's Islay distillery produces a smoky, coastal malt, and was once home to the famed Malt Mill.
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
This Lowland malt with its gentle, fruity palate, commands a dedicated following.
Late 19th century distillery designed by Charles Doig, now owned by John Dewar & Sons.
A producer of malt for blending, Royal Brackla became the first Scotch to obtain a Royal Warrant.
Strathisla is the oldest licensed, and very well prettiest, distillery in Scotland.
The first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay will produce a distinctly island spirit.
Blended Scotch with one of the longest histories of any continuously-produced whisky.
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.
First produced in Victorian Inverness, this blended Scotch has established a following Stateside.
Malts from five distilleries are vatted together to form this fruity number from Murray McDavid.
The Teacher’s blend is notable for its high malt content and use of peaty malt whisky.
One of the world’s best-selling Scotch whiskies, with a strong following in France.
The most successful blended Scotch created by one of Glasgow’s great brokers, Wm Lundie & Co.
Today this historic Scotch brand created by Macdonald & Muir covers both blends and single malts.
An ancient blend from the same stable as Grand Old Parr, whose fans may have included Al Capone.
Short-lived malt distillery situated within North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
A major distillery in Aberdeen with a long and interesting history. Also known as North of Scotland.
Blended malt created exclusively for Safeway from the ashes of Guinness’ infamous DCL takeover.
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
A small Perthshire distillery that flowered and withered in the early 19th century.
A Sutherland distillery in its namesake town that ran from 1825-40 under three licensees.
As the name suggests, a blend of smoky Island and Highland single malts from Compass Box.
William Whiteley named this blended malt after Edradour distillery’s original moniker.
The proprietary brand of what became Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, an old DCL subsidiary.
A lost blend that recalls the area of Aberdeen where bottler Wm Cadenhead Ltd was first established.
An Aberdeenshire distillery that survived seven years of the 19th century, quite a feat at the time.
One of the lesser-known blends in the Haig portfolio that ran for a time in the 1970s.
Hailed as Scotland’s first single estate distillery, and the first within a castle’s grounds.
This Glasgow distillery ran for a brief spell near Bridgeton station in the early 19th century.
Blended whisky created in the early 20th century by Aberdeen bottler Wm Cadenhead.
A licence was granted for the distillery in 1818, but whether it made whisky is another question.
A rural distillery at Beauly, in Inverness-shire, that stood beside the river of the same name.
Islay’s ninth distillery and the first for independent bottler Hunter Laing & Co.
Sustainable distillery situated on the most westerly point of the British mainland.
One of Falkirk’s lost distilleries which operated briefly at the end of the 18th century.
Harris’ first commercial distillery that operates with the local community at its heart.
Annandale produces two types of single malt whisky, neither of which will be ready until 2018.
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
The new addition to Glasgow’s distilling revival is a blend of tradition and originality.
Diageo’s little-known experimental distillery, situated within the Leven bottling facility.
The lost Islay distillery of Ballygrant was but a fleeting part of the island’s history.
Ballintomb was a Morayshire distillery that lasted 42 years, a remarkable feat in the 19th century.
Early Glasgow distillery, also known as Hutchesontown, which sat on the River Clyde.
An early 19th century lost distillery located in its namesake village in Stirlingshire.
A 19th century distillery that was once located in its namesake village in Perthshire.
A distillery west of Glasgow, at the village of Duntocher, on the Clyde's north bank.
The first example of a Lomond still was situated at the Lomond distillery in the Dumbarton complex.
Also called House of Burns, a lost distillery at Monzievaird, near Crieff in Perthshire.
A lost rural 19th century Perthshire distillery, the precise location of which is ambiguous.
Glasgow’s first standalone malt distillery for over 100 years has its own ‘metropolitan’ style.
A here-and-gone distillery at Culbokie in the Ferintosh area of the Black Isle, Easter Ross.
Also known as Damhead, this now lost distillery was active near Falkirk in the 1830s.
A distillery at Bonnybridge, near Falkirk, a near-neighbour of Bonnymuir distillery.
Distillery established in Lanarkshire in the early 19th century, also known as Wilsontown.
A rural distillery that survived nine years from 1817 to 1826 under two distillers in the ...
Lost Glasgow distillery that operated briefly at the start of the 19th century.
A very briefly extant distillery established near Caithness in the final years of the 18th century.
One of many distilleries in and around Moulin and Pitlochry in the early to mid-19th century.
A vanished 19th century distillery, also known as Bank of Bishoptown and Kirkcudbright.
A long-defunct distillery at Portsoy, on the Moray Firth. Also known as Burnside.
This short-lived lost distillery was founded by knighted author Sir David Stewart of Garth.
Campbeltown’s smallest distillery, Springside managed to survive an astonishing 99 years.
Scotland’s first community-owned distillery is also 100% powered by renewable energy.
The ‘blended whisky of privilege’ produced by Glasgow blender and broker Wm Lundie & Co.
A now discontinued light, fruity single malt from Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
Victorian blend that became world-famous thanks to its friendly black and white terrier mascots.
The own-label blended Scotch brand owned by British convenience store chain, Nisa.
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
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’.
A 20th century blend nurtured by Macdonald & Muir that was eventually withdrawn in 2014.
This historic blended Scotch has its roots in Moray, but has a loyal following in Columbia.
Popular in export markets, this blend became a firm favourite of one of the world’s richest men.
Blended Scotch whisky named after the famous shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore!
A widely distributed Speyside-based blend created by blender and gin distiller W&A Gilbey.
A historic brand known as ‘the Glengoyne blend’ for its high proportion of the distillery’s malt.
A defunct William Whiteley & Co. blended Scotch designed for locomotive consumption.
Blended Scotch that remains part of the diverse range of products made at Loch Lomond distillery.
Blended Scotch initially created as an exclusive dram for Freemasons, though now widely available.
The flagship blend of John Haig & Co. was the first spirit to smash the million case barrier.
Sherry cask-matured blended Scotch offered as part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
With its 3 Star and 5 Star versions, Crawford’s was once a very popular blend in Scotland.
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.
St Andrews Whisky Company’s blended Scotch designed to ‘bridge the gap’ between malts and blends.
Well-aged blended Scotch whisky forming part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
Deluxe blend introduced by Matthew Gloag & Sons around the time of The Famous Grouse.
A standard Scotch blend in Africa and part of William Sanderson & Son’s Vat 69 stable.
The ‘world’s lightest Scotch’ was a blended whisky with a large following in the US.
This historic blend is linked to Ben Nevis and Tormore, and named after a notorious bootlegger.
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
Be it Dimple Haig or Dimple Pinch, this blend is still going over 120 years since its creation.
The blended Scotch whisky that kick-started the Douglas Laing firm, first created in 1886.
An export-only blend from the late-Victorian era that became ingrained in Glenmorangie plc’s DNA.
A late Victorian blend produced by the eponymous distiller Peter Dawson, now owned by Diageo.
One of the original big peaty blends, created by Laphroaig’s former owner, Ian Hunter.
Heavily peated Lowland malt produced at the short-lived Killyloch distillery in Airdrie.
This malt whisky is rare indeed, and comes from a defunct whisky broker in London.
Heavily peated single malt Scotch produced at the multifaceted Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
Now discontinued, heavily peated single malt from the Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
Luxury single malt produced for Indian drinks company Tilaknagar Industries by Benriach distillery.
A single malt produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery, mainly reserved for blends.
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
English independent bottler and retail shop owned by Thomas Ewers of Malts Of Scotland.
The owner of independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail and Benromach distillery.
Two of Scotland’s most renowned whisky families merged to form an alliance during the 1950s.
The current custodian of Rothes’ Glen Grant distillery, which is owned by Italy’s Gruppo Campari.
A hotel and catering conglomerate which became one of the world’s top wine and spirit producers.
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
Perthshire-based independent bottler and owner of Edradour distillery.
The group formed by the merger of Glenlivet, Glen Grant, BenRiach, Caperdnoich and Longmorn.
Family-owned drinks business, best known for the world’s leading single malt whisky, Glenfiddich.
Defunct blending, bottling and distilling company that once operated Bladnoch and Bruichladdich.
US-based liquor giant that held significant Scotch interests during the 20th century.
US owner of The BenRiach Distillery Company, and producer of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.
Grain and malt whisky distiller and blender owned by French group La Martiniquaise.
Company behind the build of Invergordon grain distillery, and operation of six malt distilleries.
Distilling dynasty best known for its early adoption of the patent still at Cameronbridge.
A company formed in 1997 to oversee Diageo’s beer, wine and spirits operations.
Distilling and blending company whose whisky was on board the ill-fated S.S Politician.
A holding company set up by Guinness PLC after its takeover of the Distillers Company Ltd.
Mumbai-based owner of the Seven Islands single malt, produced in collaboration with BenRiach.
Blending and distilling operation perhaps most famous today for its London dry gin.
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
A leading single malt Scotch whisky distiller and blender under Thai ownership.
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
Prolific English gin and Scotch whisky distiller and blender that became Long John International.
A quiet subsidiary of Edrington, but once a powerful 19th century whisky blender and distiller.
The successful Scotch whisky arm of the doomed Canadian distilling giant of the same name.
Operator of the Borders’ first legal whisky distillery in 180 years.
Leith-based whisky blender most famous for its Vat 69 blend.
Distiller and blender responsible for the Queen Anne and Something Special blends.
A prolific distiller and blender that eventually became part of The Edrington Group.
An independent distiller and blender that once operated Caol Ila and Tamdhu distilleries.
A Scotch whisky distilling and blending company famous for its Teacher’s Highland Cream blend.
Dutch producer and distributor of wine and spirits, and owner of the UK’s Mossburn Distillers.
The once-owner of two Campbeltown distilleries briefly operated by James Gulliver’s Argyll Group.
A subsidiary of J&A Mitchell, which operates Glengyle distillery and produces Kilkerran single malt.
Private bottling plant that transformed into a substantial whisky distiller and blender.
Canadian distiller Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts’ Scotch whisky operation.
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.
Owner of Tomatin distillery and producer of Antiquary, Talisman and Cù Bòcan whiskies.
Owner of two distilleries in in the Argyllshire port of Campbeltown.
Owner of Lagavulin and Craigellachie distilleries that evolved out of Mackie & Co.
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
The historic Dutch chain of wine and spirits retailers sells whiskies under its own label.
A historic name in the world of Scotch whisky, now owned by Ian MacLeod Distillers.
Glasgow-based owner of The Ileach, Black Cuillin and Pibroch single malts.
An independent whisky blender most famous for the Grand Macnish, Lauder’s, and Islay Mist blends.
Established in 1885 to build North British distillery in opposition to DCL’s grain whisky monopoly.
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
London-based independent bottler that produces the Port Askaig and Elements of Islay brands.
Dublin-based wine and spirit merchant founded by Alexander Findlater.
High-end Campbeltown deli-turned-independent bottler that became a Cadenhead outlet.
The Morrison family-owned operator of Aberargie distillery near Perth.
Company established to oversee the build and operation of Ballindalloch distillery in Banffshire.
The story of Glenglassaugh distillery’s operator is a true phoenix-from-the-flames tale.
A family company that owned and operated a single distillery, Dalmore, for nearly a century.
Modern group created to build and operate Glasgow’s first distillery for over 100 years.
The holding company created to build and operate Isle of Harris distillery.
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.
The owner of Annandale distillery in Annan carefully restored the historic site to its former glory.
Holding company overseeing the construction and operation of the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow.
Independent bottler and operator of Dornoch distillery in Sutherland.
Company founded to oversee the build and operation of Ncn’ean distillery in Oban.
Community-owned society behind the eco-friendly GlenWyvis distillery in Dingwall.
Germany and Austria-based blender and bottler that owns the Glenkenny and Dean’s Scotch whiskies.
Former Glasgow-based blender and bottler, later a Distillers Company Ltd subsidiary.
Blender and merchant most famous for creating Crabbie’s Green Ginger Wine.
Wine and spirits merchant and owner of Grierson’s No.1 blended Scotch whisky.
A humble London wine and spirit merchant that created one of the world’s best selling blends.
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
A Sheffield-based wine and spirits merchant and whisky blender that closed in 1970.
Glasgow-based blender and bottler of Consulate and Highland Reserve Scotch whisky blends.
Dormant brewing company with Scotch whisky blending and bottling interests.
Edinburgh-based company behind the first Scotch whisky distillery on the Isle of Raasay.
Perth-based whisky blender best known for its Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky brand.
One-time owner of Bladnoch distillery that became a Glasgow-based blender and exporter.
Major brewing conglomerate in the 1960s and ‘70s which diversified into whisky.
Blender, bottler and UK spirits importer that produces the Angels’ Nectar blended malt.
Family-owned American wine and spirits merchant based in San Francisco.
Once the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, which owned the Glen Nevis and Auld Acrimony brands.
Nineteenth-century British department store with a series of Scotch bottlings.
The luxury goods manufacturer and retailer had its own blend created during the 1970s.
Speyside hotel and bar, located in Craigellachie at the heart of Scotland’s Malt Whisky Trail.
Danish wine and spirits store stocking a small selection of own-label Scotch whisky.
The Speyside-based sporting retailer has had a couple of whiskies bottled under its own label.
German whisky and cigar merchant that offers customers occasional single casks under its own label.
Netherlands-based online retailer that also produces special whisky festival bottlings.
A specialist whisky retailer based on the German, tax-exempt archipelago of Heligoland.
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
Stuttgart-based whisky retailer with its own small range of independent bottlings.
UK chain of shops allowing customers to bottle their own spirits and condiments by hand.
Village grocer, ironmonger and wine and spirits merchant that became known for its whisky.
Prominent 1980s Italian indie bottler that helped establish a trend for cask strength whiskies.
Famous and influential Italian importer and bottler of Scotch whisky and rum.
Independent bottler with a focus on well-matured single cask single malts.
Terroir-focused independent bottler that was founded in Aberdeen by its Japanese owner.
Dundee-based independent bottler with a handful of releases to its name.
A London-based independent bottler that also operates a retail shop and bar in Singapore.
Small German indie bottler with only a handful of releases to its name.
Small Cumbria-based indie bottler with a number of interesting but obscure whiskies to its name.
Though to be Sweden’s first independent bottler of single cask single malts.
Small Scottish independent bottler with just three releases to its name so far.