King of Scots
The blended Scotch whisky that kick-started the Douglas Laing firm, first created in 1886.
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Distilleries & brands (225)
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King's Ransom
Once the ‘world’s most expensive whisky’, this 1920s blend was created by the owner of Edradour.
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King George IV
A once popular blend named after the monarch who introduced distilling licences in 1823.
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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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Lochside
Lochside's imposing white tower was once unmissable, but is now missed from the Montrose skyline.
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Kingsbarns
A charming distillery and visitors’ centre built within an 18th century farmstead.
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Eden Mill
Guardbridge’s Eden Mill is Scotland’s first combined brewery and distillery.
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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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The Exceptional
A malt, a blend and a grain make up this trio of whiskies from Sutcliffe & Son.
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Caledonian
Edinburgh-situated grain giant that was once the largest distillery in Scotland.
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Carsebridge
One of the Lowland grain distilleries forming the naissance of DCL in the 19th century.
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Cambus
A Lowland grain distillery now transformed into Diageo’s cooperage hub in Alloa.
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Garnheath
Lowland grain distillery situated within the vast Moffat distilling complex.
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Lindores Abbey
Sympathetic malt distillery built in homage to the adjacent historical Fife abbey.
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Dornoch
Experimental Highlands distillery operating from an old fire station beside a castle.
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Glenfoyle
An export-only Scotch brand that took its name from a long-closed distillery near Stirling.
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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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BrewDog
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
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Johnnie Walker
The biggest, and most iconic, blended Scotch whisky is recognisable the world over.
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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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Glenugie
Once Scotland’s most easterly distillery that fell victim to the 1980s whisky loch.
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8O8
Blended grain whisky designed for club serves and named after the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine.
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Kinclaith
Long-gone malt distillery situated inside Glasgow’s Strathclyde grain plant.
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Glen Albyn
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
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Teaninich
Teaninich is almost unique in its absence of a mash tun, but is one of Diageo’s giant workhorses.
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Coleburn
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
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Craigellachie
Late 19th century distillery designed by Charles Doig, now owned by John Dewar & Sons.
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Strathisla
Strathisla is the oldest licensed, and very well prettiest, distillery in Scotland.
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Aberlour
Part of Chivas Brothers' portfolio, Aberlour is best known for its cult expression, A'Bunadh.
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Ailsa Bay
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
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Auchentoshan
Lowlands malt distillery that exclusively triple distils its spirit.
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Bladnoch
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
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Dalwhinnie
Single malt distillery owned by Diageo, located on the banks of the Strathspey.
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Glendronach
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
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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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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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Righ Seumas
Malts from five distilleries are vatted together to form this fruity number from Murray McDavid.
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Usquaebach
First produced in Victorian Inverness, this blended Scotch has established a following Stateside.
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Haig Club
Single grain Scotch whisky endorsed by David Beckham, with its roots in 17th century Scotland.
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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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Royal Strathythan
One of the first blends released by Chivas Brothers, and a forerunner to Chivas Regal.
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Hazelwood
Brand created to mark the birthday milestones of William Grant’s granddaughter, Janet Sheed Roberts.
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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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Lismore
The most successful blended Scotch created by one of Glasgow’s great brokers, Wm Lundie & Co.
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Moidart
This blended malt whisky was produced by bottler Wm Cadenhead in the late 20th century.
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Munro's
Leith blender James Munro & Son produced a series of blended scotch whiskies under the Munro’s name.
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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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Auchnagie
This blended malt is designed to mimic the character of Perthshire’s lost Auchnagie distillery.
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Smoking Ember
Lombard Brands’ third installment in its Illustration Malts series of blended malts.
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Garthland
A lost Renfrewshire distillery that operated near Lochwinnoch in the late 1700s.
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Auld Acrimony
Blended malt created exclusively for Safeway from the ashes of Guinness’ infamous DCL takeover.
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Serendipity
Blended malt born by mistake at Glenmorangie’s blending plant after some clever lateral thinking.
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Glenforres
William Whiteley named this blended malt after Edradour distillery’s original moniker.
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The Spice Tree
Spice-led blended malt from Compass Box, which gets its flavour from three Highland whiskies.
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Stratheden
Blended malt whisky produced to mimic the style produced by one of Fife’s lost distilleries.
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Anchor Bay
The last remaining whisky in Lombard Brands’ dinner-oriented Illustration Malts series.
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Hopkins' Navy Supreme
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
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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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Ye Whisky of Ye Monks
A curiosity among blends that is still in production over 120 years since it was first created.
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Highland Nectar
One of the blended Scotch whiskies established by the DCL in the late Victorian era.
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Ncn'ean
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
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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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Lomond
The first example of a Lomond still was situated at the Lomond distillery in the Dumbarton complex.
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Yetts of Muckhart
This Perthshire distillery was was open from 1817 to 1826 under three different licensees.
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Glasgow
Glasgow’s first standalone malt distillery for over 100 years has its own ‘metropolitan’ style.
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Heastigro
Heastigro is another quaintly-named and short-lived Caithness distillery, licensed to John Gun ...
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Balloch
Balloch distillery stood in or near its namesake castle by the southern tip of Loch Lomond.
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Annandale
Annandale produces two types of single malt whisky, neither of which will be ready until 2018.
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Ardnamurchan
Sustainable distillery situated on the most westerly point of the British mainland.
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Leven
Diageo’s little-known experimental distillery, situated within the Leven bottling facility.
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Ardnahoe
Islay’s ninth distillery and the first for independent bottler Hunter Laing & Co.
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Cabrach
A farm distillery in the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. One of few legally sanctioned sites in the area.
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Islay
Laphroaig’s short-lived (and despised) neighbour which was also known as Ardenistle and Kidalton.
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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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Portnauld
A farm distillery once located near Inchinnan in Renfrewshire in the 18th century.
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Stornoway
One of the few legal distilleries on the Isle of Lewis, which was also known as Ness.
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Woodfoot
Early Glasgow distillery, also known as Hutchesontown, which sat on the River Clyde.
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GlenWyvis
Scotland’s first community-owned distillery is also 100% powered by renewable energy.
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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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Chivas Regal
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
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Long John
This historic blend is linked to Ben Nevis and Tormore, and named after a notorious bootlegger.
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Clanroy
A now dormant blended Scotch owned by Morrison Bowmore that has its roots in the 1930s.
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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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Crawford's
With its 3 Star and 5 Star versions, Crawford’s was once a very popular blend in Scotland.
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Bonnie Lassie
Another bygone blend that was created by the wine & spirit merchant W.H. Chaplin & Co.
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Islay Mist
One of the original big peaty blends, created by Laphroaig’s former owner, Ian Hunter.
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Big Boy
Living up to its name, bottles of Big Boy featured a strikingly strong Highlander carrying a cask.
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Dimple
Be it Dimple Haig or Dimple Pinch, this blend is still going over 120 years since its creation.
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Ainslie's
The proprietary brand of what became Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, an old DCL subsidiary.
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Bailie Nicol Jarvie
A 20th century blend nurtured by Macdonald & Muir that was eventually withdrawn in 2014.
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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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Peter Dawson's Special
A late Victorian blend produced by the eponymous distiller Peter Dawson, now owned by Diageo.
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High Commissioner
Value blend produced by Loch Lomond Group that enjoys considerable success in the UK and overseas.
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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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Queen Anne
A remarkably enduring blend from Victorian Edinburgh containing some of the ‘finest malt whisky’.
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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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Slaintheva
Purchasers of this blended Scotch could have their name inscribed on the label gratis.
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SS Politician
Blended Scotch whisky named after the famous shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore!
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Inchmoan
Heavily-peated variant of Inchmurrin single malt, both produced at Loch Lomond distillery.
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Craiglodge
A medium peated single malt produced at Loch Lomond distillery and part of its discontinued Loch ...
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Glen Douglas
A single malt produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery, mainly reserved for blends.
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Inchfad
Now discontinued, heavily peated single malt from the Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
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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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Port Charlotte
A heavily peated single malt, distilled on the Isle of Islay at Bruichladdich distillery.
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Wolf of Badenoch
Finishing in a French oak prunelle liqueur cask gives this single malt a fruity edge.
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North of Scotland Distillery Co
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
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Torabhaig
Skye’s second whisky distillery is configured to produce a typical island-style malt.
Whisky companies (121)
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Archibald Campbell, Hope & King
Dormant brewing company with Scotch whisky blending and bottling interests.
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Speymalt Whisky Distributors
The owner of independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail and Benromach distillery.
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Independent bottler
Wemyss Vintage Malts
Producer of a range of blended malts and single cask Scotch whisky expressions.
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Independent bottler
Hunter Laing & Company
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
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Seager Evans
Prolific English gin and Scotch whisky distiller and blender that became Long John International.
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International Distillers & Vintners (IDV)
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
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Guinness UDV
A company formed in 1997 to oversee Diageo’s beer, wine and spirits operations.
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Grand Metropolitan
A hotel and catering conglomerate which became one of the world’s top wine and spirit producers.
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Schenley Industries
US-based liquor giant that held significant Scotch interests during the 20th century.
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Whitbread & Co
British brewer, hotelier and restaurateur that at one time owned five Scotch whisky distilleries.
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Allied Lyons
Blending and brewing company formed by the merger of Allied Breweries and J. Lyons & Co.
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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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Bulloch Lade & Company
An independent distiller and blender that once operated Caol Ila and Tamdhu distilleries.
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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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Isle of Arran Distillers
Independent distilling operation, with two distilleries, located on the Isle of Arran.
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J&A Mitchell & Company
Owner of two distilleries in in the Argyllshire port of Campbeltown.
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Glenmorangie Company
The Scotch malt whisky arm of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton-Moët Hennessy (LVMH).
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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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William Sanderson & Son
Leith-based whisky blender most famous for its Vat 69 blend.
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James Buchanan & Company
One of the ‘Big Five’ producers that grew from a one-man business into a global empire.
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A Gillies & Co Distillers
Glasgow-based blender, bottler and owner of Glen Scotia distillery in Campbeltown.
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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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Hiram Walker & Sons
Canadian distiller Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts’ Scotch whisky operation.
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William Teacher & Sons
A Scotch whisky distilling and blending company famous for its Teacher’s Highland Cream blend.
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United Distillers
A holding company set up by Guinness PLC after its takeover of the Distillers Company Ltd.
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Distillers Company Limited (DCL)
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
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Campbell Distillers
A whisky blending and bottling company famous for its Clan Campbell blended whiskies.
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Glen Turner Company
Grain and malt whisky distiller and blender owned by French group La Martiniquaise.
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Stanley P. Morrison
Glasgow whisky broker that grew into a distilling and blending heavyweight.
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Hedges and Butler Limited
A historic name in the world of Scotch whisky, now owned by Ian MacLeod Distillers.
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Berry Bros & Rudd
A historic family-owned wine and spirits merchant in London’s St James‘s district.
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Wemyss Distillery Ltd.
Holding company established by the Wemyss family to purchase Kingsbarns distillery in Fife.
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Whisky Castle
The UK’s highest whisky retailer and independent bottler in Tomintoul.
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Eaglesome
High-end Campbeltown deli-turned-independent bottler that became a Cadenhead outlet.
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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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Morrison & Mackay
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
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Benromach Distillery Co
The operator of Benromach distillery in Forres, which is itself owned by Gordon & MacPhail.
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MacKenzie Brothers
A family company that owned and operated a single distillery, Dalmore, for nearly a century.
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Annandale Distillery Company
The owner of Annandale distillery in Annan carefully restored the historic site to its former glory.
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Ballindalloch Distillery LLP
Company established to oversee the build and operation of Ballindalloch distillery in Banffshire.
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North of Scotland Distillery Co
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
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Drimnin Distillery Company
Company founded to oversee the build and operation of Ncn’ean distillery in Oban.
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BenRiach Distillery Company
Edinburgh-based company with two Speyside distilleries and one Highland distillery in its portfolio.
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J Duncan Thomson & Company
J. Duncan Thomson & Co Ltd. was a blending company based in Dunbartonshire.
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AA Muirhead
Early 20th century blender with a focus on brands that reflected the Scottish countryside.
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George G Sandeman Sons & Co
One of the world’s great Port wine houses also blended and bottled Scotch whiskies.
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Highfern
Blender, bottler and UK spirits importer that produces the Angels’ Nectar blended malt.
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T&A McClelland
One-time owner of Bladnoch distillery that became a Glasgow-based blender and exporter.
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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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James Martin & Company
Producer of the James Martin blends, and now a subsidiary company of The Glenmorangie Co Ltd.
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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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Carlisle & District State Management Scheme
Carlisle’s State Management Scheme was one of three set up in Britain to nationalise the ...
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The Lost Distillery Company
Kilmarnock-based whisky blender focused on recreating malts from long lost distilleries.
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MacDuff International
An independent whisky blender most famous for the Grand Macnish, Lauder’s, and Islay Mist blends.
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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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Anderson & Shaw
Defunct Glasgow-based wholesale tea, wine and spirit merchant, specialising in whisky blending.
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Peter Thomson (Perth)
Historic Perth-based blender, bottler and wholesale wine and spirits merchant.
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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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Scottish & Newcastle
Defunct brewing and leisure company, with single malt and blended Scotch whisky interests.
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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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Davaar International (Scotland)
Fife-based blender and proprietor of the Davaar brand of Scotch whisky.
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John Bisset & Company
Non-trading blender and distiller owned by Diageo that once operated Royal Brackla distillery.
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Hamish Robertson and Company
Glasgow-based blender and bottler of Consulate and Highland Reserve Scotch whisky blends.
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Auld Alliance
A world-renowned whisky bar in Singapore with a selection of whiskies bottled under its name.
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Symposion House of Taste
Retailer and importer of Scotch whisky based on the island of Malmö in Central Sweden.
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Dansk Maltwhisky Akademi
Danish whisky events organiser with its own range of limited edition Scotch whiskies.
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Harrods
The London-based luxury department store has had several Scotch whiskies bottled under its name.
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Uhrskov Vine
Danish wine and spirits store stocking a small selection of own-label Scotch whisky.
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Wolsdorff
German tobacconist selling a range of single malt Scotch whiskies bottled under its own label.
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Westwood Whisky
German whisky retailer specialising in Scotch whisky with a small number of own label bottlings.
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Tesco
The global supermarket chain has been selling Scotch under its own label for more than a decade.
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Pure Spirit
An online retailer offering a curated range of Scotch whisky, specialising in single casks.
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Alfred Dunhill
The luxury goods manufacturer and retailer had its own blend created during the 1970s.
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Gall & Gall
The historic Dutch chain of wine and spirits retailers sells whiskies under its own label.
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Mortimers of Speyside
The Speyside-based sporting retailer has had a couple of whiskies bottled under its own label.
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WM Morrison Supermarkets
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
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Independent bottler
Hidden Spirits
Young Italian independent bottler with a meticulous focus on single cask whiskies.
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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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Independent bottler
Kingsbury Wine & Spirits Co
Terroir-focused independent bottler that was founded in Aberdeen by its Japanese owner.
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Independent bottler
The Single Cask
A London-based independent bottler that also operates a retail shop and bar in Singapore.
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Independent bottler
Box Destilleri
One of Sweden’s new start-up distilleries making a strong name for itself around the globe.
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Independent bottler
Campbell & Clark
Modest sized blender and bottler originally based out of Glasgow as part of Train & McIntyre.
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Independent bottler
Samaroli
Famous and influential Italian importer and bottler of Scotch whisky and rum.
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Independent bottler
Blackadder International
This family-owned independent bottler specialises in cask strength whiskies.
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Independent bottler
The Malt Whisky Co
Independent bottler with a focus on well-matured single cask single malts.
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Independent bottler
Dram House Associates
John Milroy’s company under which the Frisky Whisky range was bottled.
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Independent bottler
Auld Rare Whisky
Though to be Sweden’s first independent bottler of single cask single malts.
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Independent bottler
Enjoy Whisky
A short-lived German independent bottler with only a handful of bottlings to its name.
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Independent bottler
Intertrade
Prominent 1980s Italian indie bottler that helped establish a trend for cask strength whiskies.
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Independent bottler
Robert Graham
A whisky and tobacco merchant founded in Glasgow in 1874, now with stores across the UK.
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Independent bottler
Braunstein
Danish brewery and micro distillery which also has a range of independent bottlings to its name.
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Independent bottler
Kik Bar
Long-standing Bologna whisky bar and shop with a short history of independent bottlings.