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A malt, a blend and a grain make up this trio of whiskies from Sutcliffe & Son.
A malt, a blend and a grain make up this trio of whiskies from Sutcliffe & Son.
Lochside's imposing white tower was once unmissable, but is now missed from the Montrose skyline.
The smallest legal stills in Scotland live in an area famed for its illicit ‘whisky’.
A charming distillery and visitors’ centre built within an 18th century farmstead.
Guardbridge’s Eden Mill is Scotland’s first combined brewery and distillery.
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.
Lowland grain distillery situated within the vast Moffat distilling complex.
One of the Lowland grain distilleries forming the naissance of DCL in the 19th century.
A now silent Lowland grain distillery that was once also home to the Strathmore malt plant.
A Lowland grain distillery now transformed into Diageo’s cooperage hub in Alloa.
Edinburgh-situated grain giant that was once the largest distillery in Scotland.
Living up to its name, bottles of Big Boy featured a strikingly strong Highlander carrying a cask.
The much-hyped up 40-year-old single malt released by Aldi in 2011 for less than £50.
BrewDog’s experimental whisky and spirits distillery is anything but conventional.
Experimental Highlands distillery operating from an old fire station beside a castle.
Sympathetic malt distillery built in homage to the adjacent historical Fife abbey.
This enduring Scotch whisky is best known for its associations to explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
An old-style whisky that echoes the substantial Victorian buildings in which it’s made.
An export-only Scotch brand that took its name from a long-closed distillery near Stirling.
A lost 19th century distillery opened beside the Eden estuary at Guardbridge, Fife.
Lost Lowland distillery that was victimised by the Steins and once run by the Haigs. Also an ...
Discontinued blend established by the Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in the 1970s.
Orkney's Scapa is the only distillery to use a Lomond still to create whisky.
Once Scotland’s most easterly distillery that fell victim to the 1980s whisky loch.
Diageo's Islay distillery produces a smoky, coastal malt, and was once home to the famed Malt Mill.
Part of Chivas Brothers' portfolio, Aberlour is best known for its cult expression, A'Bunadh.
Strathisla is the oldest licensed, and very well prettiest, distillery in Scotland.
Compass Box’s flagship blended grain whisky broke the mould upon its introduction in 2000.
A producer of malt for blending, Royal Brackla became the first Scotch to obtain a Royal Warrant.
Balvenie is one of the few distilleries to still operate a floor maltings.
Nineteenth century Highland malt distillery once operated by Canadian whisky baron Joseph Hobbs.
Blended grain whisky designed for club serves and named after the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine.
Once producing a floral, citrus malt within Girvan's grain complex, Ladyburn's whisky is now rare.
One of the oldest distilleries in Speyside and one that still uses direct fire to heat its stills.
Late 19th century distillery designed by Charles Doig, now owned by John Dewar & Sons.
Lowlands malt distillery that exclusively triple distils its spirit.
Flexible Lowlands distillery situated within the Girvan complex producing a range of malt styles.
Long-gone malt distillery situated inside Glasgow’s Strathclyde grain plant.
Although silent for decades, Parkmore is still standing and in remarkably good condition.
This Inverness malt distillery was a forerunner of innovation though sadly demolished in 1983.
It wasn't until its demise that Port Ellen’s whisky grew to become some of the most iconic.
Short-lived malt distillery incorporated into Airdrie’s Moffat complex beside Glen Flagler.
This Lowland malt with its gentle, fruity palate, commands a dedicated following.
Short-lived malt distillery built within the Invergordon grain complex.
Also known as Brechin, North Port was a family-owned distillery bought out and closed by DCL.
An historic site given a new lease of life as a grassy, malty Lowland malt.
Delicate, fruity Speysider recently relaunched as a single malt whisky.
Lost 18th century malt distillery that was also known as Linlithgow.
The first legal distillery on the Isle of Raasay will produce a distinctly island spirit.
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.
This shy Speyside distillery was more famous for its experimental work than its single malt.
Range of single malt and blended Scotch whiskies produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery.
Some grain whisky from the lost North of Scotland distillery was bottled under the name ‘Alloa’.
First produced in Victorian Inverness, this blended Scotch has established a following Stateside.
The biggest, and most iconic, blended Scotch whisky is recognisable the world over.
One of the most famous names in the Port trade also produced some very respectable Scotch.
A standard blend from the 1930s and now the most popular ‘premium whisky’ in France.
This blended Scotch whisky was created in honour of the ruined Mull castle and seat of Clan Maclean.
First produced in the 1970s, this blended Scotch is now a dormant brand owned by JG Distillers.
Malts from five distilleries are vatted together to form this fruity number from Murray McDavid.
Single grain Scotch whisky endorsed by David Beckham, with its roots in 17th century Scotland.
Brand created to mark the birthday milestones of William Grant’s granddaughter, Janet Sheed Roberts.
The Teacher’s blend is notable for its high malt content and use of peaty malt whisky.
Today this historic Scotch brand created by Macdonald & Muir covers both blends and single malts.
The most successful blended Scotch created by one of Glasgow’s great brokers, Wm Lundie & Co.
One of the world’s best-selling Scotch whiskies, with a strong following in France.
Annandale produces two types of single malt whisky, neither of which will be ready until 2018.
While its name references a long-forgotten ailment, Monkey Shoulder is a thoroughly modern whisky.
A 19th century distillery that was once located in its namesake village in Perthshire.
The new addition to Glasgow’s distilling revival is a blend of tradition and originality.
Be it Dimple Haig or Dimple Pinch, this blend is still going over 120 years since its creation.
William Whiteley named this blended malt after Edradour distillery’s original moniker.
Blended malt born by mistake at Glenmorangie’s blending plant after some clever lateral thinking.
One of the lesser-known blends from Glaswegian distiller and blender John Hopkins & Co.
This blended malt was produced by the Glenfyne Distillery Co for a short time in the 1930s.
Blended malt created to closely mirror the style of one of Speyside’s lost distilleries.
Remote west coast distillery producing a light, fruity and 100% organic single malt spirit.
This blended malt is designed to mimic the character of Perthshire’s lost Auchnagie distillery.
Also called Benachie in the US, this blended malt pays tribute to a lost Aberdeenshire distillery.
One of Midlothian’s short-lived farm distilleries that operated for three years in the 18th century.
Pebble Beach was a transient brand designed to reveal Speyside’s characteristics.
This series of three independently bottled blended malts raised thousands for charity.
As the name suggests, a blend of smoky Island and Highland single malts from Compass Box.
Spice-led blended malt from Compass Box, which gets its flavour from three Highland whiskies.
Blended malt created exclusively for Safeway from the ashes of Guinness’ infamous DCL takeover.
Although named after a lost Campbeltown distillery, Glen Nevis contained different whisky entirely.
One of two blended malts introduced by Lombard Brands to reflect a region’s characteristics.
Blended malt whisky produced to mimic the style produced by one of Fife’s lost distilleries.
The last remaining whisky in Lombard Brands’ dinner-oriented Illustration Malts series.
Lombard Brands’ third installment in its Illustration Malts series of blended malts.
Speyside blended malt featuring whiskies sourced from Mortlach, Macallan and Glenrothes.
Blended malt from Murray McDavid that combines whiskies from the five Scottish whisky regions.
This blended malt whisky was produced by bottler Wm Cadenhead in the late 20th century.
Harris’ first commercial distillery that operates with the local community at its heart.
One of the blended Scotch whiskies established by the DCL in the late Victorian era.
This historic blended Scotch has its roots in Moray, but has a loyal following in Columbia.
Value blend produced by Loch Lomond Group that enjoys considerable success in the UK and overseas.
A distillery once located in Perthshire on Loch Tay’s south shore, possibly also called Lochtayside.
A now discontinued light, fruity single malt from Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
A short-lived distillery in Kilmahoe parish, Dumfriesshire, that operated in the early 1830s.
A lost 19th century distillery located in the Milothian locality of the same name.
This Perthshire distillery was was open from 1817 to 1826 under three different licensees.
Also called House of Burns, a lost distillery at Monzievaird, near Crieff in Perthshire.
Scotland’s first community-owned distillery is also 100% powered by renewable energy.
One of Aberdeenshire’s lost 19th century distilleries, also known as Inverary and Inverurie.
An ancient blend from the same stable as Grand Old Parr, whose fans may have included Al Capone.
One of many distilleries in and around Moulin and Pitlochry in the early to mid-19th century.
The first example of a Lomond still was situated at the Lomond distillery in the Dumbarton complex.
At one time one of the most northerly distilleries on the Scottish mainland.
With its 3 Star and 5 Star versions, Crawford’s was once a very popular blend in Scotland.
Islay’s ninth distillery and the first for independent bottler Hunter Laing & Co.
A Caithness farm distillery run by James Henderson, who later founded Pulteney distillery in Wick.
A 20th century blend nurtured by Macdonald & Muir that was eventually withdrawn in 2014.
Diageo’s little-known experimental distillery, situated within the Leven bottling facility.
Scottish whisky, English company and an Indian name – this is a truly cosmopolitan brand.
An early 19th century Argyll distillery that became a world-class racing yacht workshop.
Short-lived malt distillery situated within North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
The Imperial distillery made way for Chivas Brothers’ modern yet historically-sympathetic Dalmunach.
Hailed as Scotland’s first single estate distillery, and the first within a castle’s grounds.
Blended Scotch whisky produced by Marussia Beverages that was named after a great Scottish warship.
Ballintomb was a Morayshire distillery that lasted 42 years, a remarkable feat in the 19th century.
An urban distillery in Aberdeen in the Gilcomston area with a near-90 year history.
A Stirlingshire distillery with a long history. Also known as Glenmurray and St Thomas’s Well.
All that’s left of the precursor to The Glenlivet is a small marker bearing its founder’s name.
A distillery at Bonnybridge, near Falkirk, a near-neighbour of Bonnymuir distillery.
An early 19th century distillery in Ross and Cromarty, the site of which is now said to be haunted.
Balloch distillery stood in or near its namesake castle by the southern tip of Loch Lomond.
A brewery-turned-distillery in the Finnieston area of Glasgow that survived from 1824 until ...
Another distillery with a short lifespan at Slamannan, near Falkirk, from 1825-26.
A Sutherland distillery in its namesake town that ran from 1825-40 under three licensees.
One of many lost distilleries in the Stirling area, but one of the few operated by a woman.
An urban distillery that once stood somewhere in Aberdeen in the 19th century.
Micro-distillery built at Lagavulin with one of the most enigmatic tales in Scotch whisky history.
An isolated Perthshire farm distillery on the lower slopes of Farragon Hill and Creag A' Mhadaidh.
A lost distillery that operated somewhere on Aberdeen’s northern edge in the late 18th century.
Also spelled Gledfield, this was a fleeting distillery in Ross and Cromarty from 1798-99.
Another here-and-gone Caithness distillery that operated from 1798-99 under James MacBeath.
The early 19th century farm distillery at Portmahomack was situated on the Seafield estate.
Lost 18th century distillery in Morayshire whose unidentified distiller went bankrupt in 1795.
A hard-to-pinpoint lost Speyside distillery, located somewhere in the Elgin area.
Airdrie, also known as Tobermore, was a successful and relatively long-surviving distillery.
A lost distillery on the west coast of Kintyre, Argyll, recorded as operating in the 19th century.
An early Caithness distillery near Halkirk that at one point encompassed two sites.
A farm distillery in the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. One of few legally sanctioned sites in the area.
Dundee’s only known legal distillery survived for only a decade in the early 19th century.
A Kirckaldy-located 19th century distillery, whose buildings still survive today.
A rural distillery near the harbour village of Portgordon – then Banffshire, now Moray.
This early 19th century Muthill farm distillery’s buildings still exist today as a cattery.
A distillery at its namesake village in the Black Isle with a 35-year history, 22 of them silent.
A rural distillery that survived nine years from 1817 to 1826 under two distillers in the ...
A long-defunct distillery at Portsoy, on the Moray Firth. Also known as Burnside.
Rathohall, also known as Ratho, was a Midlothian distillery established near Edinburgh in the 1820s.
An enigmatic distillery near Whithorn whose location and licence-holder remain a complete mystery.
A lost rural 19th century Perthshire distillery, the precise location of which is ambiguous.
A distillery at Dunbar, East Lothian, that distilled from 1798 until the mid-1830s.
Glasgow’s first standalone malt distillery for over 100 years has its own ‘metropolitan’ style.
Badarrach was a distillery situated just south of the Kyle of Sutherland in Strath Oykel.
An early 19th century lost distillery located in its namesake village in Stirlingshire.
A lost distillery of the early 19th century, located somewhere in Stirlingshire, now Dunbartonshire.
Possibly the same distillery as Auchtergaven, Bankfoot distillery is an anomaly.
Fleeting rural 19th century distillery that operated in the village of Blackburn near Aberdeen.
A major distillery in Aberdeen with a long and interesting history. Also known as North of Scotland.
Also known as Damhead, this now lost distillery was active near Falkirk in the 1830s.
One of a swathe of lost Islay distilleries, Bridgend was briefly licensed in the early 19th century.
One of more than 20 lost distilleries in the Inverness area, Bught survived barely one year.
An urban Lowland distillery in its namesake town that distilled intermittently between 1795-1826.
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.
The lost distillery of Fort Augustus was also known as Glentarff in the 1850s.
A lost Renfrewshire distillery that operated near Lochwinnoch in the late 1700s.
A lost Lowland distillery near Lesmahagow in Lanarkshire that survived 15 years from 1825 to 1840.
Also known as Phingask, this lost Fraserburgh distillery was relatively successful.
Another here-and-gone distillery in its namesake town that operated briefly in 1818-19.
Laphroaig’s short-lived (and despised) neighbour which was also known as Ardenistle and Kidalton.
This 19th century distillery near Aberfeldy stood silent for much of its 42-year history.
An isolated farm distillery in Ayrshire that was operational only briefly in 1795.
An early 19th century distillery that operated briefly in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
Lost Glasgow distillery that operated briefly at the start of the 19th century.
An early farm-based distillery south of Stirling that was active in the 1790s.
A far-flung distillery on the Isle of Tiree that distilled in the early 19th century.
This farm distillery was northwest of Kirriemuir, the birthplace of Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie.
A 19th century distillery that operated on what was then the outskirts of Aberdeen.
Campbeltown’s smallest distillery, Springside managed to survive an astonishing 99 years.
A long-lost farm distillery, once sited between Musselburgh and Tranent.
A 19th century distillery that operated for a short time in Ayrshire town of the same name.
This lost Midlothian distillery was active for around five years at the start of the 19th century.
One of the few legal distilleries on the Isle of Lewis, which was also known as Ness.
Early Glasgow distillery, also known as Hutchesontown, which sat on the River Clyde.
One of 18 lost distilleries in the Falkirk area, Abbotshaugh had a brief existence.
Achlatt is one of countless lost Perthshire distilleries, near Moulin, Pitlochry.
One of countless short-lived distilleries in Inverness-shire, also known as Ardersier.
An Aberdeenshire distillery that survived seven years of the 19th century, quite a feat at the time.
A small Perthshire distillery that flowered and withered in the early 19th century.
A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Caithness farm distillery that opened and shut in 1798.
The lost Islay distillery of Ballygrant was but a fleeting part of the island’s history.
A late 18th-century distillery, active for less than a year at an unknown location in Perthshire.
A vanished 19th century distillery, also known as Bank of Bishoptown and Kirkcudbright.
This Glasgow distillery ran for a brief spell near Bridgeton station in the early 19th century.
One of Edinburgh’s many lost distilleries, which operated for a short period in the 1790s.
A rural farm distillery open in Angus for just a year in the early 19th century.
A Dunbartonshire distillery open for only a brief time in the final years of the 18th century.
Distillery established in Lanarkshire in the early 19th century, also known as Wilsontown.
Malt distillery in the town of Dumbarton that briefly operated during the 19th century.
One of the very earliest registered distilleries in Caithness, indeed the whole of Scotland.
A licence was granted for the distillery in 1818, but whether it made whisky is another question.
A distillery west of Glasgow, at the village of Duntocher, on the Clyde's north bank.
A here-and-gone distillery at Culbokie in the Ferintosh area of the Black Isle, Easter Ross.
This short-lived lost distillery was founded by knighted author Sir David Stewart of Garth.
A little-known, and now lost, farm distillery in the remote Strathdon area of Aberdeenshire.
A short-lived lost distillery in Lanarkshire, which operated under two licensees.
A short-lived lost distillery situated in Banknock, close to Bankier distillery.
Also spelled Holme, this was one of several lost early distilleries in the Kirkintilloch area.
Lost Speyside distillery located near Huntly, which was also known as Pirries Mill or Peiries Mill.
One of the very few licensed distilleries in the Mearns, which operated briefly in the 18th century.
An urban distillery in Glasgow’s East End that was swallowed by the establishment of Alexandra Park.
A farm distillery once located near Inchinnan in Renfrewshire in the 18th century.
A lost Stirlingshire distillery. Not to be confused with the many blends that use the Bard’s name.
A very briefly extant distillery established near Caithness in the final years of the 18th century.
A remote 18th century distillery in Sutherland that was opened and closed in 1798 under James Boag.
Rural Highland distillery that operated for just two years in the early 19th century.
A short-lived distillery in the village of Rhu, on the east shore of Gareloch.
A short-lived rural distillery, located near the Perthshire-Stirlingshire border.
One of many lost distilleries in Argyll that was operational briefly in the 18th century.
A demolished distillery situated in its namesake village, in Stirlingshire, now East Dunbartonshire.
A short-lived Logierait venture that likely began life as an illegal distillery.
A family-run Perthshire operation that distilled whisky for a short time in the 1820s.
A lost Isle of Bute distillery that opened and closed several times in its 35-year history.
A rural distillery at Beauly, in Inverness-shire, that stood beside the river of the same name.
Could the mysterious lost distillery of Burnbrae have been a neighbour of Kennetpans and Kilbagie?
This early 19th century village distillery lasted a good 15 years – a notable feat for the time.
This Balkeerie site was one of many short-lived and now lost farm distilleries.
Heastigro is another quaintly-named and short-lived Caithness distillery, licensed to John Gun ...
One of Falkirk’s lost distilleries which operated briefly at the end of the 18th century.
A distillery active for a short time in the 1820s, located at and named after Polmont.
One of Stirlingshire’s many lost distilleries, which operated at the end of the 18th century.
Quaintly named distillery in Bo’ness, West Lothian, that operated briefly in the late 18th century.
Lost 19th century distillery that was once operational near Muthill, Perthshire.
Sustainable distillery situated on the most westerly point of the British mainland.
Standard Scotch blend created by the Tanist Bonding Company exclusively for sale in Italy.
Finishing in a French oak prunelle liqueur cask gives this single malt a fruity edge.
The ‘world’s lightest Scotch’ was a blended whisky with a large following in the US.
One for the huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ brigade that did not last the course.
A widely distributed Speyside-based blend created by blender and gin distiller W&A Gilbey.
Blended whisky created in the early 20th century by Aberdeen bottler Wm Cadenhead.
A standard Scotch blend in Africa and part of William Sanderson & Son’s Vat 69 stable.
This malt whisky is rare indeed, and comes from a defunct whisky broker in London.
Founded in Glasgow in 1882, Whyte & Mackay is one of Scotland’s most enduring blends.
The flagship blend of John Haig & Co. was the first spirit to smash the million case barrier.
Independently bottled Islay single malt Scotch whisky with an upfront peaty profile.
Diageo’s deluxe blended Scotch majors its sales in Asian markets, particularly South Korea.
Victorian blend that became world-famous thanks to its friendly black and white terrier mascots.
One of the first blends released by Chivas Brothers, and a forerunner to Chivas Regal.
An export-only blend from the late-Victorian era that became ingrained in Glenmorangie plc’s DNA.
Deluxe blend introduced by Matthew Gloag & Sons around the time of The Famous Grouse.
Blended Scotch with one of the longest histories of any continuously-produced whisky.
Leith blender James Munro & Son produced a series of blended scotch whiskies under the Munro’s name.
The world’s first luxury blended whisky owned by Chivas Brothers is a lesson in survival.
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.
A curated collection of single malts distilled on Islay and bottled under the Port Askaig brand.
This trio of single malts – Dufftown, Glen Ord and Glendullan – has given Diageo a top five brand.
Single malt whisky produced at Tobermory distillery, initially for a tax exemption scheme.
Produced exclusively for French supermarket Intermarché, this blend is one of France’s favourites.
A defunct William Whiteley & Co. blended Scotch designed for locomotive consumption.
The budget blended Scotch from supermarket chain Lidl holds its own against big-name brands.
Once the ‘world’s most expensive whisky’, this 1920s blend was created by the owner of Edradour.
A long established blend from an old Glasgow whisky firm, that is still popular in Asia.
A remarkably enduring blend from Victorian Edinburgh containing some of the ‘finest malt whisky’.
Blended Scotch that remains part of the diverse range of products made at Loch Lomond distillery.
Scotch blend created for the Italian market by the Tanist Bonding Company of Glasgow.
A short-lived but much sought after blend that contained a high proportion of malt from Bowmore.
St Andrews Whisky Company’s blended Scotch designed to ‘bridge the gap’ between malts and blends.
Blended Scotch whisky brand created to commemorate the Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee.
A sister brand to Abbot’s Choice, Chequers was an occasional deluxe blend from John McEwan & Co.
A historic brand known as ‘the Glengoyne blend’ for its high proportion of the distillery’s malt.
Bottled in colourful ceramic decanters, this blended Scotch aims high when it comes to age.
This 1970s blended Scotch featured some of the first whisky to be distilled at Deanston.
A core standard blend in the Chivas Brother’s portfolio, especially popular in Asia.
A vanished Perthshire blend from the house of Arthur Bell & Sons, now owned by Diageo.
One of the original big peaty blends, created by Laphroaig’s former owner, Ian Hunter.
Popular blended Scotch and single malt whisky brand sold in over 40 countries around the world.
This historic blend is linked to Ben Nevis and Tormore, and named after a notorious bootlegger.
A 1960s and ‘70s blend created by RH Thomson & Co to celebrate the Scottish national bard.
Purchasers of this blended Scotch could have their name inscribed on the label gratis.
Blended Scotch whisky named after the famous shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore!
A popular 20th century blend named after one of the great Glasgow whisky firms – Bulloch Lade.
A venerable old Glaswegian blend with a distinctive ‘thin red line’ down the label.
This historic blended Scotch was first created by Skye blender Ian Macleod in the mid-1900s.
A once popular blend named after the monarch who introduced distilling licences in 1823.
One of the most precious blends for its link to Islay’s legendary Malt Mill distillery.
Peated blended Scotch whisky from Gaelic-advocating blender and bottler Pràban na Linne.
Blended Scotch whisky produced by the eponymous Glasgow merchant during the 1970s.
A now dormant blended Scotch owned by Morrison Bowmore that has its roots in the 1930s.
A relatively recent and short-lived deluxe blend from Chivas Brothers developed for travel retail.
Designed mostly for export, this blended Scotch enjoyed a short life in the late 20th century.
A lost blend that recalls the area of Aberdeen where bottler Wm Cadenhead Ltd was first established.
Another successful colour-coded Scotch blend, if not quite as famous as Johnnie Walker or Dewar’s.
The ‘blended whisky of privilege’ produced by Glasgow blender and broker Wm Lundie & Co.
The blended Scotch whisky that kick-started the Douglas Laing firm, first created in 1886.
The Scotch blend was named after the famous Glasgow merchant that owned Dallas Dhu distillery.
A curiosity among blends that is still in production over 120 years since it was first created.
Popular in export markets, this blend became a firm favourite of one of the world’s richest men.
The own-label blended Scotch brand owned by British convenience store chain, Nisa.
Another bygone blend that was created by the wine & spirit merchant W.H. Chaplin & Co.
One of the lesser-known blends in the Haig portfolio that ran for a time in the 1970s.
Bottled for a parachute regiment, this one-off expression made its last jump in 1993.
Blended Scotch initially created as an exclusive dram for Freemasons, though now widely available.
One of the many blended Scotch whiskies produced by Kintocher Whisky Co. in the 1960s.
A one-off blend that appeared briefly in 1986 to celebrate its namesake town’s centenary.
Well-aged blended Scotch whisky forming part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
Sherry cask-matured blended Scotch offered as part of Murray McDavid’s Crafted Blend series.
Despite its name, this Islay single malt from an unnamed distillery is more at home in Scandinavia.
Heavily-peated variant of Inchmurrin single malt, both produced at Loch Lomond distillery.
Heavily peated single malt Scotch produced at the multifaceted Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
A single malt produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery, mainly reserved for blends.
Now discontinued, heavily peated single malt from the Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
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.
A medium peated single malt produced at Loch Lomond distillery and part of its discontinued Loch ...
A peated single malt from an undisclosed distillery, produced by the Glen Ranoch Whisky Compay.
Heavily peated Lowland malt produced at the short-lived Killyloch distillery in Airdrie.
A rarely bottled, experimental peated malt produced at the closed Lowlands Littlemill distillery.
An experimental peated Speyside malt produced at Glen Keith distillery on Speyside in the 1970s.
Old Pulteney single malt is distilled in the fishing port of Wick at the Pulteney distillery.
A heavily peated single malt, distilled on the Isle of Islay at Bruichladdich distillery.
Luxury single malt produced for Indian drinks company Tilaknagar Industries by Benriach distillery.
An experimental peated single malt whisky produced at the now demolished Littlemill distillery.
An Orkney single malt – most likely Highland Park – that was bottled only briefly during the 1990s.
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
Skye’s second whisky distillery is configured to produce a typical island-style malt.
A holding company set up by Guinness PLC after its takeover of the Distillers Company Ltd.
One of Sweden’s new start-up distilleries making a strong name for itself around the globe.
The owner of independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail and Benromach distillery.
Carlisle’s State Management Scheme was one of three set up in Britain to nationalise the ...
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
Perthshire-based independent bottler and owner of Edradour distillery.
Producer of a range of blended malts and single cask Scotch whisky expressions.
A subsidiary of Robertson & Baxter Ltd. that operated the Glenfyne distillery in Ardrisaig, Argyll.
Distilling dynasty best known for its early adoption of the patent still at Cameronbridge.
Owner of Tomatin distillery and producer of Antiquary, Talisman and Cù Bòcan whiskies.
Canadian distiller Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts’ Scotch whisky operation.
Private bottling plant that transformed into a substantial whisky distiller and blender.
Bristol-based wine and spirits group that grew to become the second-largest in the world.
The successful Scotch whisky arm of the doomed Canadian distilling giant of the same name.
Scotch whisky giant that assumed virtual control of the Scotch whisky industry.
A prolific distiller and blender that eventually became part of The Edrington Group.
Glasgow whisky broker that grew into a distilling and blending heavyweight.
The once-owner of two Campbeltown distilleries briefly operated by James Gulliver’s Argyll Group.
US-based liquor giant that held significant Scotch interests during the 20th century.
A whisky blending and bottling company famous for its Clan Campbell blended whiskies.
US owner of The BenRiach Distillery Company, and producer of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey.
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.
Blending and distilling operation perhaps most famous today for its London dry gin.
Former owner of Edradour distillery and a range of blended Scotch whiskies.
The producer of Loch Lomond Group’s Scotch whisky and vodka portfolio.
The Scotch malt whisky arm of luxury goods group Louis Vuitton-Moët Hennessy (LVMH).
Operator of the Borders’ first legal whisky distillery in 180 years.
Shetland-based operator of Saxa Vord, the most northerly distillery in the UK.
Grain and malt whisky distiller and blender owned by French group La Martiniquaise.
Alexandria-based distiller and blender which operates the Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond distilleries.
One of the ‘Big Five’ producers that grew from a one-man business into a global empire.
Distiller and blender responsible for the Queen Anne and Something Special blends.
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.
Blending and brewing company formed by the merger of Allied Breweries and J. Lyons & Co.
Owner of two distilleries in in the Argyllshire port of Campbeltown.
Distilling and blending company whose whisky was on board the ill-fated S.S Politician.
A hotel and catering conglomerate which became one of the world’s top wine and spirit producers.
The group formed by the merger of Glenlivet, Glen Grant, BenRiach, Caperdnoich and Longmorn.
A company formed in 1997 to oversee Diageo’s beer, wine and spirits operations.
A leading single malt Scotch whisky distiller and blender under Thai ownership.
Independent distilling operation, with two distilleries, located on the Isle of Arran.
Defunct blending, bottling and distilling company that once operated Bladnoch and Bruichladdich.
Dutch producer and distributor of wine and spirits, and owner of the UK’s Mossburn Distillers.
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.
Former owner of the Clynelish (Brora) distillery in Sutherland.
Former Glasgow-based blender and distiller, whose brand name is now owned by Ian Macleod Distillers.
Once owner of Lagavulin distillery and creator of the globally successful White Horse blend.
Spanish whisky producer that once owned Lochside distillery in Montrose.
British brewer, hotelier and restaurateur that at one time owned five Scotch whisky distilleries.
Leith-based whisky blender most famous for its Vat 69 blend.
Owner of Lagavulin and Craigellachie distilleries that evolved out of Mackie & Co.
Mumbai-based owner of the Seven Islands single malt, produced in collaboration with BenRiach.
The French subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux that owns Tullibardine distillery.
A subsidiary of J&A Mitchell, which operates Glengyle distillery and produces Kilkerran single malt.
Distiller and blender that was integral to the formation of Diageo as we know it today.
Glasgow-based pub-operator that was formerly associated with distilling and blending.
Long-lost distiller and blender that operated out of Greenock, London and Dublin.
Subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux, which bottles blends and malts.
Glasgow-based owner of The Ileach, Black Cuillin and Pibroch single malts.
A historic name in the world of Scotch whisky, now owned by Ian MacLeod Distillers.
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
Fictitious former producer of Ben Roland and Laird’s Reserve blended Scotch whiskies.
Although incorporated in 1980, the drinks wholesaler can trace its heritage to the 18th century.
London’s Fortnum & Mason has supplied food, drinks and more to its customers for over 300 years.
One of Scotland’s oldest and most respected independent bottlers, and a distiller since 1998.
A family company that owned and operated a single distillery, Dalmore, for nearly a century.
The UK’s highest whisky retailer and independent bottler in Tomintoul.
High-end Campbeltown deli-turned-independent bottler that became a Cadenhead outlet.
Holding company overseeing the construction and operation of the Clydeside distillery in Glasgow.
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
Dublin-based wine and spirit merchant founded by Alexander Findlater.
London-based independent bottler that produces the Port Askaig and Elements of Islay brands.
Legendary wine merchant that bottled whiskies for a short period in the 1970s and 80s.
The owner of Annandale distillery in Annan carefully restored the historic site to its former glory.
Established in 1885 to build North British distillery in opposition to DCL’s grain whisky monopoly.
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.
Two of Scotland’s most renowned whisky families merged to form an alliance during the 1950s.
Once operator of Littlemill distillery in Dunbartonshire, now owned by Loch Lomond Group.
The story of Glenglassaugh distillery’s operator is a true phoenix-from-the-flames tale.
Operator of the Tomintoul distillery at Ballindalloch, and previous owner of Fettercairn.
Modern group created to build and operate Glasgow’s first distillery for over 100 years.
The operator of Benromach distillery in Forres, which is itself owned by Gordon & MacPhail.
The holding company of Laphroaig distillery, now owned by US-Japan entity, Beam Suntory.
Company founded to oversee the build and operation of Ncn’ean distillery in Oban.
Company behind the build of Invergordon grain distillery, and operation of six malt distilleries.
The operator of Edradour malt distillery, which also produces the Ballechin peated malt.
Once operator of the North of Scotland grain distillery in Cambus.
Independent bottler and operator of Dornoch distillery in Sutherland.
The Morrison family-owned operator of Aberargie distillery near Perth.
The current custodian of Rothes’ Glen Grant distillery, which is owned by Italy’s Gruppo Campari.
Company established to oversee the build and operation of Ballindalloch distillery in Banffshire.
A subsidiary of Allied Lyons formed to operate its distilling operations.
Holding company established by the Wemyss family to purchase Kingsbarns distillery in Fife.
Community-owned society behind the eco-friendly GlenWyvis distillery in Dingwall.
Subsidiary of Burn Stewart Distillers that operates Tobermory distillery on Mull.
Edinburgh-based company with two Speyside distilleries and one Highland distillery in its portfolio.
Modern holding company responsible for the operation of Islay’s Bunnahabhain distillery.
Subsidiary of Angus Dundee Distillers which operates Glencadam distillery at Brechin.
Blending company formed by two First Wold War veterans, best known for its Red Hackle blend.
Glasgow whisky merchant and blender that became the licensee for Dufftown’s Parkmore distillery.
Danish whisky events organiser with its own range of limited edition 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.
Hull-based wine and spirits merchant known for selling its own brand of Scotch whiskies.
Blender and merchant most famous for creating Crabbie’s Green Ginger Wine.
Scotch whisky specialist in Frankfurt, Germany known for its ‘whisky seasons calendars’.
One of the world’s great Port wine houses also blended and bottled Scotch whiskies.
A humble London wine and spirit merchant that created one of the world’s best selling blends.
Perth-based whisky blender best known for its Famous Grouse blended Scotch whisky brand.
Edinburgh-based company behind the first Scotch whisky distillery on the Isle of Raasay.
James Devereaux was a wholesaler of alcoholic beverages based in London, UK.
The trading name for London & Scottish International Ltd, an independent company owned by the ...
Whisky blender associated with Angus Dundee Distillers, and based at Tomintoul distillery.
Kilmarnock-based whisky blender focused on recreating malts from long lost distilleries.
Renfrewshire-based producer of the Glen Ranoch Highland single malt.
J. Duncan Thomson & Co Ltd. was a blending company based in Dunbartonshire.
A now defunct company specialising in creating Scotch whisky for export, especially to Italy.
Nineteenth-century Yorkshire food retailer with its own selection of Scotch whiskies.
Major brewing conglomerate in the 1960s and ‘70s which diversified into whisky.
Bristol-based wine and spirits merchant, blender and bottler of Dunlop Scotch whisky.
Producer of the Old Montrose blend, now owned by Campbell Meyer & Co.
A defunct whisky blender based in Leith, which once held the licence for Teaninich distillery.
Historic Perth-based blender, bottler and wholesale wine and spirits merchant.
Taiwanese blender and bottler of Scotch whiskies named after the famous French artist.
Perth-based blender and producer of Reliance blended Scotch whisky.
Non-trading blender and distiller owned by Diageo that once operated Royal Brackla distillery.
Glasgow-based blender and bottler of Consulate and Highland Reserve Scotch whisky blends.
Victorian blender and whisky broker that produced the Clan Macleod and Glen Finnan blends.
Proprietor of The Antiquary blended Scotch, and former licensee of Benromach distillery.
Now a subsidiary of Marstons, this brewer and blender used to create the Ben Royal blended Scotch.
Wine merchant and whisky blender with offices in London and Glasgow.
Dormant brewing company with Scotch whisky blending and bottling interests.
Whisky blending company most famous for creating the world’s smallest bottle of whisky.
Former Glasgow-based blender and bottler, later a Distillers Company Ltd subsidiary.
Defunct brewing and leisure company, with single malt and blended Scotch whisky interests.
An independent whisky blender most famous for the Grand Macnish, Lauder’s, and Islay Mist blends.
Wine and spirits merchant and owner of Grierson’s No.1 blended Scotch whisky.
London-based wine merchant and whisky blender best known for its Ye Olde Drury blend.
Owner of a variety of export Scotch brands and a subsidiary of Acredyke Whisky Ltd.
London-based blender and exporter that now focuses its operations in Zambia.
Blender and bottler behind MacNair's blended Scotch whisky, now owned by Pernod Ricard.
Germany and Austria-based blender and bottler that owns the Glenkenny and Dean’s Scotch whiskies.
Producer of the Glen Carren blended malt, as well as other spirits such as rum and gin.
The UK’s largest independent alcoholic drinks manufacturer and distributor, based in Liverpool, ...
Defunct Glasgow-based wholesale tea, wine and spirit merchant, specialising in whisky blending.
One-time owner of Bladnoch distillery that became a Glasgow-based blender and exporter.
A blender and exporter founded by the man behind Cutty Sark, J&B Rare and Chivas Regal 12-year-old.
A Sheffield-based wine and spirits merchant and whisky blender that closed in 1970.
Producer of the Islay Storm single malt, owned by the Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Co.
The Scotch whisky arm of one of Europe’s largest beverage manufacturers and distributors.
Now dissolved whisky exporter and former owner of the Glen Rossie blended Scotch whisky brand.
Cumbria-based brewer that created blended Scotch whisky brand, The Glenlivet-Blend.
Exporter of bulk blended whiskies to the US, Italy, Germany and the Far East.
Early 20th century blender with a focus on brands that reflected the Scottish countryside.
A famous name in the world of Scotch whisky and wine, and one which has survived to the present day.
Fife-based blender and proprietor of the Davaar brand of Scotch whisky.
Blender, bottler and UK spirits importer that produces the Angels’ Nectar blended malt.
Swiss wine and spirits importer and retailer located near Aargau.
The global supermarket chain has been selling Scotch under its own label for more than a decade.
The Danish discount supermarket chain offers its own Scotch in the form of the Old House brand.
Independent bottler of world rums, and one-time retailer of own-label Scotch whiskies.
The UK supermarket giant offers a range of Scotch whiskies under its own labels.
Once the UK’s third-largest supermarket chain, which owned the Glen Nevis and Auld Acrimony brands.
German independent whisky retailer with a handful of own labels on sale.
The Speyside-based sporting retailer has had a couple of whiskies bottled under its own label.
One of Germany’s largest supermarket chains owns Mc Intyre blended Scotch whisky.
German whisky and cigar merchant that offers customers occasional single casks under its own label.
Glaswegian association responsible for the promotion of craftsmanship in the city.
One of Germany’s leading discount supermarkets that owns the Highland River blended Scotch whisky.
Killearn-based charitable trust that has had commemorative whiskies bottled in the past.
Nineteenth-century British department store with a series of Scotch bottlings.
German tobacconist selling a range of single malt Scotch whiskies bottled under its own label.
The global cash and carry franchise sells its own whisky under the Glengannon label.
The historic Dutch chain of wine and spirits retailers sells whiskies under its own label.
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.
Global asset manager with Scotch whisky connections and own-label bottlings to its name.
One of the longest-serving Calor Gas dealerships, and Orkney wine and spirits merchant.
The London-based luxury department store has had several Scotch whiskies bottled under its name.
The historic London wine merchant and bar chain has bottled its own whiskies since the 1980s.
An Illinois-based importer of wine and spirits that bottled its own range of Scotch whiskies.
This Germany-based independent whisky retailer is the creator of the annual Whisky Calendar.
Netherlands-based online retailer that also produces special whisky festival bottlings.
Edinburgh whisky specialist offering ‘try before you buy’ service, with on-site bar and bistro.
German whisky retailer specialising in Scotch whisky with a small number of own label bottlings.
The luxury goods manufacturer and retailer had its own blend created during the 1970s.
International charge card organisation that occasionally bottled whiskies for its members.
Bar, grill, bottle shop and independent bottler of single malt whiskies in Milan, Italy.
Independent whisky retailer in Zurich, which occasionally offers its own label Scotch.
Whisky‘n’More is a German trade fair with a retail arm that sells whisky under its own label.
Swiss whisky retailer selling an extensive range of spirits, including own-label Scotch.
One of Europe’s largest budget grocery retailers, with its own line of Scotch whiskies.
A high-end grocer and delicatessen based in Munich, Germany with its own line of own-label whiskies.
A US-based retail warehouse club selling Scotch whisky under the Kirkland Signature brand.
This UK-based co-operative of independent grocers sells its own whisky in the form of Banoch Brae.
Cunard Lines is a 175-year-old luxury cruise line headquartered in Southampton, UK.
Lost chain of London wine shops formerly owned by Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin.
Whisky consultant and educator that organises and hosts a variety of whisky events.
Munich-based spirits retailer with its own line of own label Scotch whiskies.
An online retailer offering a curated range of Scotch whisky, specialising in single casks.
Retailer and importer of Scotch whisky based on the island of Malmö in Central Sweden.
A specialist whisky retailer based on the German, tax-exempt archipelago of Heligoland.
A world-renowned whisky bar in Singapore with a selection of whiskies bottled under its name.
Small German whisky retailer with sites in Spaden, Bremen and Bremerhaven.
Brittany-based whisky club that regularly bottles Scotch expressions for its members.
An independent wine and spirits retailer with seven stores across the UK.
German independent retailer specialising in rum and whisky, as well as whisky perfume.
Whisky club based in Belgium, organising tasting events and offering club bottlings.
Dundee-based independent bottler with a handful of releases to its name.
Independent Scottish bottler and merchant based in Inverkeithing, Fife.
One of London’s oldest wine merchants with an opaque history and some legendary bottlings.
Small, family-owned Scottish company specialising in independent and novelty whisky bottlings.
Subscribers to Whisky Magazine Japan’s members club were privy to exclusive bottlings.
Young Italian independent bottler with a meticulous focus on single cask whiskies.
Independent bottling company based in California that’s run by Scotsman Steve Lipp.
Prominent 1980s Italian indie bottler that helped establish a trend for cask strength whiskies.
Online fan club run by the former owners of Bladnoch distillery, and bottler of single cask whisky.
Small Cumbria-based indie bottler with a number of interesting but obscure whiskies to its name.
Famous and influential Italian importer and bottler of Scotch whisky and rum.
Subsidiary of The Glenmorangie Company Ltd that once bottled the notorious 80:20 blend.
English independent bottler and retail shop owned by Thomas Ewers of Malts Of Scotland.
Independent bottler with a focus on well-matured single cask single malts.
An independent bottling range founded by Gordon Wright after leaving Bruichladdich in 2005.
Borders-based independent bottler owned and managed by industry veteran David Stirk.
An independent, Essex-based wine and spirit wholesaler dissolved in 2010.
American bottler specialising in Scotch and world whiskies under the Single Cask Nation label.
A subsidiary of Campbell & Clark that bottled a small number of single malts.
A whisky bonding, bottling and brokering company based at the old Coleburn distillery site.
Independent bottlings by The Drinks Guild from Hampshire, England.
Glasgow-based indie bottler from the mid-1990s, long defunct and now quite obscure.
John Milroy’s company under which the Frisky Whisky range was bottled.
Small German whisky shop specialising in rare bottles and some in-house independent bottlings.
UK chain of shops allowing customers to bottle their own spirits and condiments by hand.
Belgian drinks company that offers very occasional indie bottlings through its whisky shop.
Modest sized blender and bottler originally based out of Glasgow as part of Train & McIntyre.
Britain’s largest wine merchant also bottles whiskies under the Old Harry and First Cask labels.
Village grocer, ironmonger and wine and spirits merchant that became known for its whisky.
Private members’ club and independent bottler of whiskies and spirits.
Whisky wholesaler and independent bottler co-founded by Arran distillery’s Harold Currie.
Small German indie bottler with only a handful of releases to its name.
Indie bottler of luxury whisky expressions aimed exclusively at collectors and investors.
German bottler and importer known in particular for indy releases of aged Ledaig and Ben Nevis.
This family-owned independent bottler specialises in cask strength whiskies.
Terroir-focused independent bottler that was founded in Aberdeen by its Japanese owner.
Pointers of London & Edinburgh primarily sold porcelain gifts and occasionally whisky decanters.
Family-run German spirits importer that regularly bottles its own Scotch whiskies.
German independent whisky bottler dedicated to simple packaging and fair pricing.
Italian bottler with strong historical connections to recent whisky history in Italy.
Low-key but prolific German whisky bottler and delicatessen run by a husband-and-wife team.
A multifarious whisky shop, museum, café and independent bottler based in Rendsburg, Germany.
Family-owned American wine and spirits merchant based in San Francisco.
A short-lived German independent bottler with only a handful of bottlings to its name.
A small independent Belgian bottler and importer run by whisky writer Bert Bruyneel.
A family-run German deli and wine merchant chain that also offers its own single cask bottlings.
This Switzerland-based duty free retailer has been bottlings its own whiskies since 2013.
Long-standing Bologna whisky bar and shop with a short history of independent bottlings.
Danish whisky retailer owned by Brian Toft, which also offers its own independent bottlings.
A London-based independent bottler that also operates a retail shop and bar in Singapore.
Edinburgh-based independent bottler and producer of the whisky cask-rested Firkin Gin.
Glenkeir Whiskies operates UK retailer The Whisky Shop, which bottles its own range of whiskies.
Though to be Sweden’s first independent bottler of single cask single malts.
A whisky and tobacco merchant founded in Glasgow in 1874, now with stores across the UK.
Stuttgart-based whisky retailer with its own small range of independent bottlings.
Indie bottling enterprise founded by the brothers Scott and Andrew Laing.
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
Small Scottish independent bottler with just three releases to its name so far.
Whisky and wine specialist based in the Netherlands, which occasionally offers its own bottlings.
Small Italian wine shop and deli that dabbled briefly in whisky bottling.