Golden Decanters
Indie bottler of luxury whisky expressions aimed exclusively at collectors and investors.
Whisky companies
Independent bottlers
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Independent bottler
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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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Distiller & blender
Speymalt Whisky Distributors
The owner of independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail and Benromach distillery.
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Independent bottler
Fadandel.dk
Danish whisky retailer owned by Brian Toft, which also offers its own independent bottlings.
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Independent bottler
Christopher & Company
One of London’s oldest wine merchants with an opaque history and some legendary bottlings.
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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
Demijohn
UK chain of shops allowing customers to bottle their own spirits and condiments by hand.
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Independent bottler
Fisser Brouwerij
Belgian drinks company that offers very occasional indie bottlings through its whisky shop.
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Independent bottler
Corsini
Small Italian wine shop and deli that dabbled briefly in whisky bottling.
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Independent bottler
Bloomsbury Wine & Spirit Company
An independent, Essex-based wine and spirit wholesaler dissolved in 2010.
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Independent bottler
Kik Bar
Long-standing Bologna whisky bar and shop with a short history of independent bottlings.
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Independent bottler
Laird of Glenmore
Small German whisky shop specialising in rare bottles and some in-house independent bottlings.
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Independent bottler
DH17
Whisky and wine specialist based in the Netherlands, which occasionally offers its own bottlings.
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Independent bottler
K&L
California-based wine merchant and auctioneer that bottles single malts under the Faultline label.
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Independent bottler
Douglas Murdoch & Company
A subsidiary of Campbell & Clark that bottled a small number of single malts.
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Independent bottler
Findlater Wine & Spirit Group
Dublin-based wine and spirit merchant founded by Alexander Findlater.
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Independent bottler
Averys of Bristol
Legendary wine merchant that bottled whiskies for a short period in the 1970s and 80s.
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Independent bottler
Acla da Fans
This Switzerland-based duty free retailer has been bottlings its own whiskies since 2013.
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Independent bottler
Celtic Whisky Dreams
Small German indie bottler with only a handful of releases to its name.
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Independent bottler
Jewish Whisky Company
American bottler specialising in Scotch and world whiskies under the Single Cask Nation label.
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Blender
Whigham Fergusson
Although incorporated in 1980, the drinks wholesaler can trace its heritage to the 18th century.
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Independent bottler
Hammerschmiede
Small German distillery and shop with a few independent Scotch whisky bottlings to its name.
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Independent bottler
Bond #1
Subscribers to Whisky Magazine Japan’s members club were privy to exclusive bottlings.
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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
Hidden Spirits
Young Italian independent bottler with a meticulous focus on single cask whiskies.
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Independent bottler
Barrique
A family-run German deli and wine merchant chain that also offers its own single cask bottlings.
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Independent bottler
Brachadair
Small Scottish independent bottler with just three releases to its name so far.
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Blender
Hedges and Butler Limited
A historic name in the world of Scotch whisky, now owned by Ian MacLeod Distillers.
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Independent bottler
Chester Whisky & Liqueur Company
English independent bottler and retail shop owned by Thomas Ewers of Malts Of Scotland.
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Independent bottler
Big-market
German whisky shop which also does its own independent bottlings on occasion.
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Independent bottler
Edition Spirits
Indie bottling enterprise founded by the brothers Scott and Andrew Laing.
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Independent bottler
Whisky Castle
The UK’s highest whisky retailer and independent bottler in Tomintoul.
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Independent bottler
Bestwhisky
Stuttgart-based whisky retailer with its own small range of independent bottlings.
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Blender
Glen Stuart Whisky Co
Fictitious former producer of Ben Roland and Laird’s Reserve blended Scotch 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
Robert Graham
A whisky and tobacco merchant founded in Glasgow in 1874, now with stores across the UK.
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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
Enjoy Whisky
A short-lived German independent bottler with only a handful of bottlings to its name.
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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
D&M Wine & Liquor Co.
Family-owned American wine and spirits merchant based in San Francisco.
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Independent bottler
Hannah Whisky Merchants
Independent Scottish bottler and merchant based in Inverkeithing, Fife.
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Independent bottler
Dream Drams
Small Cumbria-based indie bottler with a number of interesting but obscure whiskies to its name.
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Independent bottler
Krügers Whiskygalerie
A multifarious whisky shop, museum, café and independent bottler based in Rendsburg, Germany.
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Independent bottler
Alexander Murray & Co
Independent bottling company based in California that’s run by Scotsman Steve Lipp.
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Independent bottler
Feinkost Reifferscheid
Low-key but prolific German whisky bottler and delicatessen run by a husband-and-wife team.
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Independent bottler
High Spirits
Italian bottler with strong historical connections to recent whisky history in Italy.
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Independent bottler
C&S Dram Collection
German independent whisky bottler dedicated to simple packaging and fair pricing.
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Independent bottler
Kirsch Import
Family-run German spirits importer that regularly bottles its own Scotch whiskies.
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Independent bottler
Glenkeir Whiskies
Glenkeir Whiskies operates UK retailer The Whisky Shop, which bottles its own range of whiskies.
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Independent bottler
Pointers
Pointers of London & Edinburgh primarily sold porcelain gifts and occasionally whisky decanters.
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Independent bottler
Brodie Crawford & Co
Whisky wholesaler and independent bottler co-founded by Arran distillery’s Harold Currie.
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Own-label
Fortnum & Mason
London’s Fortnum & Mason has supplied food, drinks and more to its customers for over 300 years.
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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
Douglas Macniven & Company
Subsidiary of The Glenmorangie Company Ltd that once bottled the notorious 80:20 blend.
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Independent bottler
Bladnoch Distillery Forum
Online fan club run by the former owners of Bladnoch distillery, and bottler of single cask whisky.
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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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Blender
Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Company
Glasgow-based owner of The Ileach, Black Cuillin and Pibroch single malts.
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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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Blender
Highland Queen Scotch Whisky Company
Subsidiary of Picard Vins & Spiritueux, which bottles blends and malts.
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Independent bottler
Eaglesome
High-end Campbeltown deli-turned-independent bottler that became a Cadenhead outlet.
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Independent bottler
Cumbrae Supply Company
Small, family-owned Scottish company specialising in independent and novelty whisky bottlings.
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Independent bottler
Aceo
A whisky bonding, bottling and brokering company based at the old Coleburn distillery site.
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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
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Private members’ club and independent bottler of whiskies and spirits.
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Independent bottler
Elixir Distillers
London-based independent bottler that produces the Port Askaig and Elements of Islay brands.
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Independent bottler
Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co
Perthshire-based independent bottler and owner of Edradour distillery.
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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
Morrison & Mackay
Independent bottler and blender with plans to revive Perth’s whisky heritage.
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Independent bottler
Hunter Laing & Company
Independent bottling company and Islay whisky distiller based in Glasgow.
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Independent bottler
Gordon & MacPhail
One of Scotland’s oldest and most respected independent bottlers, and a distiller since 1998.
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Blender
Fox Fitzgerald
Hereford-based producer of Peat’s Beast, The Corriemhor and the Rest & Be Thankful range.
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Independent bottler
George Strachan
Village grocer, ironmonger and wine and spirits merchant that became known for its whisky.
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Independent bottler
Gleann Mór
Edinburgh-based independent bottler and producer of the whisky cask-rested Firkin Gin.
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Independent bottler
Glenhaven
Glasgow-based indie bottler from the mid-1990s, long defunct and now quite obscure.
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Independent bottler
Dead Whisky Society
Dundee-based independent bottler with a handful of releases to its name.
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Independent bottler
Direct Wines
Britain’s largest wine merchant also bottles whiskies under the Old Harry and First Cask labels.
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Independent bottler
Creative Whisky Company
Borders-based independent bottler owned and managed by industry veteran David Stirk.
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Independent bottler
Blackadder International
This family-owned independent bottler specialises in cask strength whiskies.
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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
Classic Whisky Guild
Independent bottlings by The Drinks Guild from Hampshire, England.
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Independent bottler
Alambic Classique
German bottler and importer known in particular for indy releases of aged Ledaig and Ben Nevis.
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Independent bottler
Alchemist Beverage Company
An independent bottling range founded by Gordon Wright after leaving Bruichladdich in 2005.