Whisky Distilleries

Speyside

Aberlour Distillery

Aberlour Distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland may have not got off to the most auspicious of starts having been destroyed by fire less than a decade into operation. But there has always been something magical about the place. Druids in ancient times even believed they could hear the water s…

Karnataka

Amrut Distilleries

As the first single malt whisky to be made in India, the history of Amrut Distilleries is as old as the history of independent India itself. The founders of the Amrut Distillery chose their name from an ancient Indian legend that tells of Angels who sought to produce a drink that confers immortality…

New South Wales

Archie Rose Distillery

Islay

Ardbeg Distillery

Islay

Ardnahoe Distillery

Highlands

Ardnamurchan Distillery

Victoria

Bakery Hill Distillery

Highlands

Balblair Distillery

As the Highlands’ oldest operating distillery, Balblair is home to one of the oldest archives to survive in the world of distilling. Turning its focus on age statement single malts and vintage releases in recent years has pulled a flurry of Gold medal wins at global whisky competitions for Balblair.

Texas

Balcones Distilling

Ballantine's

Kentucky

Bardstown Bourbon Company

Tasmania

Belgrove Distillery

Speyside

Benriach Distillery

The BenRiach (meaning ‘speckled mountain‘) Distillery has had an interesting start to say the least. It was established in 1898 by John Duff, who had set up the famous Longmorn Distillery five years prior. The two distilleries were joined by a private railroad on which ‘The Puggy’, a steam l…

Berry Bros. & Rudd

New South Wales

Black Gate Distillery

Lowland

Bladnoch Distillery

This month we’re headed deep into the south of the Scottish Lowland – a Scotch whisky region we don’t often visit – and a distillery that sits even further south than the Isle of Arran and Campbeltown. Bladnoch has had more than its fair share of ups and downs, not to mention a revolving doo…

Islay

Bowmore Distillery

Islay

Bruichladdich Distillery

Bruichladdich (pronounced “brook-laddie”) distillery was established in 1881 by brothers William, John and Robert Harvey. The distillery is located on the shore of Loch Indaal on the Rinns of Islay and was Scotland’s and Islay’s westernmost distillery for many years before the recent establi…

Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Distillery

Islay

Bunnahabhain Distillery

Islay

Caol Ila Distillery

New South Wales

Cape Byron Distillery

Trinidad

Caroni Distillery

Various

Chivas Regal

Cooley Distillery

When John Teeling founded Cooley Distillery in 1987, it was the first new whiskey distillery to be set up in Ireland in over 100 years. Teeling had conceived the idea in a pub in 1971 while still a student at Harvard after completing two papers on the decline of Irish whisky – and like many succes…

New South Wales

Corowa Distilling Co

Lowland

Daftmill Distillery

Speyside

Dailuaine Distillery

Highlands

Dalwhinnie Distillery

Strathspey Distillery (later to become Dalwhinnie) was founded in 1897 by three intrepid entrepreneurs, John Grant, George Sellar and Alexander Mackenzie, who had high hopes of cashing in on the great whisky boom of the late 1800s when a lot of Scotland’s current distilleries were built. Their uni…

Lower Highlands

Deanston Distillery

Deanston Distillery is a fascinating story of commerce and endeavour. The Distillery began its life as a flax mill and in 1785 John Buchanan and his brothers from Carston decided to use the conveniently located River Teith to upgrade it to a state-of-the-art water powered mill and named it the Adelp…

Ireland

Dingle Distillery

Distillerie Warenghem

To the untrained eye Scotland is naturally seen to be whisky central, and while that’s certainly true in terms of production, what many don’t realise is that when it comes to consumption France is in fact the global epicentre of Scotch whisky culture, consuming more whisky per capita than any ot…

Speyside

Douglas Laing & Co

Ireland

Dunville's

Highlands

Edradour Distillery

Edradour Distillery was established in 1825 as a farmers’ cooperative and is the very last original farm distillery still operating in Scotland. The cooperative selected an extremely picturesque location which helped guarantee Edradour’s longevity, as a succession of owners have consistently dec…

Japan

Fuji Gotemba Distillery

Lowland

Girvan Distillery

Speyside

Glen Grant Distillery

You could hardly have called James and John Grant nobodies, even before they established Glen Grant distillery. James, an engineer, was one of the leaders of the “Raid on Elgin”, the last clan revolt in Scottish history. The story goes that the men of the Grant Clan were far from happy that thei…

Speyside

Glen Moray Distillery

Highlands

Glen Ord Distillery

Campbeltown

Glen Scotia Distillery

Tiny Glen Scotia is one of Scotland’s most historically significant distilleries and represents the highs and lows of Campbeltown, the prolific Scotch whisky region that almost disappeared.

Speyside

GlenAllachie Distillery

Fresh off taking out the top prize at the World Whiskies Awards for a second time since 2017, GlenAllachie distillery isn't showing any signs of slowing down, releasing massive whiskies with massive flavours.

Highlands

Glenburgie Distillery

Glenburgie Distillery is one of the biggest distilleries that you’ve probably never heard of. Why? Because nearly all its production is used in Ballentine’s blended whiskies; after all, it’s one of the second biggest selling Scotch whisky’s fingerprint malts. As such, every drop’s accounted for, and Glenburgie single malt releases are extraordinarily rare.

Ireland

Glendalough Distillery

Ireland’s first craft distillery, Glendalough, was founded by a couple of mates in 2011, with the aim of recapturing “Ireland’s lost heritage of great spirit production” – and the results so far haven’t disappointed.

Glenfarclas Distillery

Glenfarclas has one of the most remarkable stories in Scotch whisky history. Fiercely independent, it is one of only three distilleries that has remained in the same family since establishment and has an incredible stock of vintage and aged casks.

Highlands

Glenglassaugh Distillery

Mothballed for 53 years, Glenglassaugh distillery is now in its prime, producing exceptional single malts under the watchful eye of Dr Rachel Barrie of Glendronach and Benriach fame.

Highlands

Glengoyne Distillery

With stills among the slowest in Scotland, Glengoyne's rich, fruity spirit most recently took out a throng of awards beating out 98 other bottles to win the ‘Best Single Malt between 13 and 20 years old’ for its impressive 16 Year Old Japanese Mizunara Oak.

Speyside

Glenlossie Distillery

Glenlossie is one of Scotland’s hidden gems; a true workhorse distillery that’s been pumping out the good stuff since 1876, yet the chances are you’ve never even heard its name.

Highlands

Glenmorangie Distillery

The Glenmorangie Distillery’s stills are the tallest in Scotland, measuring a massive 8 metres in height, resulting in its signature style: extremely delicate, fruity and creamy spirit, ripe for cask experimentation.

Highlands

Glenturret Distillery

One of Scotland’s oldest distilleries, the ever delightful and singular Glenturret is a tiny distillery and practically living museum; the most authentically traditional distillery in Scotland, it’s a testament to its unique character that it’s stood the test of time.

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