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Ardbeg
Scotland
Ardbeg Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. It was founded in 1815 and has been in operation since then, with some interruptions. Several companies have owned the distillery over the years, including Hiram Walker and Allied Domecq. In 1997, the distillery was purchased by The Glenmorangie Company, which is now a subsidiary of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Ar...read more
Ardmore
Scotland
The Ardmore Distillery is a whisky distillery located in Kennethmont, Scotland. It was founded in 1898 by Adam Teacher, the founder of Teachers Wh whisky. The distillery is known for producing a single malt whisky, aged for a minimum of 12 years in oak casks. Ardmore is one of the few distilleries that still uses traditional floor malting and peat kilns to dry their barley. The Ardmore Distille...read more
Arran
Scotland
The Arran Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. It was founded in 1995 and is one of the youngest operating distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is known for producing a single malt whisky, aged for a minimum of 8 years in oak casks. The distillery uses locally sourced water from Loch na Davie, and barley is grown on the island. The Arran Distillery has a...read more
Balvenie
Scotland
The Balvenie Distillery is a whisky distillery located in the Speyside region of Scotland. It was founded in 1892 by William Grant, who also founded the Glenfiddich Distillery. The Balvenie Distillery is known for producing a single malt whisky, which is aged for a minimum of 12 years in oak casks. The distillery is unique in that it still practices traditional methods of whisky production, such a...read more
Ben Nevis
Scotland
Ben Nevis Distillery is a whisky distillery located in Fort William, Scotland. It was founded in 1825 by "Long John" McDonald and is one of the oldest operating distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is known for producing a single malt whisky, which is aged for a minimum of 10 years in oak casks. The distillery also offers tours for visitors to learn about the distillation process and taste the...read more
Berry Bros & Rudd
United Kingdom
Berry Bros. & Rudd is a wine and spirits merchant company based in London, England. Founded in 1698, it is one of the oldest wine and spirits merchants in the world. While they don't have their distillery, they have been bottling and distributing spirits for centuries, including their brand of Scotch Whisky, the "Berry Bros. & Rudd" blended scotch. Berry Bros & Rudd has a long history of select...read more
Bimber Distillery
United Kingdom
Bimber Distillery is a craft distillery located in London, England. The distillery was founded in 2015 by Andrzej and Ania, a husband and wife team. Bimber Distillery is known for producing a range of spirits, including London Dry Gin, Whisky, and vodka, using traditional methods and locally sourced ingredients. Bimber Distillery is known for its London Dry Gin and Whisky, aged in oak casks. Th...read more
Bowmore
Scotland
The Bowmore Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Islay, Scotland. It was founded in 1779 and is one of the oldest operating distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is known for producing a single malt whisky, aged for a minimum of 12 years in oak casks. The distillery uses locally sourced water from the Laggan River and malted barley from the mainland. The Bowmore Distill...read more
Brora
Scotland
Brora Distillery, also known as Clynelish Distillery, is a whisky distillery located in Brora, Scotland. It was founded in 1819 and was initially known as Clynelish Distillery. The distillery was closed in 1983 and its production was transferred to a new distillery, located next door, called Clynelish. However, in 2020 Diageo (the owner of the distillery) announced the reopening of Brora as a dist...read more
Bruichladdich
Scotland
Bruichladdich Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Islay, Scotland. It was founded in 1881 and was closed for some time before being re-opened in 2001 by a group of private investors. The distillery is known for producing a range of single malt whiskies, using locally sourced ingredients and traditional methods. Bruichladdich Distillery is known for its classic Bruichladdi...read more
Caol Ila
Scotland
ColIa Distillery is a craft distillery located in the Scottish Island of Islay. The distillery was founded in 2005, and it's one of the newest operating distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is known for producing a range of single malt whiskies, using locally sourced ingredients and traditional methods. ColIa Distillery is known for its unique style of whisky, which is heavily peated and ag...read more
Chichibu
Japan
Chichibu Distillery is a Japanese whisky distillery located in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The distillery was founded in 2008 by Ichiro Akuto, who comes from a family with a long history in the Japanese whisky industry. The distillery is known for producing a range of single malt whiskies, using locally sourced ingredients and traditional methods. Chichibu Distillery is known for its u...read more
Daftmill
Scotland
Daftmill Distillery is a small, craft whisky distillery located in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland. The distillery was founded in 2005 by Francis and Ian Cuthbert, brothers from a long line of farmers. The distillery is known for producing a small batch of single malt whiskies, using locally sourced ingredients and traditional methods. Daftmill Distillery is known for its unique style of whisky, ...read more
Dalmore
Scotland
Bruichladdich Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Islay, Scotland. It was founded in 1881 and was closed for some time before being re-opened in 2001 by a group of private investors. The distillery is known for producing a range of single malt whiskies, using locally sourced ingredients and traditional methods. Bruichladdich Distillery is known for its classic Bruichladdi...read more
English Spirit Distillery
United Kingdom
English Spirit Distillery is a craft distillery located in England, that produces a range of spirits including gin, vodka, and whisky. The distillery is known for using locally sourced ingredients and traditional methods to make its spirits. They also experiment with different botanicals and flavours to create unique and distinct shades. English Spirit Distillery is known for its gin, which is ...read more
Glen Grant
Scotland
Glen Grant Distillery is a whisky distillery located in Rothes, Scotland. It was founded in 1840 by James and John Grant and is now one of the most popular distilleries in Scotland, known for its single malt whisky. The distillery is currently owned by the Campari Group and continues to produce a variety of high-quality whiskies....read more
Glenfiddich
Scotland
Glenfiddich Distillery is a whisky distillery located in Dufftown, Scotland. It was founded in 1886 by William Grant and is now one of the most well-known and widely distributed single-malt Scotch whiskies in the world. Glenfiddich means "Valley of the Deer" in Scottish Gaelic. It is still family-owned and operated by the Grant family, and offers tours of its facilities for visitors. Glenfiddich h...read more
Gordon & MacPhail
Scotland
Gordon & MacPhail is a Scotch whisky company based in Elgin, Scotland. It was founded in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail as a wine and spirit merchant and today it is known for its independent bottlings of Scotch whisky. The company does not own any distillery but has been purchasing, maturing and bottling whiskies from various distilleries for over a century. Gordon & MacPhail...read more
Highland Park
Scotland
Highland Park Distillery is a whisky distillery located in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It is one of the most northerly whisky distilleries in Scotland and is known for producing single malt whisky with a distinctive heathery, peaty flavour profile. The distillery has been operating since 1798 and is one of the oldest in Scotland. Highland Park's whiskies are made using locally-sourced barley, peat...read more
Isle of Jura
Scotland
The Isle of Jura distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Jura, Scotland. It was founded in 1810, but has been closed and re-opened several times throughout its history. The current distillery was rebuilt in 1963. The distillery produces a single malt whisky known for its peaty and smoky flavour profile, which is unique among the whiskies of Jura. The distillery is relatively sma...read more
Jack Daniel's
United States
Jack Daniel's Distillery is a Tennessee whiskey distillery located in Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States. The distillery was founded in 1866 by Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel and is one of the oldest registered distilleries in the United States. Jack Daniel's is known for producing a distinct style of Tennessee whiskey, which is made using a unique filtration process known as the Lincoln County Proc...read more
Karuizawa
Japan
Karuizawa Distillery was a Japanese whisky distillery located in the town of Karuizawa, in Nagano prefecture, Japan. The distillery was founded in 1955 by Mercian, a subsidiary of the leading Japanese beverage company, Suntory. The distillery was known for producing high-quality single malt whisky using locally-sourced barley and water and aged in various casks, including sherry, bourbon, and wine...read more
Kavalan
Taiwan
Kavalan Distillery is a whisky distillery located in Yilan County, Taiwan. It is one of the few distilleries outside of Scotland and Japan known for producing high-quality single-malt whisky. The distillery was founded in 2005 by the King Car Group, a Taiwanese conglomerate, and began production in 2008. Kavalan's whiskies are made using locally-sourced barley and water and are aged in a combin...read more
Kilchoman
Scotland
Kilchoman Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Islay, Scotland. It is one of the smaller and newer distilleries on the island, having been founded in 2005. Kilchoman is known for being one of the few distilleries that still carries out traditional floor malting, in which the barley is spread on the floor to be germinated, and for being the first distillery to have been built ...read more
Lagavulin
Scotland
Lagavulin Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Islay, Scotland. It is known for producing heavily peated single malt whiskies with a distinct smoky, maritime flavour profile. The distillery was founded in 1816 and has been in continuous operation since then. It is one of the oldest and most renowned distilleries on Islay, a region known for its heavily peated whiskies. The wa...read more
Laphroaig
Scotland
Laphroaig Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the island of Islay, Scotland. It was founded in 1815 by brothers Alexander and Donald Johnston. The distillery has been owned by several different companies over the years, including Hiram Walker, Bessie Williamson, and currently Beam Suntory. Laphroaig is known for its heavily peated whisky, which is made using malted barley that has been dri...read more
Linkwood
Scotland
Linkwood Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in the Speyside region of Scotland, near the town of Elgin. The distillery was founded in 1821 and has been in continuous operation since then. It is known for producing a wide range of single malt whiskies, as well as being a component in many blended whiskies. The distillery's leading brand is Linkwood, which is known for its floral and f...read more
Longrow Distillery
Scotland
Longrow Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Campbeltown, Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1973 by Springbank Distillery, one of the oldest family-owned distilleries in Scotland, and is a sister distillery of Springbank and Hazelburn. Longrow is known for producing heavily peated single malt whiskies with a distinct smoky, maritime flavour profile, similar to the whiskies of ...read more
Macallan
Scotland
The Macallan is a single-malt Scotch whisky distillery that has been in operation since 1824. It is located in the Speyside region of Scotland and uses water from the local River Spey in its production process. The distillery's history can be traced back to 1824, when Alexander Reid, a school teacher, leased land in Craigellachie to start a distillery. The Macallan quickly became a popular choice ...read more
Midleton
Ireland
Midleton Distillery is a whiskey distillery located in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. It was founded in 1825 and is one of the largest and most modern distilleries in Ireland. The distillery produces a wide range of Irish whiskey, including Jameson, Midleton, Powers, Redbreast, and Green Spot. The distillery is also known for its unique method of triple distillation, which is used to create a lig...read more
Raasay Distillery
Scotland
Raasay Distillery is a whisky distillery located on the island of Raasay, off the coast of Scotland. The distillery was founded in 2017 by Alasdair Day, and the first spirit was produced in September 2017. The distillery is unique in that it is the only one on the island, and it uses locally-sourced ingredients for production. The distillery produces a variety of single malt whiskies, as well as g...read more
Rosebank
Scotland
Rosebank distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Falkirk, Scotland. It was founded in 1840 and closed in 1993. The distillery was known for its triple distilled and lightly peated whisky, which was considered to be one of the finest examples of Lowland whisky. The distillery had a large capacity, with six stills and two spirit safes, and it had a reputation for pro...read more
Springbank
Scotland
Springbank distillery is a distillery located in Campbeltown, Scotland, that produces a variety of single malt whiskies. The distillery was founded in 1828 and is one of only a few remaining distilleries in Campbeltown, which was once a major whisky-producing region in Scotland. Springbank is known for its traditional production methods and for being one of the only distilleries in Scotland that s...read more
St. Magdalene
Scotland
St. Magdalene was a whisky distillery located in the Lowlands region of Scotland. It was established in 1797 and operated until 1983. The distillery was known for producing a high-quality single malt whisky that was aged for a minimum of 15 years. The St. Magdalene brand has since been revived by independent bottlers, and the original distillery buildings are now used as luxury apartments....read more
Suntory
Japan
Suntory is a large Japanese conglomerate that owns several subsidiaries, one of which is Suntory Whisky, a subsidiary that produces and markets Japanese whisky. The company's flagship brands include Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Hibiki. Yamazaki is Suntory's original single malt whisky brand, distilled in the Yamazaki distillery, located in a suburb of Kyoto. Hakushu is Suntory's second single malt...read more
Talisker
Scotland
Talisker distillery is a distillery located on the Isle of Skye, Scotland that produces a single malt whisky of the same name. The distillery was founded in 1830 by brothers Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill. The distillery is located on the shore of Loch Harport, and it uses water from the nearby Talisker burn to produce its whisky. The distillery is known for its heavily peated and smoky single malt wh...read more
Tamdhu
Scotland
Tamdhu distillery is a distillery located in the Speyside region of Scotland that produces a single malt whisky of the same name. The distillery was founded in 1896 by a group of whisky merchants and was initially known as Tamdhu Distillery Ltd. The distillery is located near the River Spey and uses water from the nearby Tamdhu burn to produce its whisky. The distillery is known for its rich, swee...read more
The Lakes Distillery
United Kingdom
The Lakes Distillery is a whiskey distillery located in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It was founded in 2011 and produced a range of single malt and blended whiskies, as well as gin and vodka. The distillery is open for tours and tastings and has a visitor centre and a shop where its products can be purchased. They are also known for their unique and innovative flavour profile in t...read more
Tormore
Scotland
Tormore Distillery is a single malt Scotch whiskey distillery located in the Speyside region of Scotland. It was founded in 1958 by Long John International and is owned by Pernod Ricard. Tormore has a unique distillation process that uses a purifier attachment on the spirit still, increasing the contact between spirit and copper and is said to give a lighter and more delicate spirit. The distiller...read more