Distilleries

Bruichladdich Distillery: Islay's Unpeated Rebel and the Smokiest Whisky on Earth

Built in 1881 as Islay's first purpose-designed distillery, closed in 1994 and reborn in 2001, Bruichladdich makes an unpeated flagship, 40 ppm Port Charlotte and the ferociously smoky Octomore on ...

Craigellachie Distillery: Speyside's Meaty, Worm-Tub Maverick

Worm tubs, short fermentations and a sulphury new make that turns tropical with age: Craigellachie is the heavyweight of Speyside. We have bottled it many times, from bourbon casks to sherried octa...

Glenfarclas Distillery: Six Generations, Direct Fire and Sherry Oak

Bought by John Grant for £511 19s 0d in 1865 and still owned by his family, Glenfarclas direct-fires the largest stills on Speyside and fills almost everything into Oloroso sherry oak. Here is the ...

Ardmore Distillery: The Peated Highlander Built for Teacher's

Built beside the railway in 1898 to feed Teacher's Highland Cream, Ardmore is the Highlands' quiet peated giant: coal-fired until 2001, barely bottled as a single malt for a century, and a favourit...

Bowmore Distillery: Islay's Oldest, and the Vaults Below the Sea

Islay's oldest licensed distillery still turns its malt by hand and matures whisky below sea level in the No.1 Vaults. Here is the full Bowmore story, from Black Bowmore's £100 beginnings to £562,5...

Glen Ord Distillery: The Malting Giant That Feeds Talisker

Glen Ord grows most of its own barley and supplies malt to Diageo's other Highland distilleries, yet almost none of its own whisky is sold in the UK. Our guide covers the Black Isle history, the ho...

Glen Elgin Distillery: The Blenders' Secret Behind White Horse

Glen Elgin guide: Charles Doig's famous prophecy, the worm tubs and 90-hour fermentations behind its lush fruity malt, the White Horse connection, our own port, sherry and rye cask bottlings, and w...

Oban Distillery: The Whisky That Built a Town

Two stills, a cliff at its back and a town that grew up around it: Oban is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland and the original West Highland malt. Here is the full story — the Mesolithic ...

Auchroisk Distillery: The Speyside Malt Nobody Could Pronounce

Built to feed the J&B blend and rebranded as The Singleton because nobody could say its name, Auchroisk is one of Speyside's great unsung workhorses — and one of the distilleries we have bottle...

Glenmorangie Distillery: The Tallest Stills in Scotland

Home of Scotland's tallest stills, giraffe-necked copper fed by rare hard spring water, and the cask finishes that changed whisky forever. Here is the full Glenmorangie story, and the honest truth ...