Distilleries

Dalmunach Distillery: Speyside's £25 Million Newcomer

Built on the bones of the lost Imperial distillery, Dalmunach is one of Speyside's most striking modern distilleries. We bottled one of the first independent Dalmunach casks, here is the full story...

The Macallan Distillery: History, Whisky & Cask Ownership

The definitive guide to The Macallan: two centuries of Speyside history, curiously small stills, the Jerez sherry-oak programme and record-breaking auctions. Plus a clear-eyed look at buying and se...

Deanston Distillery: The Cotton Mill That Powers Its Own Whisky

Deanston guide: from Europe's largest water wheel to a self-sufficient hydro-powered distillery, whisky matured in old cotton mill vaults, what it tastes like, and our own three single cask bottlings.

Clynelish Distillery: The Waxy Highland Malt Beside a Legend

Clynelish guide: the distinctive waxy character no other distillery replicates, the shared history with the legendary Brora next door, what it tastes like, and our own cask-strength bottling.

Glen Grant Distillery: The Major's Tall Stills and Italy's Favourite Malt

Glen Grant guide: James 'The Major' Grant's Victorian innovations, the tall purifier-fitted stills that keep the spirit apple-fresh for decades, why it's Italy's best-selling single malt, and our o...

The English Whisky Co: The Norfolk Farm That Brought Whisky Back to England

The English Whisky Co. guide: how the Nelstrop family built England's first whisky distillery in a century at Roudham, Norfolk — the Forsyths stills, Breckland water, peated and unpeated styles, ou...

Longmorn Distillery: The Blenders' Treasure That Taught Japan to Make Whisky

Longmorn guide: John Duff's boom-and-bust masterpiece, the 1920 Taketsuru apprenticeship that shaped Japanese whisky, the deeply fruity spirit blenders hoard, and our own single casks — including a...