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Inchgower

About Their whisky has a distinctive spicy character originated from a warmer second water during the quick mashing regime which cuts back the nuttiness. The time of the fermentation is rather...

Dalmunach

About  Built in 2014 by the Chivas Brothers, Dalmunach distillery is considered one of Scotland's newest and most contemporary building making it certainly one of the most technology advanced dist...

Caol Ila

Cao Ila is a master of consistency, gaining the distillery the title 'Mr Consistent'. The distillery always gets its maturity and character right regardless for official or independent bottlings ...

Ben Nevis

Old-style whiskies have always been Ben Nevis's pride and joy since its launching. About Ben Nevis is one of the last distilleries in Scotland to maintain a traditional fermentation using brewer...

Linkwood

A true Speyside distillery that combines the smell of fresh grass, apple and peach blossom. About A favourite by blenders for its freshness that stays thick while being delicate. These prized at...

Teaninich

About Teaninich is one of the largest distilleries in Scotland, and yet also one of the most obscure as most of its production is used in the various blends within parent company Diageo's portf...

Investing in whisky

"Unique spirits, bottled one cask at a time" This is our mission and what we work towards on a daily basis. At heart, The Single Cask is an independent bottler, but as we’ve discussed previously th...

What does an independent whisky bottler do?

“So what do Independent Bottlers do, exactly?” Not an uncommon question for an independent bottler, and to be honest our answer to some degree is “not a lot…”. Our philosophy goes beyond just choos...

Celebrating St. George's Day with English whisky

by Sorren Krebs  There is an interesting conception that only Scotland can produce good whisky! Whisky is being produced all around the world by countries including Sweden, Germany, India, Taiwan ...

Ardbeg

Ardbeg's balances a combination of rich sooty/tarry smoke with a citric sweet core. About The name Ardbeg is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic An Àird Bheag, meaning "The Small Promontory"...