Top 200 Scotch Whisky Brands, Distilleries & Suppliers
"Whisky is liquid sunshine." - George Bernard Shaw.
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough." - Mark Twain.
"The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learnt to like it." - Sir Winston Churchill.
SCOTCH WHISKY (often referred to simply as "Scotch") is whisky made in Scotland. Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (formerly called "vatted malt" or "pure malt"), Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky. All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three years. Any age statement written on a bottle of Scotch whisky, in the form of a number, must reflect the age of the youngest whisky used to produce that product. A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed age whisky.
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH is whisky made in Scotland using a pot still distillation process at a single distillery, with malted barley as the only grain ingredient. As with any Scotch whisky, a Single Malt Scotch must be distilled in Scotland and matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years (most single malts are matured longer).
"Malt" indicates that the whisky is distilled from a single "malted" grain. Several types of grains can be malted (for example, barley, rye and wheat are all grains which can be malted); however, in the case of single malt Scotch, barley is always the (only) grain used.
"Single" indicates that all the malts in the bottle come from a single distillery. Multi-distillery malts are usually called "blended malt", "vatted malt" or "pure malt".
Scotch Whisky News, Reviews & Resources
- 5 Scotch Whisky Choices For Coronavirus Self-Isolation - Forbes.
- 6 classic whisky cocktails to try - The Telegraph.
- 8 Best Scotch Whiskies For Burns Night - "There’s no such thing as a bad time to drink Scotch. But there’s arguably no better time to raise a dram than Burns Night."
- 50 Year Old Whisky - The Whisky Exchange.
- A TO Z OF SCOTCH WHISKY
- A day in the life of a whisky ambassador - The Telegraph.
- Bottle of whisky smashes auction records - "A bottle of whisky sold for $1.9 million, smashing auction records."
- CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALTS - Wikipedia.
- Can Whisky Strengthen Your Immune System? - "Whether moderate whisky consumption will help bolster your immune system is debatable. In reasonable quantities, it probably won’t hurt."
- COMPLETE GUIDE TO SCOTCH WHISKY - Whisky.com.
- Exploring Scotch whisky regions - The Telegraph.
- How Much Alcohol Can You Drink Safely? - The New York Times.
- How To Taste Whisky Like A Pro - "The debate over the best way to taste and drink whisky is a timeless one. Decades ago, many Scotch drinkers passionately supported drinking whisky neat, perhaps with a drop of water, but nothing else. No mixers or ice, as that ruins the drink."
- ISLAY MALTS - Wikipedia.
- Just Miniatures - "No 1 UK Alcoholic Miniature Bottle Drinks." Just Miniatures is the UK's Largest Retailer of Miniature Alcohol Bottles, with Amazing Prices and a Great Range of Over 5,000 products! With Over 15 Years in the Business, we strive on customer service and quick delivery. Having supplied everyone from the Royal Family to A List Celebrities, Just Miniatures has the pedigree and experience to provide a bespoke service, whether it be for personalised gift boxes and bottles, or bulk orders for Wholesale.
- List of Scotch whisky brands - Wikipedia.
- LOWLAND SINGLE MALTS - Wikipedia.
- Macallan distillery opens up for 4D virtual reality tours - The Verge.
- PPM | Phenol Parts per Million - PPM values.
- Saladin box - instrument used for malting barley.
- SCOTCH WHISKY - Wikipedia.
- SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION | SWA - founded 1942. Trade organisation that represents the Scotch whisky industry. Its stated purpose is to promote, protect and represent the interests of the whisky industry in Scotland and around the world. There are over 2,500 brands of Scotch whisky around the world. The SWA's members represent over 95% of Scotch whisky production.
- SCOTLAND: WHISKY AND DISTILLERIES - history, making and tasting.
- SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALTS - Wikipedia.
- SPIRIT OF SPEYSIDE WHISKY FESTIVAL
- The Scotch Whisky Experience - "Scotland's 5 star premier whisky visitor attraction."
- The Scotch Whisky Guide - Gentleman's Guide.
- The secret to whisky’s global success - "The enduring mystique of Scotch whisky has been paramount to its global success."
- Top 10 Whiskies of 2019 - Forbes.
- 'World's largest' Scotch whisky collection could fetch $10.5 million at auction - "Dubbed 'the Perfect Collection,' the spirits were amassed by the late Richard Gooding -- a private American collector from Colorado. The collection consists of more than 3,900 bottles -- primarily single malt Scotch -- and will be sold at auction next year, with some individually valued at more than $1.6 million."
- world's most expensive bottle of whisky has been sold for £848,000 at auction in Edinburgh. - "The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-year-old went under the hammer at Bonhams Whisky Sale."
- world's priciest dram: Whisky bottle sells for over $1.5 million - "The vintage spirit, which came in a unique bottle painted by Irish artist Michael Dillon, smashed a record set last month when a bottle of the same 1926 vintage sold at Bonhams in Edinburgh for more than £848,000 ($1.1 million)."
Blended
 - BLENDED - Wikipedia.
- BAILIE NICOL JARVIE
- BALLANTINE'S
- BELL'S EXTRA SPECIAL
- BLACK & WHITE
- BLACK BOTTLE
- BUCHANAN'S DE LUXE
- CHIVAS - since 1801.
- CHIVAS REGAL - Chivas Brothers was first established in 1801 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
 - CHIVAS REGAL 25 - YouTube 4:41. "The world's first ever luxury whisky launched in New York 1909."
- COMPASS BOX - artisan Scotch whiskymakers.
- CUTTY SARK
- DEWAR'S
- DIMPLE 12 YEAR OLD
- DUNFIFE
- FAMOUS GROUSE
- GLEN CRINAN
- GLENSHIRE
- GRAND OLD PARR
- GRANT'S
- GREEN SPOT - established 1805.
 - HAIG - "Don't be vague, ask for Haig." The oldest distillers of scotch whisky. The first recording of Haig distilling was in 1655. Bbrand of Scotch whisky, originally manufactured by John Haig & Co Ltd. The distillery is now part of the Diageo conglomerate. Headquartered in Glenrothes.
- HANKEY BANNISTER
- HEDGES & BUTLER
- HIGHLAND QUEEN
- ISLE OF SKYE
- J&B
- JOHNNY WALKER - since 1820. World's largest selling scotch whisky.
- Kincardine 7 Year Old - "The Kincardine 7 Year Old was created by blending whisky from Scotland and from India - which is very exciting indeed! Produced by the same chaps behind The Glover, this expression has been inspired by Victor Bruce, 13th Earl of Kincardine and 9th Earl of Elgin, who was Viceroy and Governor General of India between 1894 and 1899."
 - King's Ransom - "Once the ‘world’s most expensive whisky’, King’s Ransom was created in 1928 by the owner of Edradour, William Whiteley."
- KINLOCH ANDERSON WHISKY - "The Spirit of Scotland."
- Label 5
- LANGS
- LONG JOHN
- MARSHAL
- MONKEY SHOULDER
- PETER GREIG
- ROYAL SALUTE - created as the pinnacle Scotch whisky by Chivas Brothers in 1953, in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Salute is the only luxury Scotch whisky whose range starts at 21 years old.
 - Royal Salute 30 Year Old - The Flask Edition - "The Flask Edition celebrates the ritual of the flask, serving Royal Salute 30 Year Old in a beautiful porcelain flagon, along with a matching flask, pouring funnel and wooden tray, all designed by award-winning designer Afroditi Krassa."
 - Royal Salute Tribute to Honour Whisky - limited edition of 21 bottles. The expertly blended 45 year-old Scotch Whisky comes in an exquisite handcrafted bottle adorned with 413 diamonds created by Gerrard jewellers. Price: £150,000.00.
- QUEENS'S SEAL
- SOMETHING SPECIAL DE LUXE
- SPEY ROYAL
- TEACHER'S - established 1830.
- THE DALMORE
- THE SIX ISLES
- VAT 69 - since 1882.
- WHITE HORSE - blended Scotch whisky from Edinburgh, first produced by James Logan Mackie in 1861. White Horse is particularly noted for its use of the Lagavulin. In 2006, White Horse won blended whisky of the year in Murray's 2007 Whisky Bible.
- WHYTE & MACKAY
 - LIST OF SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALTS - Wikipedia.
- MALT.COM - explore Scotland’s classic malt whiskies, the regions where they are made, and the people and distilleries that make them.
- SINGLE MALT - Wikipedia.
- world is running low on old single malt Scotch - CNN Money.
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- ABERLOUR
- Abhainn Dearg Distillery - has produced the first single Malt whisky from Lewis in
the Outer Hebrides for almost 200 years.
- Allt-A-Bhainne - since 1975.
- AN CNOC
- ARDBEG - since 1815. "It is, perhaps, the most peaty malt whisky in the world - certainly of all the Islay malts."
 - ARDBERG DOUBLE BARREL - £10,000.00. Limited edition (250) 'matching pair' of exceptionally rare Ardbeg 1974 whisky, presented in a beautiful bespoke leather gun case from Purdey and Sons contains an OMAS pen, specially made from mature oakwood in the Italian workshop and engraved with the Ardbeg knotwork, two beautiful leather-stitched books – the Ardbeg Double Barrel Story and the Ardbeg Sampling Register for you to record your tasting notes and eight numbered solid silver drinking cups, perfected by Scotland’s top silversmiths Hamilton & Inches.
- ARDMORE - founded 1898.
- ARRAN
- AUCHENTOSHAN
- AUCHROISK
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- BALBLAIR
- BALLECHIN - matured in fresh ex-Burgundy casks and limited to 6,000 bottles.
- Balmenach - since 1824.
- Balvenie - Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery founded in 1892 in Dufftown .
- Balvenie distillery - Wikipedia.
 - Balvenie 30 Year Old - "The Balvenie 30 Year Old is a rare and especially fine single malt for which Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE selects only exceptional casks that were laid down over 30 years ago."
 - BALVENIE CASK 191, AGED 50 YEARS - retails at £6,000.
 - Balvenie D.C.S Compensium - the official name the Balvenie has given to malt master distiller David Stewart's final 25 selections, each in its own way an exemplar of the malt master’s craft. The distillery plans to release them slowly—five bottles each year for the next five years—in groups it has christened "chapters." Each grouping of five bottles will provide a distinct perspective on the Balvenie, the Speyside whisky known for its honeyed sweetness. Price: US$50,000.
- BEN NEVIS - since 1825.
- BEN WYVIS - since 1965.
- BENRIACH - established 1898.
- BENRINNES
- BENROMACH - Speyside’s smallest working distillery.
- BLADNOCH - established 1817. Scotland’s most southerly distillery in Galloway.
- BLAIR ATHOL
- BOWMORE - since 1779.
- Braeval - since 1973.
 - Brora - since 1819.
- BRUICHLADDICH - founded in 1881. "The Sophisticated Islay Single Malt."
 - BUNNAHABHAIN - founded in 1881.
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- CAOL ILA
- Caperdonich - since 1898.
- CARDHU - the only distillery pioneered by a woman.
- CHIEFTAIN'T RANGE
- CLYNELISH
- Coleburn - since 1897.
- Convalmore - since 1893.
- CRAGGANMORE
- Craigellachie - since 1891.
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- DAILUAINE
- Dallas Dhu - since 1899.
- Dalmore - since 1839.
- DALWHINNIE- one of the six Scottish distilleries that form the Classic Malts Collection. It is also one of Scotland’s highest distilleries at over 1,000 ft.
- Deanston - since 1965.
- DUFFTOWN
- DUN BHEAGAN COLLECTION
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- EDRADOUR - established 1825. Scotland's smallest distillery.
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- Fettercairn - since 1824.
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- GLEN ALBYN
- GLEN ELGIN
- GLEN FLAGLER
- GLEN FYNE
- GLEN GARIOCH - established 1797.
- GLEN GRANT - since 1840.
- GLEN KEITH
- GLEN MHOR - £2,000.
- GLEN MORAY
- GLEN ORD
- GLEN SCOTIA
- GLEN SPEY
- Glenallachie - since 1967.
- Glencadam - since 1825.
- GLENDRONACH - since 1826.
- GLENDULLAN
- Glenesk - since 1897.
- GLENFARCLAS - established 1836.
- GLENFIDDICH - since 1886.
- GLENGLASSAUGH - since 1875.
 - GLENGOYNE - since 1833. "Worth the Wait!" The slowest distillation process in Scotland. Six years spent preparing the perfect oak casks before they receive their first drop of spirit.
- GLENGRANT - established 1840.
- GLENISLA
 - GLENKINCHIE - founded in 1825.
- GLENLIVET - since 1824. "The single malt that started it all".
- Glenlochy - since 1898.
- GLENLOSSIE
 - GLENMORANGIE - founded in 1843. Owner: LVMH. Categorized as a Highland distillery and boasts the tallest stills in Scotland.
- GLENMORANGIE ARTEIN - "Born of Stone".
- GLENORA
 - Glenturret - since 1775. Claims that it is the oldest distillery in Scotland, a title contested by other establishments such as Littlemill, Glenisla, Bowmore and Glen Garioch.
- Glenugie - since 1831.
- Gordon & MacPhail - since 1895. Gordon & MacPhail has been bottling single malt whiskies for over 115 years, and now bottles over 350 different expressions from around 70 distilleries. On 11 March 2010, Gordon & MacPhail made history by launching Mortlach 70 Years Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, the world’s oldest bottled single malt whisky.
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 - Highgrove Organic Single Malt Scotch Whiskies - selected and bottled exclusively for Highgrove, our premium whisky is distilled from Scottish organic malted barley grown in Inverness-shire.
 - HIGHLAND PARK - founded in 1798.
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 - Imperial - since 1897.
- INCHGOWER
- ISLE OF JURA
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 - KILCHOMAN - since 2005. Islay single malt whiskies.
- Kilkerran - the first new distillery opened in Scotland this millennium.
 - Kininvie - since 1990. Distillery in Dufftown, Moray which produces single malt Scotch whisky.
 - Kinloch Anderson Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky - "The Spirit of Scotland."
- KNOCKANDO - since 1898.
- Knockdhu - since 1894.
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 - LAGAVULIN - founded in 1816. Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Lagavulin on the island of Islay. The standard Lagavulin single malt is 16 years old (43%), though they regularly release a 12-year-old cask strength variety, a Distiller's edition finished in Pedro Ximénez casks, and 25- and 30-year-old varieties.
 - Laphroaig distillery - since 1815. Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery.
- LINKWOOD
- Littlemill - since 1772.
- LOCH LOMOND
- Lochside - since 1957.
- LONGMORN
 - Lord of the Isles - Ardberg 25 Year Old. Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling.
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 - The Macallan M Decanter-Constantine - world's previous most expensive whisky: sold for HK$4.9 million / £393,109 / US$628,205 at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, January 18, 2014.
- Macduff - since 1962.
- MACLEOD'S
- MANNOCHMORE
- MCCLELLAND'S
- Millburn - since 1807.
- Miltonduff - since 1824.
- MORTLACH
- MURRAY MCDAVID - "The Perfect Dram."
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- North Port - since 1820.
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 - OBAN - established in 1794. It has only two pot stills, making it one of the smallest in Scotland, producing a whisky that has been described as having a "West Highland" flavour that falls between the dry, smoky style of the Scottish islands and the lighter, sweeter malts of the Highlands.
- OLD PULTENEY
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- PITTYVAICH
- PORT ELLEN - established 1825.
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- ROSEBANK
- ROSEISLE - since 2009.
- Royal Brackla - since 1812.
 - ROYAL LOCHNAGAR - founded in 1826.
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 - SCAPA - established 1885.
- SMOKEHEAD
- SPEYBURN - established 1897.
 - SPRINGBANK - established 1828. The oldest independent family owned distillery in Scotland.
- ST. MAGDALENE - (1798-1983). A.k.a. Linlithgow.
- STRATHISLA - established 1776. The oldest distillery in the Highlands.
- STRATHMILL
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- TALISKER
- TAMDHU
 - TAMNAVULIN - founded in 1966.
- TEANINICH
- THE Balvenie - Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown.
- THE DALMORE
- THE MACALLAN - founded in 1824. "Luxury Single Malt Scotch Whisky."
- Macallan 1926 breaks auction record at US$1.9m - "The 60-year-old Macallan from cask #263 was the headline sale of the Ultimate Whisky Collection auction, which was held by Sotheby’s in London today (24 October, 2019)."
- THE GLENROTHES - since 1878.
- THE Speyside - since 1962.
- TOBERMORY - established 1798.
- TOMATIN - established 1897.
- Tomintoul - since 1964.
- Tormore - since 1958.
- Tullibardine - since 1949.
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 - Wallace Single Malt Whisky Liqueur
- WHYTE & MACKAY - since 1844.
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