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Speyburn

Scotland, Speyside

3.7 (580)
460

72

John and Edward Hopkins, two brothers from the local area, founded Speyburn distillery in 1897. The brothers were determined that the site would be established in 1897, as it was Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

Linkwood

Scotland, Speyside

4.2 (568)
512

334

Peter Brown founded the distillery in 1821. At its inception, the site had only two stills, and Whisky operation wasn't entirely legal yet. The distillery formally began operations in 1825, after Whisky distillation was legalized. Brown's original...

Glen Elgin

Scotland, Speyside

4.0 (568)
439

163

Glen Elgin Distillery, which sits in the Speyside region of Scotland, has a selection of official and independent bottlings for Whisky aficionados to choose from. The distillery’s official range consisted of a 12 year old, 16 year old, 20 year old and 32...

Benrinnes

Scotland, Speyside

4.1 (555)
457

251

At the foot of the hill Ben Rinnes lies the Benrinnes distillery. The distillery was built by Peter Mackenzie in 1826.

Dailuaine

Scotland, Speyside

4.0 (554)
504

207

William Mackenzie, a farmer from the Speyside town of Carron, built the Dailuaine distillery in 1852. Dailuaine derives from the Gaelic ‘An dail uaine’ meaning ‘green valley’. Read more about it below.↓

Fettercairn

Scotland, Highlands

3.8 (546)
425

158

Fettercairn is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. It was founded in 1824 by Sir Alexander Ramsay, the owner of the estate on which the distillery is located. Read more about it below.↓

Knockdhu - AnCnoc

Scotland, Speyside

3.8 (540)
422

92

In 1893, John Morrison, bought the land on which Knockdhu was built from the Duke of Fife. Morrison was acting on behalf of the Distiller's Company Limited. Knockdhu was the first distillery that the company constructed themselves.

Glenturret

Scotland, Highlands

3.9 (508)
484

170

Glenturret is one of the oldest still producing distillery there is in Scotland. Its history traces back to some smugglers in 1775. Sometimes it is called the Disney of Whisky, as the visitor centre is so nice and well made.

Willett

USA, Kentucky

4.0 (494)
473

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Willett is a well-known name in the Whiskey business and stands for a long tradition of dealing in Kentucky Bourbon and even in producing it. Indeed - the Willett Distillery in Bardstown is a very new one and started production in 2012, after the old...

Locher (Säntis Malt)

Switzerland

3.5 (493)
406

97

West Cork Distillers

Ireland

3.3 (490)
469

71

As the name suggests, West Cork Distillers is located in the west of County Cork in Ireland. The independent craft distillery was founded in 2003 by three childhood friends: John O'Connell and cousins Ger and Denis McCarthy. What began as a small...

Glasgow

Scotland, Lowlands

4.1 (488)
465

41

The Glasgow Distillery is the first new Single Malt distillery in the city since 1902 and aims to re-establish the metropolitan Scotch Malt Whisky tradition in Glasgow.

Penderyn (Brecon Beacons)

Wales

3.3 (485)
335

95

The Penderyn distillery is located in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. It works with a very special distilling process in a so-called Faraday Still, which has been custom-made for Penderyn. In addition to the 'original' distillery, another...

Balblair

Scotland, Highlands

3.9 (463)
405

155

Balblair is one of the most northern distilleries of Scottland. It lies right next to the Dornoch Firth and was established in 1790. The distillery character is best described as 'very fruity and sweet Speyside Malt'. Balblair means fertile valley, but...

Glengyle

Scotland, Campbeltown

4.1 (456)
411

73

Glengyle is the third distillery beside Springbank and Glen Scoia that is still active in Campbeltown. "Active again" it should read, since Glengyle has been revived 2004 and is now producing the Kilkerran Single Malt Whisky.