Kinclaith distillery was the last malt whisky distillery to be constructed in the Glasgow area. Kinclaith was dismantled in 1977, less than twenty years after starting production. It is therefore one of the scarcest malts around, with only a few independent bottlings available, all at prices that reflect its rarity. The brand Long John is used for both blended whiskies Read more...

The Kininvie Distillery, one of the youngest distilleries in Scotland, began production on 4 July 1990. William Grant & Sons, in 2005, introduced a premium blended malt whisky called Monkey Shoulder, which is created from a mixture of single malt from Kininvie, together with single malts from the Balvenie and Glenfiddich distilleries, both of which are owned by William Grant Read more...

Knockando Distillery is distilling a single malt Scotch whisky. Although distillation continues throughout the year, each year of production is still referred to as a Season at Knockando distillery. In each bottle you will only ever find the produce of one single Season – a practice which continues to distinguish Knockando from almost all other single malts. Read more...

Inverleven Distillery is a huge distillery complex in Dumbarton is licensed to George Ballantine & Son Ltd. and still produces whisky for the Ballantines blend to this day. Both malt distilleries on the site were closed and mothballed in 1991/1992. Since then Inverleven Distillery is back to grain whisky distillation. Read more...

Jura distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. The distillery is owned by Whyte and Mackay, which in turn is owned by Philippines-based Emperador Inc.. In 2006, the Isle of Jura Distillery received a Gold Quality Award from the international quality institute Monde Selection. The distillery Read more...

Glenesk (also known as Glen Esk, Hillside, Highland Esk, North Esk and Montrose) used to be a flax-spinning mill and was originally named the Highland Esk Distillery, and was established by Septimus Parsonage & Co and James Isles (Dundee wine merchants). Except for the maltings, the buildings of Hillside / Glenesk were demolished in 1996. The maltings were sold to Read more...

In 1897 by Thomas Mackenzie constructed the Imperial distillery. He was an entrepreneur who already owned two other malt whisky distilleries: Dailuaine and Talisker. Throughout history Imperial distillery came very close to being demolished; in 2005 Moray Council had already given permission for demolition of the distillery buildings and it was planned to build new housing on the location. Though Read more...

Inchgower distillery is a whisky distillery producing a single malt of the same name located on the outskirts of Buckie, Moray, Scotland. Today, only 1% of the total production of the Inchgower distillery is bottled as a single malt whisky. About half of the total production is sold on to customers, the rest is used for Diageo blends like Johnnie Read more...

Loch Lomond marks the boundary between the Lowlands and the Highlands of Scotland. This area – so close to the major bottling town of Dumbarton – has been at the heart of the whisky industry for centuries. Read more...

Glenury Royal was founded in 1825. Distillery closed in 1985. The buildings of the malt whisky distillery were eventually turned into apartments. The remains of Glenury Royal were sold in 1993 to a real estate company who turned part of these buildings into apartments. Read more...