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This is an incomplete list of whisky distilleries in Scotland. According to the Scotch Whisky Association there were 151 distilleries licensed to produce Scotch whisky as of May 2024. [ 1 ]
Green Distillery (1796–1870s), notable for its use of an early continuous distillation apparatus, invented by the distillery's then co-owner, Joseph Shee; Kilbeggan Distillery, formerly the Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery, claimed as the oldest licensed distillery, referencing a licence issued in 1757, although it was closed in 1954; production resumed at the site in 2007, but with ...
According to news reports in February 2021, the Scotch whisky sector had experienced £1.1 billion in lost sales. Exports to the US were also affected by the 25% tariff that had been imposed. Scotch whisky exports to the US during 2020 "fell by 32%" from the previous year. Worldwide exports fell in 70% of Scotch whisky's global markets. [59]
Related: Scotland's Ghost Distilleries Are Resurrecting Some Seriously High-End Whisky. Nc’nean Distillery, in the far western Highlands, is a small, independent whisky producer that began to ...
It was founded by Leonard Russell, Snr. in 1933. [1] They own three single malt whisky distilleries: Glengoyne distillery, Tamdhu distillery, and Rosebank distillery and one gin distillery: Edinburgh Gin. They also produce a number of other distilled spirits including Smokehead Islay whisky. The company is a member of the Scotch Whisky ...
Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail is a tourism initiative featuring seven working Speyside distilleries, a historic distillery (Dallas Dhu, now a museum) and the Speyside Cooperage. A 2012 BBC article recommends a leisurely tour, taking a day or two at each distillery to appreciate the local "traditions and lore". [ 9 ]
Glendronach 12 is the 200-year-old distillery’s entry-level scotch, aged in a combination of Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks. The Whisky Study praises this bottle for its price-to-quality ...
Highland distilleries were taxed based upon the size of their still; Lowland distilleries were taxed per gallon in the wash. [11] This led to outrage from Lowland distillers over their comparably high duty rates. [12] Today the term Lowland is a "protected locality" for Scotch Whisky distilling under UK Government legislation. [13]