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]
| Distillery | Location | Founded | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameronbridge | Fife | 1824 | Diageo |
| Girvan | Girvan | 1963 | William Grant & Sons |
| Invergordon | Easter Ross | 1959 | Whyte & Mackay |
| Loch Lomond | Alexandria | 1964 | Loch Lomond Group |
| North British | Edinburgh | 1885 | Diageo/Edrington |
| Reivers | Tweedbank | 2020 | Mossburn Distillers |
| Starlaw | Livingston | 2010 | La Martiniquaise |
| Strathclyde | Glasgow | 1927 | Chivas Brothers |
| Distillery | Location | Region | Year closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | Glasgow | Lowland | 1907, demolished 1970 |
| Albyn | Millknowe | Campbeltown | 1920, demolished 1929 |
| Ardgowan | Greenock | Lowland | 1952, plans for the distillery to reopen in 2025 |
| Ardlussa | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1927, demolished |
| Argyll | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1923, demolished |
| Auchinblae | Auchenblae | Highland | 1929, demolished |
| Auchnagie | Tulliemet | Highland | 1911, demolished |
| Auchtermuchty | Auchtermuchty | Lowland | 1926, buildings have remained intact |
| Auchtertool | Auchtertool | Lowland | 1927, demolished |
| Ballechin | Pitlochry | Highland | 1927, demolished |
| Banff | Banff | Speyside | 1983, demolished 1991 |
| Bankier | Denny | Lowland | 1928, demolished 1981 |
| Benachie | Insch | Highland | 1915, demolished |
| Benmore | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1927, buildings have remained intact |
| Ben Morven | Halkirk | Highland | 1914, demolished |
| Ben Wyvis | Dingwall | Highland | 1977, demolished 1977 |
| Bon Accord | Aberdeen | Highland | 1913, demolished |
| Burnside | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1919, demolished |
| Caledonian | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1842, demolished |
| Campbeltown | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1924, demolished |
| Caperdonich | Rothes | Speyside | 2002, demolished 2010 |
| Clydesdale | Wishaw | Lowland | 1919, demolished 1988 |
| Coleburn | Elgin | Speyside | 1985, plans for the distillery to reopen in 2025 |
| Convalmore | Dufftown | Speyside | 1985, converted into a whisky warehouse facility |
| Dalaruan | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1922, demolished |
| Dalintober | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1925, demolished |
| Dallas Dhu | Forres | Speyside | 1983, plans for the distillery to reopen in 2025 |
| Dean | Edinburgh | Lowland | 1922, demolished |
| Devanha | Aberdeen | Highland | 1915, demolished |
| Drumcaldie | Fife | Lowland | 1903, demolished 1988 |
| Drumore | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1847, demolished |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Lowland | 1925, demolished |
| Finnieston | Glasgow | Lowland | 1827, demolished |
| Glen Albyn | Inverness | Highland | 1983, demolished 1988 |
| Glenaden | Old Deer | Highland | 1915, demolished |
| Glencawdor | Nairn | Highland | 1927, demolished 1930 |
| Glencoull | Angus | Highland | 1927, demolished 1934 |
| Glenesk | Montrose | Highland | 1985, demolished 1996 |
| Glen Flagler | Airdrie | Lowland | 1985, converted into a whisky warehouse facility |
| Glenfoyle | Gargunnock | Highland | 1923, demolished |
| Glengilp | Ardrishaig | Highland | 1937, demolished 1996 |
| Gleniffer | Elderslie | Lowland | 1894, demolished |
| Glenlochy | Fort William | Highland | 1983, demolished 1991 |
| Glenmavis | Bathgate | Lowland | 1910, demolished |
| Glen Mhor | Inverness | Highland | 1983, demolished 1986 |
| Glen Nevis | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1923, demolished |
| Glenramskill | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1854, demolished |
| Glenside | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1926, demolished |
| Glenskiach | Evanton | Highland | 1926, demolished 1933 |
| Glentarras | Langholm | Lowland | 1914, demolished |
| Glenugie | Peterhead | Highland | 1983, demolished 1985 |
| Glenury | Stonehaven | Highland | 1985, demolished 1993 |
| Grandtully | Grandtully | Highland | 1910, demolished |
| Grange | Burntisland | Lowland | 1925, demolished 1990 |
| Greenock | Greenock | Lowland | 1915, demolished |
| Highland | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1852, demolished |
| Hazelburn | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1925, demolished 1926 |
| Imperial | Carron | Speyside | 1998, demolished 2013 |
| Inverleven | Dumbarton | Lowland | 1991, demolished 2017 |
| Isla | Perth | Highland | 1926, demolished |
| Kinclaith | Glasgow | Lowland | 1976, demolished 1976 |
| Kinloch | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1926, demolished 1928 |
| Kintyre | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1920, demolished |
| Ladyburn | Girvan | Lowland | 1975, demolished 1976 |
| Langholm | Langholm | Lowland | 1917, demolished 1926 |
| Littlemill | Bowling | Lowland | 1992, demolished 2004 |
| Loch Katrine | Glasgow | Lowland | 1920, demolished |
| Lochside | Montrose | Highland | 1992, demolished 2004 |
| Lochhead | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1928, demolished |
| Lochruan | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1925, demolished |
| Longrow | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1896, demolished |
| Meadowburn | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1882, demolished |
| Millburn | Inverness | Highland | 1985, demolished 1988 |
| Mossfield | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1837, demolished |
| North Port | Brechin | Highland | 1983, demolished 1994 |
| Parkmore | Dufftown | Speyside | 1988, converted into a whisky warehouse facility |
| Pittyvaich | Dufftown | Speyside | 1993, demolished 2002 |
| Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte | Islay | 1929, converted into a whisky warehouse facility |
| Provanmill | Glasgow | Lowland | 1922, demolished 1953 |
| Saucel | Paisley | Lowland | 1915, demolished |
| Springside | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1926, demolished |
| St. Magdalene | Linlithgow | Lowland | 1983, buildings were converted into apartments |
| Strathdee | Aberdeen | Highland | 1942, demolished |
| Stromness | Orkney | Highland | 1928, demolished 1940 |
| Stronarchie | Forgandenny | Highland | 1928, demolished 1950 |
| Tambovie | Milngavie | Lowland | 1914, demolished 1921 |
| Thistle | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1837, demolished |
| Toberanrigh | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1860, demolished |
| Towiemore | Botriphnie | Highland | 1930, demolished |
| Union | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1850, demolished |
| West Highland | Campbeltown | Campbeltown | 1852, demolished |
| Distillery | Location | Year closed |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonian | Haymarket | 1988, demolished |
| Cambus | Tullibody | 1993, converted into a whisky warehouse facility and cask filling operation |
| Carsebridge | Alloa | 1983, demolished 1990 |
| Dumbarton | West Dunbartonshire | 2002, demolished 2017 |
| Dundashill | Glasgow | 1902, merged with Port Dundas distillery |
| Garnheath | Airdrie | 1986, demolished 1986 |
| Gartloch | Chryston | 1920, demolished |
| Kirkliston | Kirkliston | 1920, buildings have remained intact |
| North of Scotland | Cambus | 1980, demolished 1993 |
| Port Dundas | Glasgow | 2010, demolished 2011 |
Scotch whisky, often simply called whisky or Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland.
Whisky or whiskey is a type of liquor made from fermented grain mash. Various grains are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak. Uncharred white oak casks previously used for the aging of port, rum or sherry are also sometimes used.
Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland. To qualify for this category, a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and made from a mash of malted barley. Therefore, a single malt means that the whisky has not been blended elsewhere with whisky from other distilleries. 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, although most single malts are matured longer.
Speyside single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland.
Highland Park distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
The Glenlivet distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the Highlands of Scotland. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since.
Glenmorangie distillery is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky.
Laphroaig distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland. It is situated on the south coast of the island, near Port Ellen, at the head of a small bay known as Loch Laphroaig. The Lagavulin and Ardbeg distilleries are close by.
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery.
William Grant & Sons Ltd is an independent, family-owned Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 by William Grant, and is run by Grant's descendants as of 2018. It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky distillers remaining in family ownership.
Edradour distillery is a Highland single malt whisky distillery based in Pitlochry, Perthshire. It has been owned by the Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Company since 2002, and was previously owned by Pernod Ricard.
Lowland single malts are single malt whiskies distilled in Scotland's lowlands. The region is home to distilleries such as: Annandale in Annan; Auchentoshan near Clydebank; Bladnoch in Galloway; Daftmill in Fife; The Girvan Distilleries near Girvan; and Glenkinchie distillery near Edinburgh.
Caol Ila distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery near Port Askaig on the isle of Islay, Scotland, owned by Diageo.
Balmenach distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery situated in the district of Cromdale, Scotland on the banks of the River Spey The distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom Lethendry where the Jacobites were defeated in the Battle of Cromdale in 1690.
The Dalwhinnie distillery, situated in the Highland village of Dalwhinnie in Scotland, produces single malt Scotch whisky. The Dalwhinnie distillery is located in the Badenoch and Strathspey ward of the Highland Council and therefore is in the Speyside region. Under SWA regulations the full Speyside region falls within the boundaries of the Highlands and so can be labelled as such. The distillery is owned by Diageo.
Glen Garioch distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, dating back to 1797.
Bell's is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by Diageo in Scotland. It was originally produced by Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd and is one of the best selling whiskies in the UK, only slightly behind The Famous Grouse which is the best selling Scotch whisky on the island.
Ben Nevis distillery is a whisky distillery in Fort William, Scotland. It is situated at the base of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, which rises to 1,345 m (4,413 ft) above sea level.
Glen Scotia distillery or sometimes affectionately known as The Scotia or Old Scotia is a distillery that is a producer of single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery was founded in 1832 and is one of just three distilleries left in Campbeltown, the smallest whisky region.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to whisky:
