List of whisky distilleries in Scotland

This is an incomplete list of whisky distilleries in Scotland.

Currently operating distilleries

Malt whisky distilleries

Distillery	Location	Region	owned by
Aberfeldy	Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross	Highlands	Bacardi
Aberlour	Charlestown-of-Aberlour	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Abhainn Dearg	Isle of Lewis	Islands	Independent
Ailsa Bay	Girvan, Ayrshire	Lowlands	William Grant & Sons
Allt a' Bhainne	Glenrinnes	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
anCnoc	Knock	Highlands	Inver House Distillers
Annandale distillery	Annan	Lowlands	Annandale Distillery Company Limited
Arbikie	Inverkeilor	Highlands	Arbikie Distilling
Ardbeg	Port Ellen	Islay	LVMH
Ardmore	Kennethmont	Highlands	Beam Suntory
Ardnamurchan distillery	Ardnamurchan	Highlands	Adelphi Whisky
Arran	Lochranza	Islands	Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd
Auchentoshan	Dalmuir	Lowlands	Beam Suntory (Morrison Bowmore)
Auchroisk	Mulben	Speyside	Diageo
Aultmore	Banffshire	Speyside	Bacardi
Balblair	Edderton	Highlands	ThaiBev
Balmenach	Cromdale	Speyside	ThaiBev
Balvenie	Dufftown	Speyside	William Grant & Sons
Ben Nevis	Fort William	Highlands	Nikka Whisky Distilling
BenRiach	Morayshire	Speyside	BenRiach Distillery Company
Benrinnes	Banffshire	Speyside	Diageo
Benromach	Forres	Speyside	Gordon & MacPhail
Bladnoch	Wigtown	Lowlands	David Prior
Blair Athol	Pitlochry, Perthshire	Highlands	Diageo
Bowmore	Isle of Islay	Islay	Beam Suntory (Morrison Bowmore)
Brackla	Nairn	Highlands	Bacardi
Braeval	Ballindalloch	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Bruichladdich	Isle of Islay	Islay	Rémy Cointreau
Bunnahabhain	Port Askaig	Islay	Distell, South Africa (Burn Stewart)
Caol Ila	Port Askaig	Islay	Diageo
Cardhu	Knockando	Speyside	Diageo
Clynelish	Brora	Highlands	Diageo
Cragganmore	Ballindalloch	Speyside	Diageo
Craigellachie	Craigellachie, Moray	Speyside	Bacardi
Daftmill	Fife	Lowlands	Independent
Dailuaine	Aberlour	Speyside	Diageo
Dalmore	Alness	Highlands	Alliance Global Group (Emperador Inc)
Dalwhinnie	Dalwhinnie	Highlands	Diageo
Deanston	Doune	Highlands	Distell, South Africa (Burn Stewart)
Dufftown	Banffshire	Speyside	Diageo
Edradour	Pitlochry	Highlands	Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Company
Fettercairn	Laurencekirk	Highlands	Alliance Global Group (Emperador Inc)
Gartbreck distillery	Bowmore	Islay	Gartbreck Distilling Company
Glenallachie	Banffshire	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Glenburgie	Morayshire	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Glencadam Distillery	Angus	Highlands	Angus Dundee Distiller
Glen Deveron distillery	Banff	Speyside	Bacardi
Glendronach	Aberdeenshire	Highlands	BenRiach Distillery Company
Glendullan	Banffshire	Speyside	Diageo
Glen Elgin	Morayshire	Speyside	Diageo
Glenfarclas	Ballindollach	Highlands	J. & G. Grant
Glenfiddich	Dufftown	Speyside	William Grant & Sons
Glen Garioch	Oldmeldrum	Highlands	Beam Suntory (Morrison Bowmore)
Glenglassaugh	Portsoy	Highlands	BenRiach Distillery Company
Glengoyne	Dumgoyne	Highlands	Ian Macleod Distillers
Glen Grant	Rothes	Speyside	Campari
Glengyle	Campbeltown	Campbeltown	Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd
Glen Keith	Keith	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Glenkinchie	Pencaitland	Lowlands	Diageo
Glenlivet	Ballindalloch	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Glenlossie	Elgin	Speyside	Diageo
Glenmorangie	Tain	Highlands	LVMH
Glen Moray	Elgin	Speyside	La Martiniquaise
Glen Ord	Muir of Ord	Northern Highlands	Diageo
Glenrothes	Rothes	Speyside	Berry Brothers & Rudd
Glen Scotia	Mull of Kintyre	Campbeltown	Loch Lomond Group
Glen Spey	Rothes	Speyside	Diageo
Glentauchers	Mulben	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Glenturret	Crieff	Highlands	Highland Distillers
Highland Park	Kirkwall	Islands	Edrington
Inchgower	Buckie	Speyside	Diageo
Isle of Jura	Jura	Islands	Alliance Global Group (Whyte & Mackay)
Kilchoman	Kilchoman	Islay	Independent
Kingsbarns Distillery	Kingsbarns	Lowlands	Wemyss Malts
Kininvie Distillery	Dufftown	Speyside	William Grant & Sons
Knockando	Knockando	Speyside	Diageo
Knockdhu	Huntly	Speyside	ThaiBev
Lagavulin	Port Ellen	Islay	Diageo
Laphroaig	Port Ellen	Islay	Beam Suntory
Linkwood	Elgin	Speyside	Diageo
Loch Lomond	Alexandria	Highlands	Loch Lomond Distillery Company
Lochnagar	Ballater	Highlands	Diageo
Longmorn	Elgin	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
The Macallan	Craigellachie	Speyside	Edrington
Macduff	Banff	Speyside	Bacardi
Mannochmore	Elgin	Speyside	Diageo
Miltonduff	Elgin	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Mortlach	Keith	Speyside	Diageo
Oban	Oban	Highlands	Diageo
Pulteney	Wick	Highlands	ThaiBev
Roseisle	Roseisle	Speyside	Diageo
Scapa	Kirkwall	Islands	Pernod Ricard
Speyburn	Rothes	Speyside	ThaiBev
Speyside	Drumguish	Speyside	Speyside Distillery Co. Ltd.
Springbank	Mull of Kintyre	Campbeltown	Independent
Strathearn	Methven	Highlands	Independent
Strathisla	Keith	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Strathmill	Keith	Speyside	Diageo
Talisker	Carbost, Isle of Skye	Islands	Diageo
Tamdhu	Knockando	Speyside	Ian MacLeod Distillers
Tamnavulin	Tomnavoulin	Speyside	Alliance Global Group (Whyte & Mackay)
Teaninich	Alness	Highlands	Diageo
Tobermory	Isle of Mull	Islands	Distell, South Africa (Burn Stewart)
Tomatin	Tomatin	Highlands	Takara Shuzo Corp.
Tomintoul	Ballindalloch	Speyside	Angus Dundee Distiller
Tormore	Grantown N Spey	Speyside	Pernod Ricard
Tullibardine	Blackford	Highlands	Picard Vins & Spiritueux
Wolfburn	Thurso	Highlands	Independent

Grain whisky distilleries

Distillery	Location	Owner
Cameronbridge	Fife	Diageo
North British	Edinburgh	Diageo/The Edrington Group
Strathclyde	Glasgow	Pernod Ricard
Invergordon	Easter Ross	Emperador Inc.
Girvan	South Ayrshire	William Grant & Sons
Loch Lomond	Alexandria	Loch Lomond Distillers
Glen Turner	Livingston	La Martiniquaise

Closed distilleries

Former malt distilleries

Distillery	Region	Year closed
Auchinblae	Highlands	1930
Ballechin	Highlands	1927
Banff	Speyside	1983 demolished 1991
Ben Wyvis	Highlands	1977
Brora	Highlands	1983
Caperdonich	Speyside	2002
Coleburn	Speyside	1992
Convalmore	Speyside	1985
Dallas Dhu	Speyside	1983
Finnieston	Lowland	1827
Glen Albyn	Highlands	1988
Glencraig	Speyside	1981
Glenesk	Highlands	1985
Glenflagler	Lowlands	1985
Glenlochy	Highlands	1983
Glen Mhor	Highlands	1983
Glenugie	Highlands	1983
Glenury	Highlands	1985
Hazelburn	Campbeltown	1925
Imperial	Speyside	1998 demolished 2013
Inverleven	Lowlands	1991
Killyloch	Lowlands	1985
Kinclaith	Lowlands	1976
Ladyburn	Lowlands	1975 demolished 1976
Littlemill	Lowlands	1992
Lochindaal	Islay	1929
Lochside	Highlands	1992
Millburn	Speyside	1985
North Port	Highlands	1983
Parkmore	Speyside	1931
Pittyvaich	Speyside	1993
Port Charlotte	Islay	1929
Port Ellen	Islay	1983
Rosebank	Lowlands	1993
St. Magdalene	Lowlands	1983
Towiemore	Speyside	1930

Former grain distilleries

Distillery	Location	Owner	Year closed
Caledonian	Haymarket, Edinburgh	Diageo	1988
Cambus	Tullibody	Diageo	1993
Carsebridge	Alloa	Scottish Grain Distillers	1983
Dumbarton	West Dunbartonshire	Pernod Ricard	2002
Port Dundas	Glasgow	Diageo	2010
Strathmore	Tullibody	North Of Scotland	1980

Further reading

• Barnard, Alfred (2008) [1887]. The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 978-1-84158-652-6.

External links

• http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries (Details of distilleries open to the public)
• http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/pronounc.html (pronunciation, incl. audio, of distilleries)
• http://www.maltwhiskydistilleries.com/ (information about Pernod Ricard's Speyside distilleries)
• http://www.planetwhiskies.com/distilleries/scottishpagea.html (Planet Whiskies has a nearly a full list of Scottish Whisky Distilleries, but also a list of distilleries from American, Australia, Canada to only name a few...)