Royal Lochnagar Whisky Distillery
The Royal Lochnagar whisky distillery is situated in Royal Deeside not far from Balmoral the Queen’s summer residence.
Distilling first took place in the area in 1826 but 1845 is the date of the current distillery. A visitor centre is open all year and is a highly popular outing for the […]
Dalmore Whisky Distillery
The Dalmore Whisky distillery is situated on the banks of the Cromarty Firth looking south over the Black Isle and was opened in 1839. The single malt produced has won numerous awards over the years and is full bodied and flavoursome and ages extremely well perhaps better than any other malt. Some […]
Tomintoul
Tomintoul is one of the newer Scottish distilleries having been established as recently as 1964. The distillery is found in the centre of Cairngorm National Park in the Speyside Region of the Highlands of Scotland.
One of the contributors to the Whyte & Mackay blends, the distillery also produces a range of […]
Glengoyne
Glengoyne, founded in 1833 and known as the most beautiful distillery in Scotland, is certainly in a magical location nestled as it is at the foot of the Campsie Hills only 15 miles north of Glasgow.
The whisky too is exceptional and unusual as it is produced from air dried barley as opposed […]
Ardbeg Whisky has always been ranked very highly here at Online Whisky Shop so much so that we have decided to put together our eight top single malts from the Islay distillery which we believe everyone should try if they can.
In no particular order –
Ardbeg 10 Year Old
Ardbeg 10 Year Old is a […]
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker is probably the most famous and well known name in the world of whisky with around 150 million bottles consumed each year in over 200 countries. The USA is the biggest market for the brand but it is also very popular in Australia, Greece and Spain. It is a blended […]
The Famous Grouse
Scotland’s biggest selling whisky since 1980 - ‘Grouse’ as it was originally known is a blended whisky containing both grain and malt whiskies. It was first produced in Perth by William Gloag in around 1860.
The taste is warm but soft with a finish exhibiting just a hint of peatiness and perhaps […]
Jim Beam Distillery
American Bourbon whiskey was first distilled in the late 1700’s by settlers in Kentucky using excess corn from their fields.
One such settler was Jim Beam who sold his first barrel in 1795 as ‘Old Jake Beam Sour Mash’ and this same recipe is still sold today as Jim Beam Kentuckey Straight Bourbon […]
Bushmills Distillery
Founded in 1784 the Bushmills distillery is the oldest working distillery in Ireland and the oldest licensed distillery in the world no less. The full production process from distillation to maturing and bottling are all carried out on the one site.
Found in the town of Bushmills in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland near […]
Ginkgo Japanese Blended Malt
A blended malt made through the marriage of single malts from various Japanese distilleries, which in itself makes this a rarity as Japanese distilleries are normally particularly insular. Ginkgo is put together by the expert hand of Ichiro Akuto.
This is ultra smooth and smoky and a favourite of ours with a complex […]
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