Distilleries & Producers

Roseisle Distillery: The High-Tech Speyside Giant Behind a New Generation of Whisky

In Speyside, where whisky is often associated with generations of tradition, Roseisle Distillery represents something very different. Built by Diageo near Elgin and officially opened in 2010, Roseisle was designed as a modern, large-scale malt whisky distillery, combining traditional pot-still production with advanced engineering, energy recovery and unusual flexibility in how its spirit can be […]

September 2, 2026

Nathan Nearest Green - The Father of American Whiskey

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Nathan Nearest Green: The Forgotten Father of American Whiskey

Long before Tennessee whiskey became an internationally recognised category, the hills around Lynchburg, Tennessee, were home to a network of farms, mills and small distilling operations where whiskey-making knowledge was passed from one generation to another. Among the distillers working in this community was Nathan “Nearest” Green, an African American whiskey maker whose name would […]

August 11, 2026

Drayman’s Brewery & Distillery- the Whisky Map

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Drayman’s Brewery & Distillery: How Pretoria Put the Highveld on the Whisky Map

The story of Drayman’s Brewery & Distillery begins not in Scotland, Ireland or one of the traditional centres of whisky production, but in Pretoria, South Africa. The brewery was registered in 1997, beginning on a small scale in the Kallmeyer family’s home garage before moving to its present property in Silverton in 2002. That early […]

July 24, 2026

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The Whisky Loch: Overproduction, Lost Distilleries, and the Ghosts That Returned

The Whisky Loch was not a natural disaster, though it left parts of Scotch whisky looking like a flooded landscape. It was a man-made surplus, created when production confidence outran demand. In the 1970s, Scotch whisky expanded with the conviction of an industry that believed the world would keep drinking more. Stills ran, casks filled, […]

July 16, 2026

Aberfeldy Distillery -Dewar’s Global Scotch Identity

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Aberfeldy Distillery: The Highland Malt Behind Dewar’s Global Scotch Identity

The history of Aberfeldy Distillery begins with a problem that every successful blender eventually faces: how to protect character when demand outgrows supply. By the late 1800s, Dewar’s had moved far beyond the ambitions of a local Perth wine and spirits merchant. The family business had become one of the rising names in blended Scotch, selling […]

July 14, 2026

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James Buchanan & Co: The Blending House That Turned Scotch into a Modern Brand

The history of James Buchanan & Co belongs to a crucial moment in Scotch whisky’s transformation. In the late nineteenth century, Scotch was no longer only a regional spirit sold through merchants, casks, clubs, hotels, and local trade. It was becoming a bottled product with labels, reputation, visual memory, and commercial reach. The whisky itself […]

July 11, 2026

Lagavulin Distillery and Discipline of Slow Distillation

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Lagavulin Distillery and the Discipline of Slow Distillation on Islay

On the southern coast of Islay, Lagavulin Distillery stands beside a sheltered bay between Laphroaig and Ardbeg. Its white buildings, dark kiln roofs, and long waterfront warehouses belong to one of Scotland’s most recognisable whisky landscapes. Still, the character associated with the distillery was not created by scenery alone. Peat is the most obvious part […]

June 28, 2026

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The Last Days of Floor Maltings: When Scotch Distilleries Made Their Own Malt

Floor Maltings History: Where Whisky Began Before stainless steel vessels, automated temperature control, and industrial malt plants, a Scotch whisky distillery often began its work on a stone or concrete floor. Barley was steeped in water, spread in a shallow layer, and turned repeatedly by hand as it germinated. The process demanded time, judgement, space, […]

June 18, 2026

The Lost Distilleries of Islay -reason, history and facts

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The Lost Distilleries of Islay: Ghost Sites That Shaped Scotch Whisky

Islay’s modern whisky map can appear permanent. Whitewashed distillery buildings stand beside sheltered bays, names stretch across warehouse walls, and active still houses seem inseparable from the island’s coastline. Yet the map has never been fixed. The lost distilleries of Islay reveal a far more fragmented history of establishment, closure, consolidation, and revival. Across the […]

June 12, 2026

Distilleries & Producers - Barlist

Roseisle Distillery: The High-Tech Speyside Giant Behind a New Generation of Whisky

Nathan Nearest Green: The Forgotten Father of American Whiskey

Drayman’s Brewery & Distillery: How Pretoria Put the Highveld on the Whisky Map

The Whisky Loch: Overproduction, Lost Distilleries, and the Ghosts That Returned

Aberfeldy Distillery: The Highland Malt Behind Dewar’s Global Scotch Identity

James Buchanan & Co: The Blending House That Turned Scotch into a Modern Brand

Lagavulin Distillery and the Discipline of Slow Distillation on Islay

The Last Days of Floor Maltings: When Scotch Distilleries Made Their Own Malt

The Lost Distilleries of Islay: Ghost Sites That Shaped Scotch Whisky

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