Distilleries
Glenturret
Published 13/08/2025
Glenturret is one of Scotlands youngest ‘old distilleries’, while distillation occurred on or near the site since 1717 far prior to the distillery’s claimed foundation in 1775. This claim relates to an illegal farm distillery established on the Hosh which would become licensed for distillation in 1818. However the Hosh farm distillery closed repeatedly over the next few decades and it was only following the closing of another distillery and the acquisition of it’s brand in 1875 that the distillery became Glenturret.
Glenugie
Published 13/08/2025
Glenugie distillery in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire was a Scottish Malt whisky distillery operated intermittently from 1831 to 1983, when it was dismantled. The whiskey has never been officially sold as a single malt, the only bottles available were marketed by independent bottlers. The first known bottles were released by Cadenheads dating back to 1959. Glenugie (Invernettie) Distillery Alongside Glenaden, Kirktown and Longside, Glenugie is one of four lost distilleries in the Peterhead area.
Great Northern
Published 13/08/2025
The Great Northern Distillery is the next brainchild of J. Teelings, former founder of the Cooley Distillery. Directly in the city of Dundalk, on the former site of the Harp Lager Brewery, in addition to pot still and single malt whiskey, grain whiskey has also been under development since 2015. The latter in particular is to be resold to third parties. Only the smallest part of the total production will be sold under its own name.
Great Southern
Published 13/08/2025
Great Southern Distilling Company (founded 2004, Australia): The whiskey distillery in western Australia produces single malt whiskey called “Limeburners”. In addition to the classic aging in American white oak, the whiskey also ages in sherry and port barrels and is available as a peated version. In addition to the Limeburners single malt, Great Southern Distilling also produces Rye whiskey and one bourbon-like sour mash whiskey named “Tiger Snake”.
Hakushu
Published 13/08/2025
The Hakushu Distillery was founded in 1973 by Suntory in Japan’s Southern Alps, despite being nicknamed ‘the forest distillery’ at 700 meters above sea level Hakushu is among the highest single malt distilleries in the world (in contrast the Dalwhinnie distillery in Scotland the coldest place in the UK is only 324 meters above sea level. Originally conceived during an upsurge in demand for whisky during the so called “salaryman boom” the distillery was at the time the largest distillery in the world, unfortunately the original distillery, now known as Hakushu west is no longer active, production was moved to the new larger Hakushu east location in 1981.