Distilleries
Saint Magdalene
Published 13/08/2025
Sometimes known as ‘Linlithgow’, St Magdalene’s distillery is often viewed as one of the great lost distilleries of the 1980s, often fetching north of £800 at auction. The victim of overproduction and strategic re-positioning the majority of the site is now lost, having been redeveloped into residential flats in the early 1990s. The malting barn and kiln with Doig pagoda ventilators have now been registered as a C Grade listed building so the site will remain for the foreseeable future.
Scapa
Published 13/08/2025
The Scapa distillery is located on the island of Orkney, south of Kirkwall on a picturesque bay. The island’s other whisky distillery is less than 2km east of it. The Scapa Distillery is one of the northernmost whisky distilleries in Scotland. Positioned on Scapa Flow, a bay surrounded by the Orkney Islands and an almost inland sea. This protects the distillery from the extreme winds and rough seas of the Orkneys.
St Georges
Published 13/08/2025
Originally envisioned as a micro distillery but as customs and excise wouldn’t consider anything smaller than 1800 litre stills the operation ended up considerably larger and a good thing too as there’s some pretty impressive stuff coming from the distillery! In particular their grains Although the first distillery in England for over 100 years help was at hand in the form of Ian Henderson (formally of Laphroaig), who lent his expertise to, and helped train up the current manager/distiller/blender David Fitt.
Starward
Published 13/08/2025
Starward founded in 2007 in the state of Victoria by David Vitale is a rising star in the international whisky sky. The progressive Australian New World whisky distillery relies on aging in Australian wine barrels and recommends pairing with numerous dishes. The progressive young distillery is a child of the cultural metropolis Melbourne, which is considered the culinary Mecca of the Australian continent. So it is no coincidence that Starward likes to present its whisky in pairings with dishes and as a cocktail variant.
Strathisla
Published 13/08/2025
The Strathisla Distillery is arguably the oldest, continuously operating distillery in the Scottish Highlands. And with its high gable and two pagoda roofs, Strathisla is perhaps one of the most beautiful distilleries in the Highlands. At that time the distillery was still called Milltown, from 1825 it became Milton, although the whiskey produced had already been sold under the name Stathisla. Strathisla is probably one of the most beautiful whiskey distilleries in Scotland.