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Meet our Makers

The Glasgow Distillery Co.

10 Jul 2023

The Glasgow Distillery is a renowned distillery that has gained international praise for its exceptional craftsmanship in producing a premium range of spirits, including single malt Scotch whisky, blended malt Scotch whisky, rum, vodka and gin.
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Whisky & Distilleries

Visiting The Glasgow Distillery Co.

06 Jul 2023

Recently, we welcomed The Glasgow Distillery Co. to The Scotch Whisky Experience family. Ali Baxter, our Visitor Experience Manager, along with a few of our visitor experience team, paid them a visit to see how this new distillery operates.
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Casks at Kingsbarns distillery
Whisky & Distilleries

Top 10 fun Scotch whisky facts

06 Jul 2023

Have you ever wondered how many bottles of Scotch whisky would fit into Loch Ness, or what it takes to be a world record-breaking distillery cat? Read on and discover some weird and wonderful fun facts about the world of whisky, as compiled by our brilliant number-loving finance team.
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Eight bottles of Scotch for July 4th
Whisky & Distilleries

The perfect Scotch for Independence Day

03 Jul 2023

We’ve taken a look back at a blog piece written by our former bar manager Ian on Eight Scotch whiskies which connect Scotland and the USA.
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Auchentoshan and Glenkinchie bottles and drams
Edinburgh & Scotland

Whisky Month, a region at a time - The Lowlands

02 May 2023

The Lowland region sometimes feels like one of the most under-appreciated, certainly over the past 50 years, but as the home of The Scotch Whisky Experience, it has a very special pace in our hearts.
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Coronation whiskies - Scotland's Majestic Malts. Bottles and whisky glasses on stave.
Whisky Tour Experiences

Scotland's Majestic Malts - Coronation 2023

02 May 2023

Here at The Scotch Whisky Experience we are fortunate to have the best address in EH1: “The Royal Mile”. 
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Speyside
Edinburgh & Scotland

Whisky Month, a region at a time - Speyside

01 May 2023

Home to around half of Scotland’s whisky distilleries, Speyside, is known for its unique micro-climate, Speyside is bordered by the natural features of the snow peaked Cairngorm mountains to the south and the Moray Firth to the north.
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Aberfeldy Distillery
Edinburgh & Scotland

Whisky Month, a region at a time - The Highlands

30 Apr 2023

The Scottish Highlands are without doubt the most famous of Scotland’s regions.  From misty glens and majestic mountain peaks to the gurgling streams, waterfalls and expansive lochs, there couldn’t be a more evocative backdrop to the distilleries from the region.
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Campbeltown
Edinburgh & Scotland

Whisky month a region at a time - Campbeltown

29 Apr 2023

Once the prolific centre of distillation the region has gone from 34 distilleries in its Victorian heyday to 3 now, the region’s turbulent history owes much to the boom of steam travel and transport followed by the bust of Prohibition and the Great Depression.
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Bowmore Distillery
Edinburgh & Scotland

Whisky month a region at a time - Islay

28 Apr 2023

Feis Ile is the Islay Malt & Music Festival, as it otherwise known, takes place during the last week of May each year.
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Sustainable Whisky News

Earth Day - 22nd April

18 Apr 2023

It’s World Earth Day on 22nd April, so to celebrate we thought we’d have a look into the Scotch whisky industry
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Susan Morrison CEO, Angela Dineen, Operations Director and Julie Trevisan-Hunter Marketing Director
People

Inspiring whisky women past, present and future

31 Mar 2023

Women’s History Month is celebrated each year in March, with International Womans Day, also falling on March 8th every year. During this time, we feel it is important to highlight a few of the incredible Women of Whisky.
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