The Maker Bunnahabhain is one of the great Islay distilleries. Founded in 1881 on the shores of the Sound of Islay overlooking Jura, Bunnahabhain (meaning ‘mouth of the river’) has its roots in the original Islay Distillery Company. For decades the distillery was cut off from the rest of the island, with the only way in and out being by sea – hence the image of a helmsman which can still be found on the distillery logo. During those years many distillery workers lived on site

The Maker Jura is arguably Scotland's least accessible distillery as it requires two ferries from the mainland - via Islay. Despite this, and being on an island with less than 250 residents, Jura is currently the best selling single malt in the UK, accounting for almost 8% of market sales. How it achieved this feat is an interesting question as not that many people drink whisky, fewer drink single malt, and those that do rarely rate Jura among their favourites. The answer, se

The Maker Edradour distillery was built around 1837, but distillation got underway as part of a farmers co-operative in a nearby barn in 1825. The formation of the co-operative was a product of the recent Excise Act which required stills to be larger in an attempt to prevent distillation at the domestic scale. By joining together local communities were able to make a larger operation work, and thereby supply themselves and others with all the whisky they could drink with plen

The Maker Among the whisky geeks of the internet Arran is frequently listed as a favourite distillery. Why is simple. Arran has fostered...