Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 8 Distillery companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Distillery Companies & Startups (Scotland)
North British Distillery Company
North British Distillery Company is the supplier of grain whiskey to the industry.
Founder(s): Andrew Usher
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits
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Whisky Hammer
Whisky Hammer is a family-run whisky auction service that brings an array of rare and collectible bottles.
Founder(s): Craig Milne, Daniel Milne
Location: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Auctions, Distillery, E-Commerce, Wine And Spirits
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Valentian Vermouth
Valentian Vermouth creates and provides various alcoholic drinks.
Founder(s): David Tait, Dominic Tait
Location: Melrose, Scottish Borders, The, United Kingdom
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits
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Aberlour
Aberlour Distillery specializes in Speyside single malt Scotch whiskey.
Founder(s): James Fleming
Location: Aberlour, Moray, United Kingdom
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Kilchoman Distillery
Kilchoman Distillery is a farm distillery that produces a range of single malt scotch whiskies grown from barley.
Founder(s): Anthony Wills
Location: Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits
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Bladnoch Distillery
Bladnoch Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in south west Scotland.
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Location: Galloway, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage
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Malt Whisky Agency Ltd
The Malt Whisky Agency specialise in sourcing and providing rare and limited edition malt whisky to customers.
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Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Brewing, Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Wemyss Family Spirits
Wemyss Family Spirits produces and manufactures alcoholic beverages.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Distillery, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits
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