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List of whisky brands

This is a list of whisky brands arranged by country of origin and style. Whisky (or whiskey)[1] is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, made generally of charred white oak.

American whiskey

Fourteen large distilleries owned by eight companies produce over 99% of the whiskey made in the U.S.[2] Of the fourteen, eleven are in Kentucky, two are in Tennessee, and one is in Indiana. The three states are grouped together in the east-central mainland region of the United States.

  • Brown–Forman's Brown–Forman Distillery (Shively, Kentucky), Jack Daniel Distillery (Lynchburg, Tennessee), and Woodford Reserve Distillery (Versailles, Kentucky)
  • Campari's Wild Turkey Distillery (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)
  • Diageo's Bulleit Distillery, (Shelbyville, Kentucky), George Dickel Distillery (Tullahoma, Tennessee)
  • Heaven Hill's Bernheim Distillery (Louisville, Kentucky)
  • Kirin's Four Roses Distillery (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)
  • MGP Ingredients' Ross & Squib Distillery (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
  • Sazerac's Barton 1792 Distillery (Bardstown, Kentucky) and Buffalo Trace Distillery (Frankfort, Kentucky)
  • Suntory Global Spirits' Booker Noe Distillery (Boston, Kentucky), Jim Beam Distillery (Clermont, Kentucky), and Maker's Mark Distillery (Loretto, Kentucky)

Bourbon

Kentucky bourbon

Brands are listed alphabetically by brand ownership and the name and location of the distillery. The brand owner is included if different.

  • Willett Distillery brands:
  • Willett Distillery-owned brands:
  • Johnny Drum, Bardstown
  • Kentucky Vintage (small batch)
  • Noah's Mill (small batch)
  • Rowan's Creek (small batch)
  • Vintage Bourbon
  • Willett Pot Still Reserve (single barrel)
  • Brands exclusively bottled by Willett Distillery (brand owners noted):
  • Old Pogue (a Pogue brand) (small batch)
  • Other brands:
  • Kentucky Owl – SPI Group (currently distilled in Harrodsburg;[5] production to move to Bardstown in 2020[6])

Other bourbon

  • Virginia Gentleman – A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Cougar Bourbon – MGP Ingredients, Lawrenceburg, Indiana (a Foster's Group brand, export only, sold in Australia and New Zealand)
  • George Remus Bourbon – MGP Ingredients, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
  • Kings County Bourbon, Brooklyn, New York

Kentucky bourbon

Brands are listed alphabetically by brand ownership and the name and location of the distillery. The brand owner is included if different.

  • Willett Distillery brands:
  • Willett Distillery-owned brands:
  • Johnny Drum, Bardstown
  • Kentucky Vintage (small batch)
  • Noah's Mill (small batch)
  • Rowan's Creek (small batch)
  • Vintage Bourbon
  • Willett Pot Still Reserve (single barrel)
  • Brands exclusively bottled by Willett Distillery (brand owners noted):
  • Old Pogue (a Pogue brand) (small batch)
  • Other brands:
  • Kentucky Owl – SPI Group (currently distilled in Harrodsburg;[5] production to move to Bardstown in 2020[6])

Other bourbon

  • Virginia Gentleman – A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Cougar Bourbon – MGP Ingredients, Lawrenceburg, Indiana (a Foster's Group brand, export only, sold in Australia and New Zealand)
  • George Remus Bourbon – MGP Ingredients, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
  • Kings County Bourbon, Brooklyn, New York

Tennessee whiskey

  • Jack Daniel's (a Brown–Forman brand), Lynchburg
  • George Dickel (a Diageo brand), Tullahoma
  • Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, Shelbyville
  • Benjamin Prichard's Tennessee Whiskey, Kelso
  • Chattanooga Whiskey, Chattanooga (not yet producing Tennessee whiskey)

Corn whiskey

  • Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Kings County Distillery Corn Whiskey, Kings County Distillery, Brooklyn, New York
  • Mellow Corn Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Midnight Moon, Piedmont Distillers, Madison, North Carolina
  • Ole Smoky, Ole Smoky Distillery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
  • Platte Valley 100% Straight Corn Whiskey, McCormick Distilling Company, Weston, Missouri
  • The Gonzales Corn Whiskey, Clifford Distilling LLC, Port Arthur, Texas

Rye whiskey

  • Diageo brands:
  • Bulleit Rye
  • Dickel Rye
  • MGP Ingredients brands:
  • High West Rye
  • Templeton Rye
  • Sazerac brands (and brands produced exclusively by Sazerac):
  • Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye
  • Suntory Global Spirits brands:
  • Jim Beam Rye
  • Knob Creek Rye
  • Old Overholt
  • Independent
  • Copper Fox Rye
  • George Washington's Rye Whiskey, Mount Vernon, Virginia[7]
  • Leopold Bro's Maryland-style Rye -Denver, Colorado
  • Town Branch Rye – Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company, Lexington, Kentucky]
  • Roundstone Rye – Catoctin Creek
  • WhistlePig Rye – Shoreham, Vermont
  • Wigle Reserve Pennsylvania Straight Rye – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Malt whiskey

  • American Single Malt Whiskey (Peach Street Distillers), Palisade, Colorado
  • Hamilton Distillers, Tucson, Arizona
  • McCarthy's, Mt. Hood, Oregon
  • Pearse Lyons Reserve (Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company), Lexington, Kentucky
  • St. George Single Malt, Alameda, California
  • Stranahan's, Denver, Colorado
  • Wasmunds (Copper Fox Distillery), Sperryville, Virginia
  • Westland Distillery, Seattle

Wheat whiskey

Blended whiskey

Australian whisky

Australia produces a number of single malt whiskies. Tasmanian whiskies in particular were the first to receive global attention. Australian whiskies are winning an increasing number of global whisky awards and medals, including for example in the World Whiskies Awards and Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 'Liquid Gold Awards'.[8][9] Mainland Australian whiskies are also obtaining global recognition, in particular a West Australian whisky.[10][11]

Australian whisky distilleries include:[12][13]

  • Archie Rose Distilling Co., Sydney
  • Hellyers Road Distillery, Tasmania
  • Hoochery Distillery, (Raymond B Desert III Corn Whiskey), Kununurra, Western Australia
  • Lark Distillery, Tasmania
  • Timboon Railway Shed Distillery, Timboon, Victoria

Canadian whisky

Finnish whisky

  • Kyrö
  • Old Buck
  • Teerenpeli

French whisky

  • Glann ar Mor

German whisky

  • Schlitzer
  • Slyrs

Indian whisky

Blended

Indian single malts

Irish whiskey

Irish single malts

Single pot still whiskeys

  • Comber (defunct)
  • Dingle Single Pot Still
  • Drumshanbo
  • Dunville's Three Crowns (defunct)
  • Dunville's VR (defunct)
  • Green Spot
  • Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy Single Pot Still
  • Powers
  • Redbreast
  • Teeling Single Pot Still

Blended Irish whiskeys

Single grain Irish whiskeys

Japanese whisky

United Kingdom

England

  • Cotswolds
  • The English Whisky Co.
  • Sacred Spirits
  • Adnams
  • Oxford Rye
  • Lakes
  • Ad Gerfrin

Scotland

Defunct distilleries

  • Bailie Nicol Jarvie
  • Peter Thomson
  • Pattisons
  • Samuel Dow

Defunct distilleries

  • Bailie Nicol Jarvie
  • Peter Thomson
  • Pattisons
  • Samuel Dow

Wales

Other whiskies

  • The Milk & Honey Distillery – Israel
  • Manx Spirit – Isle of Man
  • Frysk Hynder – Netherlands
  • Three Ships – South Africa
  • Whisky DYC – Spain
  • Mackmyra – Sweden
  • Smögen – Sweden[14]
  • Stauning Whisky – Denmark
  • Kavalan – Taiwan

See also

External links

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition: "In modern trade usage, Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are thus distinguished in spelling; whisky is the usual spelling in Britain and whiskey that in the U.S."^
  2. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues SAGE Publications, 2015^
  3. Takara Shuzo Group Companies Takara Shuzo International Co. Ltd., retrieved January 5, 2020^
  4. Old Rip Van Winkle, Joint venture description on company web site. (Accessed January 2011)^
  5. Trey Crumbie. 'Super-premium' Kentucky Owl bourbon bought, to be available nationally Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26, 2017, retrieved December 4, 2017^
  6. Janet Patton. New lakeside bourbon complex will cost $150 million. See what it will include. Lexington Herald-Leader, January 26, 2017, retrieved December 4, 2017^
  7. George Washington's Mount Vernon Distillery & Gristmill. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, retrieved 21 October 2013^
  8. Steve Colquhoun. Tassie whisky named world's best single malt The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 2014, retrieved 23 March 2014^
  9. Tasmania Distillery. Tasmania Distillery's Sullivans Cove takes world whisky title for single malt ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 21 March 2014, retrieved 23 March 2014^
  10. Jenna Brammer. WA Drop named 'Best International Whisky in the World' West Australian Newspaper, 6 April 2017, retrieved 18 January 2018^
  11. Saskia Adsti. Peat the Secret to Winning Drop West Australian Newspaper, 2 November 2017, retrieved 18 January 2018^
  12. Australian whisky distilleries retrieved June 30, 2015^
  13. Closed Australian whisky distilleries retrieved June 30, 2015^
  14. Malt Whisky Yearbook 2014^