Silent Distilleries
Silent distilleries are distilleries that are no longer in operation. Some may have been mothballed (closed for a period of time due to financial constraints) while others may have been demolished completely. Either way it means the whiskies produced from these distilleries are in short supply and high demand!
With the rise of whisky consumerism, more people are keen to try long lost / forgotten bottlings, to taste a literal piece of history. Also as stocks of these whiskies diminish, the value of the remaining stock can increase in value, meaning silent distillery bottlings are also extremely collectable and a must for any serious whisky collector.
Browse our featured Silent Distillery bottles below, or select a distillery from the sidebar to view the complete range
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Pittyvaich (silent) - 2020 Special Release - 1989 30 year old Whisky70cl | 50.8%
PRE-ORDER ONLY - STOCK DUE TO BE SHIPPED EARLY OCTOBER 2020 • This elusive 1989 Pittyvaich from the last remaining stocks is the first ever to be finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. This finely crafted finishing has brought an exotic, rich va... Click for more info£399.95Distillery Pittyvaich (silent) Age 30 year old Description 2020 Special Release Vintage 1989 Cask Wood First Fill ex-Bourbon Casks Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12500 -
Port Ellen (silent) - 9 Rogue Casks - 1979 40 year old Whisky70cl | 50.9%
Jim Murray's Best Single Malt Scotch | 35-40 Years Multiple Cask The oldest ever release from Port Ellen! Known around the world as one of the most iconic whisky distilleries, Port Ellen 9 Rogue Casks has been created by Master Blender Craig Wilso... Click for more info£6,395.00Distillery Port Ellen (silent) Age 40 year old Description 9 Rogue Casks Vintage 1979 Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2020 Packaging Special Packaging Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP12036 -
Port Dundas (silent) - Coopers Choice Single Cask #5249 - 1999 20 year old Whisky70cl | 53%
Another well aged independent bottling of Grain whisky, this time by the Vintage Malt Company under their Cooper's Choice label. Port Dundas was demolished in 2011 although we are still seeing casks released from this silent distillery. Interestingly... Click for more info£109.95Distillery Port Dundas (silent) Age 20 year old Description Coopers Choice Single Cask #5249 Vintage 1999 Cask Wood Moscatel Wine Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11948 -
Glen Albyn (silent) - Private Collection Single Cask #3856 - 1979 40 year old Whisky70cl | 52.2%
A stunning 40 year old Glen Albyn from Gordon and Macphail. A real treat for fans or rare whisky as this Highland distillery was closed in 1983. Matured in a first fill sherry puncheon, yielding just 142 bottles at a natural cask strength of 52.2% AB... Click for more info£1,399.95Distillery Glen Albyn (silent) Age 40 year old Description Private Collection Single Cask #3856 Vintage 1979 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Special Packaging Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP11618 -
Port Dundas (silent) - Infrequent Flyers Single Cask #72910 - 1995 24 year old Whisky70cl | 58.4%
A lovely older Grain whisky from the now silent Port Dundas distillery in Glasgow. Aged for 24 years in a single refill barrel. Expect delicate cereal notes wrapped around gentle vanilla and spice. Fresh and delicately aromatic, there have been a num... Click for more info£114.95Distillery Port Dundas (silent) Age 24 year old Description Infrequent Flyers Single Cask #72910 Vintage 1995 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Cardboard Tube Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11585 -
Imperial (silent) - Whisky Works Single Malt - 1998 20 year old Whisky70cl | 47.1%
This 20 Year Old Secret Speyside whisky is from the silent Imperial distillery, Matured for 20 years in American white oak casks before being finished for seven months in Cognac bariques from the Bourgoin Estate. This is incredibly delicat... Click for more info£163.95Distillery Imperial (silent) Age 20 year old Description Whisky Works Single Malt Vintage 1998 Cask Wood Cognac Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP11535 -
Brora (silent) - 200th Annivesary - Limited Release - 1978 40 year old Whisky70cl | 49.2%
A sensational new bottling and one of the oldest bottlings of Brora to be released! This 40 Year Old Brora has been created to mark the 200th anniversary of the silent distillery’s original opening, having been founded in 1819. The 40-year-old ... Click for more info£4,500.00Distillery Brora (silent) Age 40 year old Description 200th Annivesary - Limited Release Vintage 1978 Cask Wood American Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Special Packaging Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP11235 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Chieftain's Single Cask #95064 - 1995 23 year old Whisky70cl | 58.2%
A well aged expression of Caperdonich a long silent Speyside distillery. Matured for 23 years in a single Hogshead. Bottled at cask strength this is an outturn of just 226 bottles. Click for more info£432.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 23 year old Description Chieftain's Single Cask #95064 Vintage 1995 Cask Wood Wine Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Ian Macleod HTFW Cat. No. LP10350 -
Littlemill (silent) - Chieftain's Single Cask #103514 - 1990 28 year old Whisky70cl | 53.8%
Increasingly rare Littlemill, bottled by Ian Macleod under their Chieftans range of Independant Single Malkts. Distilled in 1990 this weighs in at a lovely 28 years old. Matured in a single Oak Hogshead at a natural cask strength of 53.8%... Click for more info£566.95Distillery Littlemill (silent) Age 28 year old Description Chieftain's Single Cask #103514 Vintage 1990 Cask Wood Wine Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Ian Macleod HTFW Cat. No. LP10348 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Dun Bheagan Single Cask #17945 - 1991 28 year old Whisky70cl | 48%
Another belter from the 2019 Dun Bheagan Collection. A 28 year old Caperdonich, matured in a single Hogshead (#17945) with an outturn of just 210 bottles. Click for more info£486.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 28 year old Description Dun Bheagan Single Cask #17945 Vintage 1991 Cask Wood Wine Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Ian Macleod HTFW Cat. No. LP10337 -
Port Dundas (silent) - Whisky Works - Glaswegian (Single Grain) 29 year old Whisky70cl | 54.2%
The 29 yer old Glaswegian features whisky from the now silent Port Dundas distillery near Glasgow. Only released in the Uk. A classic whisky from a now-silent grain distillery which once stood at the heart of Scotland’s waterways. Th... Click for more info£141.95Distillery Port Dundas (silent) Age 29 year old Description Whisky Works - Glaswegian (Single Grain) Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Independent HTFW Cat. No. LP10274 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Connoisseurs Choice - 1972 Whisky70cl | 46%
Official Tasting Notes: Nose - Sherry influences with a hint of almond. Palate - Sweet with a delicate fruity edge. A maltiness lingers. Finish - Long and rounded. Click for more info£660.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age Description Connoisseurs Choice Vintage 1972 Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2011 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength No Bottler Gordon and MacPhail HTFW Cat. No. LP10229 -
Caperdonich (silent) - Private Collection Single Cask #15179 - 1982 36 year old Whisky70cl | 46.6%
A very rare bottling from the Caperdonich distillery, which was mothballed in 2002. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 46.6% abv this is an extremely limited release of just 114 bottles. Matured for 36 years in a single refill bourbon barrel, this... Click for more info£1,249.95Distillery Caperdonich (silent) Age 36 year old Description Private Collection Single Cask #15179 Vintage 1982 Cask Wood Bourbon Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Gordon and MacPhail HTFW Cat. No. LP10225 -
Rosebank (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 26 year old Whisky50cl | 48.5%
Official Tasting Notes: Nose: There’s foam bananas, vanilla and white chocolate at first, then some grapefruit bitterness and old book musk. Lemon sherbets, almond butter and soft toffee pennies develop with time. Palate: The palate is delica... Click for more info£1,396.95Distillery Rosebank (silent) Age 26 year old Description That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler That Boutique-Y HTFW Cat. No. LP10119 -
Port Ellen (silent) - Untold Stories - The Spirit Safe - 1978 39 year old Whisky70cl | 50.9%
The oldest global release of Port Ellen whisky. This marks the return of Port Ellen bottlings from Diageo after a years hiatus. The Untold Stories releases are set to be a regular release of some of the last remaining stocks of the distil... Click for more info£4,499.95Distillery Port Ellen (silent) Age 39 year old Description Untold Stories - The Spirit Safe Vintage 1978 Cask Wood American & European Oak Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP10107 -
Rosebank (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #2 28 year old Whisky50cl | 49.2%
A 28 year old Rosebank bottled by That Boutique y Whisky Company. Just the 2nd batch they have released from this famous Lowland distillery, bottled at 49.2% abv and one of 33 botlles. A gentle and slightly sweet nose of caramel and hone... Click for more info£1,153.95Distillery Rosebank (silent) Age 28 year old Description That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #2 Vintage Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2019 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler That Boutique-Y HTFW Cat. No. LP10047 -
Drinks By The Dram - Closed Distilleries Whisky Tasting Set Whisky3cl x 5 | 50.8%
Opportunities to try these whiskies are disappearing every day as people drink down the delicious last drops of these closed distilleries. Become part of the problem by sampling the treasures in this tasting set. If you don't, someone else will. Clo... Click for more info£299.95Distillery Drinks By The Dram Age Description Closed Distilleries Whisky Tasting Set Vintage Cask Wood Various Cask Wood Year Bottled Packaging Gift Packaging Cask Strength Yes Bottler Drinks by the Dram HTFW Cat. No. LP9896 -
Karuizawa (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 19 year old Whisky50cl | 48.9%
Yep, That Boutique-y Whisky Company have only gone and bottled some Karuizawa, arguably the most collectable and rarest whisky... in the world. This first batch has been aged for 19 years and limited to just 186 bottles worldwide, this is as sought ... Click for more info£4,999.95Distillery Karuizawa (silent) Age 19 year old Description That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 Vintage Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Original Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler That Boutique-Y HTFW Cat. No. LP9731 -
Karuizawa (silent) - Murasaki Geisha 31 year old Whisky70cl | 60.1%
Just 60 bottles of this extrememly rare 31 year old were produced. as usual with Karuizawa this is a grade A investment bottle. Nose: Lardy cake: layers of bread, spice, brown sugar and umami richness. Umami richness. Citrus boiled sweet notes... Click for more info£24,999.95Distillery Karuizawa (silent) Age 31 year old Description Murasaki Geisha Vintage Cask Wood Sherry Year Bottled 2018 Packaging Wooden Box Cask Strength Yes Bottler Distillery HTFW Cat. No. LP9635 -
Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.22 - 1978 26 year old Whisky70cl | 57.2%
A very rare SMWS bottling of Brora, bottled at a healthy 26 years old from a refill hoghead. This outturn was only 273 bottles. Click for more info£2,499.95Distillery Brora (silent) Age 26 year old Description SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.22 Vintage 1978 Cask Wood Oak Year Bottled 2004 Packaging Unboxed Cask Strength Yes Bottler Scotch Malt Whisky Society HTFW Cat. No. LP9536