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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  1.   Coleburn (silent) - Private Collection Single Cask #476 - 1981 38 year old

    Coleburn (silent) - Private Collection Single Cask #476 - 1981 38 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 55.9%
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    £1,428.95
    • Distillery

      • Coleburn (silent)

    • Description

      • Private Collection Single Cask #476

    • Cask Wood

      • Sherry

    • Packaging

      • Wooden Box

    • Bottler

      • Gordon and MacPhail

    • Age

      • 38 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1981

    • Year Bottled

      • 2019

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP10226

  2.   Caperdonich (silent) - Connoisseurs Choice - 1972

    Caperdonich (silent) - Connoisseurs Choice - 1972

    70cl / 700ml / 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
    £660.95
    • Distillery

      • Caperdonich (silent)

    • Description

      • Connoisseurs Choice

    • Cask Wood

      • Sherry

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • Gordon and MacPhail

    • Age

    • Vintage

      • 1972

    • Year Bottled

      • 2011

    • Cask Strength

      • No

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP10229

  3.   Caperdonich (silent) - Private Collection Single Cask #15179 - 1982 36 year old

    Caperdonich (silent) - Private Collection Single Cask #15179 - 1982 36 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 46.6%

    A very rare bottling of the silent distillery Caperdonich, 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 ... Click for more info

    £1,249.95
    • Distillery

      • Caperdonich (silent)

    • Description

      • Private Collection Single Cask #15179

    • Cask Wood

      • Bourbon

    • Packaging

      • Wooden Box

    • Bottler

      • Gordon and MacPhail

    • Age

      • 36 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1982

    • Year Bottled

      • 2019

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP10225

  4.   Cambus (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #7 29 year old

    Cambus (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #7 29 year old

    50cl / 500ml / 46.8%

    Official Tasting Notes:

    Nose: Creamy butterscotch, marshmallow and white chocolate lead. The sweetness moves into poached pears, blackcurrant jam and toasted almonds. Steamed syrup pudding and honeycomb develop with time.

    Palate: Green ... Click for more info

    £88.95
    • Distillery

      • Cambus (silent)

    • Description

      • That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #7

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • That Boutique-Y

    • Age

      • 29 year old

    • Vintage

    • Year Bottled

      • 2018

    • Cask Strength

      • No

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP10124

  5.   Rosebank (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 26 year old

    Rosebank (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1 26 year old

    50cl / 500ml / 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 ... Click for more info

    £1,396.95
    • Distillery

      • Rosebank (silent)

    • Description

      • That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #1

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • That Boutique-Y

    • Age

      • 26 year old

    • Vintage

    • Year Bottled

      • 2018

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP10119

  6.   Rosebank (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #2 28 year old

    Rosebank (silent) - That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #2 28 year old

    50cl / 500ml / 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 ... Click for more info

    £1,153.95
    • Distillery

      • Rosebank (silent)

    • Description

      • That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Batch #2

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Unboxed

    • Bottler

      • That Boutique-Y

    • Age

      • 28 year old

    • Vintage

    • Year Bottled

      • 2019

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP10047

  7.   Karuizawa (silent) - Murasaki Geisha 31 year old

    Karuizawa (silent) - Murasaki Geisha 31 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 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 ... Click for more info

    £24,999.95
    • Distillery

      • Karuizawa (silent)

    • Description

      • Murasaki Geisha

    • Cask Wood

      • Sherry

    • Packaging

      • Wooden Box

    • Bottler

      • Distillery

    • Age

      • 31 year old

    • Vintage

    • Year Bottled

      • 2018

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9635

  8.   Port Ellen (silent) - Hart Brothers Finest Collection - 1976 19 year old

    Port Ellen (silent) - Hart Brothers Finest Collection - 1976 19 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 43%

    A rare mid-90's bottling of Port Ellen from Hart Brothers for their finest collection range, bottled at 43% abv.  All bourbon cask matured, this is a fresher, fruitier whisky.

    ... Click for more info
    £999.95
    • Distillery

      • Port Ellen (silent)

    • Description

      • Hart Brothers Finest Collection

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Unboxed

    • Bottler

      • Hart Brothers

    • Age

      • 19 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1976

    • Year Bottled

      • 1995

    • Cask Strength

      • No

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9577

  9.   Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.22 - 1978 26 year old

    Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.22 - 1978 26 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 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
    £2,499.95
    • Distillery

      • Brora (silent)

    • Description

      • SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.22

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Unboxed

    • Bottler

      • Scotch Malt Whisky Society

    • Age

      • 26 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1978

    • Year Bottled

      • 2004

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9536

  10.   Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.16 - 1982 21 year old

    Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.16 - 1982 21 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 60.4%

    A later bottling of Brora from the SMWS, distilled a year before the distillery was mothballed.  Again matured in a refill Hogshead, this release was one of just 183 bottles.

    ... Click for more info
    £1,699.95
    • Distillery

      • Brora (silent)

    • Description

      • SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.16

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Unboxed

    • Bottler

      • Scotch Malt Whisky Society

    • Age

      • 21 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1982

    • Year Bottled

      • 2003

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9538

  11.   Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.19 - 1982 21 year old

    Brora (silent) - SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.19 - 1982 21 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 59.7%

    The third in a trio of SMWS Brora bottlings we have in our collection.  One of just 334 bottles were produced from this refill Hogshead cask.  Much more oaky and sweet in character, this has butterscotch and vanilla flavour to go along with ... Click for more info

    £1,999.95
    • Distillery

      • Brora (silent)

    • Description

      • SMWS Scotch Malt Whisky Society 61.19

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Unboxed

    • Bottler

      • Scotch Malt Whisky Society

    • Age

      • 21 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1982

    • Year Bottled

      • 2004

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9531

  12.   Brora (silent) - Connoisseurs Choice - 1972 22 year old

    Brora (silent) - Connoisseurs Choice - 1972 22 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 40%

    One of the truly iconic distillery vintages. Brora 1972's are incredibly rare these days and much sought after!  This is an independantly bottled version from Gordon and Macphail bottled 22 years later, well after the distilery had been closed.  ... Click for more info

    £1,499.95
    • Distillery

      • Brora (silent)

    • Description

      • Connoisseurs Choice

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • Gordon and MacPhail

    • Age

      • 22 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1972

    • Year Bottled

      • 1995

    • Cask Strength

      • No

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9522

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    Littlemill (silent) - Celestial Edition - 1977 40 year old

    70cl + 5cl / 46.8%

    This oldest release from silent distillery Littlemill has been aged for four decades in American Oak and First-fill Bourbon barrels before spending three months in Oloroso  Serry casks. The Celestial is presented in a stunning display case featuring ... Click for more info

    £5,999.95
    • Distillery

      • Littlemill (silent)

    • Description

      • Celestial Edition

    • Cask Wood

      • Bourbon & Sherry Oak

    • Packaging

      • Special Packaging

    • Bottler

      • Distillery

    • Age

      • 40 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1977

    • Year Bottled

      • 2018

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9517

  14.   North of Scotland (silent) - Single Grain Scotch - 1965 50 year old

    North of Scotland (silent) - Single Grain Scotch - 1965 50 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 40.4%

    Introducing the first and only official bottling from the North of Scotland Distillery Co, Alloa: a single-grain Scotch whisky aged in bourbon casks for more than 50 years. This cult Distillery fell silent in 1980 and there is a very small chance that ... Click for more info

    £999.95
    • Distillery

      • North of Scotland (silent)

    • Description

      • Single Grain Scotch

    • Cask Wood

      • Bourbon

    • Packaging

      • Wooden Box

    • Bottler

      • Speciality Drinks

    • Age

      • 50 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1965

    • Year Bottled

      • 2017

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9430

  15.   Linlithgow (silent) - Rarest Of The Rare - 1982 23 year old

    Linlithgow (silent) - Rarest Of The Rare - 1982 23 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 61.4%

    Distilled from a single bourbon cask, #2204 and one of only 282 bottles released.  This single cask Linlithgow is a super find.  Silent Lowland distilleries are extremely collectable and this is a fine example of a well developed malt.

    This ... Click for more info

    £699.95
    • Distillery

      • Linlithgow (silent)

    • Description

      • Rarest Of The Rare

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • Duncan Taylor

    • Age

      • 23 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1982

    • Year Bottled

      • 2006

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9224

  16.   Linlithgow (silent) - Signatory Vintage Single Cask #96/3/39 - 1975 30 year old

    Linlithgow (silent) - Signatory Vintage Single Cask #96/3/39 - 1975 30 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 47.7%

    Another rare bottling of this sady lost Lowland distillery that closed in 1983.  This is a fantastic 30 year old bottling from Signatory vintage, distilled at St Magdelene distillery but bottled under the Linlithgow name.

    ... Click for more info
    £699.95
    • Distillery

      • Linlithgow (silent)

    • Description

      • Signatory Vintage Single Cask #96/3/39

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Tin Tube

    • Bottler

      • Signatory

    • Age

      • 30 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1975

    • Year Bottled

      • 2005

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9221

  17.   Littlemill (silent) - Murray McDavid - 1991 15 year old

    Littlemill (silent) - Murray McDavid - 1991 15 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 46%

    An unusual bottling of Littlemill, distilled in 1991 and aged for 15 years in a bourbon cask before being bottled by independant bottler Murray Mcdavid. 

    Interestingly this was bottled at Bruichladdich distillery as they were owners of ... Click for more info

    £349.95
    • Distillery

      • Littlemill (silent)

    • Description

      • Murray McDavid

    • Cask Wood

      • Bourbon

    • Packaging

      • Tin Tube

    • Bottler

      • Murray McDavid

    • Age

      • 15 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1991

    • Year Bottled

      • 2006

    • Cask Strength

      • No

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9220

  18.   Glenesk (silent) - Rare Auld Single Cask #4928 - 1983 20 year old

    Glenesk (silent) - Rare Auld Single Cask #4928 - 1983 20 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 58.4%

    Independantly bottled Glenesk, a rare find from this closed Highland distillery.  Bottled by Duncan Taylor as part of their Rare Auld cask strength range. 

    Distilled 2 years before the distillery's closure and, ironically, one of ... Click for more info

    £599.95
    • Distillery

      • Glenesk (silent)

    • Description

      • Rare Auld Single Cask #4928

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • Duncan Taylor

    • Age

      • 20 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1983

    • Year Bottled

      • 2004

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9218

  19.   Glenlochy (silent) - Rarest Of The Rare - 1980 24 year old

    Glenlochy (silent) - Rarest Of The Rare - 1980 24 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 61.2%

    Part of Duncan Taylor's Rarest of the rare range, which focused on cask strength bottlings of silent distilleries.   This one highlights the Glenlochy distillery, located near Fort William and closed in 1983.  An interesting bottling as Glenlochy ... Click for more info

    £699.95
    • Distillery

      • Glenlochy (silent)

    • Description

      • Rarest Of The Rare

    • Cask Wood

      • Oak

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • Duncan Taylor

    • Age

      • 24 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1980

    • Year Bottled

      • 2005

    • Cask Strength

      • Yes

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9215

  20.   Port Ellen (silent) - Old Malt Cask - 1980 25 year old

    Port Ellen (silent) - Old Malt Cask - 1980 25 year old

    70cl / 700ml / 50%
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    £999.95
    • Distillery

      • Port Ellen (silent)

    • Description

      • Old Malt Cask

    • Cask Wood

      • Sherry

    • Packaging

      • Original Box

    • Bottler

      • Douglas Laing Co

    • Age

      • 25 year old

    • Vintage

      • 1980

    • Year Bottled

      • 2006

    • Cask Strength

      • No

    • HTFW Cat. No.

      • LP9169

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