In the middle of the 1990’s drinking single malt whiskies was popular in whole Europe and new Independent Bottlers were detected often. Most of them disappeared as quick as they were detected and many of them released only a few bottlings. Here you can fin many great Indepenent Bottlers of which I have more /from 2-3/ miniatures. Some of them are: Scott’s Selection, Ian MacLeod, Douglas Laing, ets.
I’m sorry, but I can’t describe all independent bottlers separatelly, because they are so many in my collection, but I haven't large quantity with miniatures from them.
"The Ultimate Whisky Company" was created in 1994 when Han and Maurice van Wees started to select theyr finest cask of Single Malt for bottling. Only the best casks were good enough for "The Ultimate". Each bottle is numbered and all cask details are mentioned on the label.
34 miniatures total known
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In the 1970s Robert Scott was appointed Master Distiller in the Speyside Distillery. Prior to caring full time for his garden in Glasgow, Robert was namely to create a personal selection of his favorite single malt whiskies. Thus, Scott's Selection was borm with only top quality malts. Independent Bottler of the Year 2008.
25 miniatures total known
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In 1993, Whyte & Mackay became the owners of the Invergordon Distillers Ltd. Invergordon Distillers Ltd. was the parent company of the Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd.
5 miniatures total known
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Ian Macleod & Company Limited was established on 26 October 1933. Ian Macleod & Co Ltd changed its name to its current name, Ian Macleod Distillers Limited in April 2003. The Chieftain's collection hallmark is that each bottling must be fit for a King, a Leader or in the Celtic world, a Chieftain.
17 miniatures total known
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In 1999 brothers Sukhinder & Rajbir Singh started the Speciality Drinks Ltd. company and their online shop thewhiskyexchange.com. Since 2005 they've offered their own range of independent bottlings under the name 'The Single Malts of Scotland'.
48 miniatures total known
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The House of MacDuff Whisky is whisky shop in Dufftown. They producing a unique range of single cask and blended malt bottlings since 1992. Under the Golen Cask label they bottle single casks - one cask at a time - at cask strength, with no chill filtration so nothing is added and nothing is taken away.
28 miniatures total known
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Douglas Laing & Co Ltd. is independent bottler based in Glasgow. The company was founded in 1949 by Fred Douglas Laing. Todays proprietors decided, that most of their casks in stock are to good for blending. They had the wish to bottle 50 bottlings of different distilleries for 50th company anniversary. This was the birth of the OLD MALT CASK – Series. In May 2013 the second-generation brothers Fred and Stewart Laing have split the company. New companies are Douglas Laing & Co. and Hunter Laing. Below are included miniatures from both companies.
86 miniatures total known
85 miniatures displayed
Murray McDavid is highly respected independent Scotch whisky bottler and was established in 1996. On 19 December 2000 Murray McDavid purchased the Bruichladdich distillery and returned it to production. On 8 May 2013 it was announced that Murray McDavid had been sold to UK based Scotch whisky suppliers Aceo Limited. New family of whisky includes Mission Gold, Benchmark, Mystery Malt, Select Grain, The Vatting and Crafted Blend.
120 miniatures total known
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Blackadder is an independent bottler of single malt Scotch whisky. It was founded in 1995 by Robin Tucek and John Lamond. Bottling series bottled by Blackadder include the standard single-cask single malt whiskies, the "Limited Edition" range, the sherry-cask "Old Man of Hoy", the "Auld Edinburgh" range, and two alternate labelings used in place of the Blackadder name: "Aberdeen Distillers" and "The Clydesdale Original Scotch Whisky Co. Ltd.". Since 2000year, Blackadder has also offered the "Raw Cask" series.
153 miniatures total known
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Bartels Whisky is a UK based and family run independent bottler. Theyr team hand select only the finest, single malt whisky casks to bottle under theyr ‘Highland Laird‘ label. They have an online shop and also are the UK outlet for the award winning ‘Malts of Scotland‘ range.
7 miniatures total known
6 miniatures displayed
Lady of the Glen is an independent bottler bringing international whisky enthusiasts an exclusive taste of the nation’s traditional spirit. All Lady of the Glen brand releases are hand bottled at natural cask strength, without any chill filtering or colouring which means the original taste.
27 miniatures total known
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Five Lions is an independent bottler that supplies fine Scottish Whisky with a high collectors value and promising taste. This bottler acquires what they consider to be extraordinary individual casks from Scottish distillers to bottle and sell under the Five Lions brand. Five Lions opened its doors on 01st January 2015.
14 miniatures total known
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The company was founded by Sir Robert Graham, the Treasurer of Glasgow in 1874. The firm was sold to Ron Morrison in 2002 when it began to stock Scotch whisky. In September 2014, Robert Graham was sold to Stephen Johnstone. As of 2016, it sells thousand products including whisky, tobacco, spirits and wine.
13 miniatures total known
13 miniatures displayed
A wonderful collection of single malts that celebrate the National Bard, Robert Burns bottled by The Whisky Connoisseur with interesting back side of the labels.
12 miniatures total known
12 miniatures displayed
There is still an element of mystery about the making of malt whisky from the simple ingredients of barley, water, yeast and peat smoke. And, it's a mystery or mystique that is talked up and made much of by every whisky distillery in Scotland. Bottle for Arthur J A Bell who established The Whisky Connoisseur.
70 miniatures total known
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