Whisky is a huge part of Scotland’s history and culture. Yet almost half of our distilleries have now closed, to become Lost Distilleries.

Our Archivists and Master of Whisky engage in a balance of science and art to understand how the original Whisky might have tasted and blend modern malts to breathe life back into the distillery.

Alexander Bonthrone, founder of the Stratheden Distillery in Auchtermuchty, Fife, attributed the quality of his famous whisky down to two elements - the superiority of his water supply, the ‘Lover’s Pool,’ and his old illicit stills. Legendarily primitive, Stratheden lasted for nearly 100 years, from 1829 to 1926, before American Prohibition denied the Bonthrones their key market.

Nose - Dense Leathery Nose with Madiera Cake and Tinned Pears
Palate - Oily, Sweet and Peppery with a trace of Maritime Salt Smoke