The following is a list of active and former distilleries for whisky arranged by country of origin, state/county and status were known.
America[]
Thirteen large distilleries produce over 99% of whiskey made in the US. Barton, Booker Noe, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, George Dickel, Heaven Hill, Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam, Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana, Maker's Mark, Wild Turkey, and Woodford Reserve.
Canada[]
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England[]
A small number of distilleries used to be located in England but all were shut down by the 1940s. But in the early 2000s a few micro distilleries have been started up, and are laying down product, initially for release to investors prior to production bottling's when it matures.
Finland[]
There are currently two operational distilleries in Finland. Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's and Teerenpeli Distillery and Brewery
India[]
There are a number of distilleries in India, the largest being Amrut Distilleries, John Distilleries, Khoday India Limited, Mohan Meakin, Radico Khaitan and United Spirits Limited.
Ireland[]
- Bushmills Distillery - Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Cooley - County Lough, Republic of Ireland
Japan[]
Distillery Map of Japan
- Yoichi (Nikka) - Hokkaido
- Miyagikyou (Nikka) - Miyagiken Sendaishi
- Yamazaki (Suntory) - Shimamoto, Osaka prefecture
- Fuji Gotemba (Kirin Seagram Ltd.) - Gotemba, Shizuoka prefecture
- Hakushu (Suntory) - Yamanashi prefecture
- Shinshu - now inactive
- Hanyu (Chichibu) - now defunct
- Shirakawa - now defunct
- Karuizawa
- Kagoshima (Satsuma) - now defunct
- Monde
- Chichibu
- White Oak Whisky
- Nishinomiya - now defunct
Scotland[]
- Main article: List of distilleries in Scotland
- Aberfeldy - Perthshire
- Arran - Isle of Arran -New distillery
- Arberlour - Banffshire
- Ardbeg - Islay
- Aultmore - Banffshire
- Balblair - Ross-shire
- Ben Nevis - Inverness-shire
- Benriach - Morayshire
- Benrinnes - Banffshire
- Bladnoch - Wigtonshire (closed)
- Blair Athol - Perthshire
- Bora - Bora, Sutherland (mothballed)
- Bowmore - Islay
- Bruichladdich - Islay
- Bunnahabhain - Islay
- Caol Ila - Islay
- Cardhu - Morayshire
- Clynelish - Bora, Sutherland
- Dallas Dhu - Morayshire (mothballed)
- Dalmore - Rothshire
- Dalwhinnie - Inverness-shire
- Dufftown - Banffshire
- Edradour - Perthshire
- Fettercairn -
- Glen Elgin - Morrayshire
- Glenfiddich - Bannfshire
- Glengoyne - Sterlingshire
- Glen Ord - Ross-shire
- Invergordon(Grain) - Ross & Cromarty
- Lagavulin - Islay
- Laphroaig - Islay
- North British Distillery(grain) - Edinburgh
- Oban - Argyll
- Pulteny -Wick Caithness
- Rosebank - Stirlingshire (Closed, now a pub / hotel)
- Talisker - Isle of Skye
- Tobermory - Isle of Mull
- Tomatin - Invernesshire
Wales[]
New distilleries have been started in recent years.
Others[]
There are several other whiskey producing countries around the world with local distilleries.
See also[]
- List of whiskey brands
- List of distillers