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100% Scottish barley
Every drop starts with Scottish malted barley. The grain sets the character of everything that follows.
2027 First Release · Stirling Distillery
The first Stirling whisky since 1852.
We filled our first cask in 2023, at the foot of Stirling Castle. It is maturing now, with the first release projected for 2027. Register and we will tell you the moment the first bottles are ready.
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Counting down to the projected first release - 19 June 2027
Join the 2027 Waitlist →We will contact you the moment bottles become available.
Whisky in Stirling
Spirit, brought back to the rock
Whisky first flowed on Stirling's castle rock in 1816. The stills fell silent in 1852, and for more than 170 years no whisky was made in the city. On 27 November 2023, at the foot of Stirling Castle, we filled the first cask since.
- 1816Whisky is first distilled on Stirling's castle rock.
- 1852The original stills fall silent, and whisky leaves the city.
- 2023We fill our first cask at the Old Smiddy, the first in over 170 years.
- 2027The first release is projected, maturing now beneath the castle.
About the whisky
Scotland's smallest whisky distillery, making history in Stirling
We work from the Old Smiddy at the foot of Stirling Castle, a blacksmith's forge built in 1888, and Scotland's smallest whisky distillery.
It began with gin. June and Cameron McCann distilled their first Stirling Gin in 2015, in a 2.4 litre copper still. The whisky followed, and on 27 November 2023 we filled our first cask, something that had not happened in the city since 1852.
How we make it
Seven steps, no shortcuts
From 100% Scottish malted barley to a hand-selected cask, every bottle is made by hand at the Old Smiddy. The steps that matter most:
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A longer fermentation
We ferment for longer than most distilleries, a deliberate choice that builds fruity esters and real depth before the spirit reaches the still.
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Copper pot stills
Distilled in copper pot stills at the Old Smiddy. The copper strips out sulphur and shapes a cleaner, fruitier spirit.
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Hand-selected casks
The new make is filled into hand-selected casks, where the wood gives the whisky most of its colour and flavour as it matures.
World Whiskies Awards 2025
Best Scotch New Make & Young Spirit
Before a drop ever went into a cask, our new make spirit was judged best in its class at the World Whiskies Awards. The judges tasted it raw, straight off the still, and it came out on top.
That is the same spirit maturing now beneath the castle, the whisky you are waiting for in 2027.
See the full process →Before the first release
Own a piece before 2027
Two ways to taste, and own, a part of Stirling's whisky history today.
New Make Whisky Spirit
£17.50
The unaged whisky spirit made at the Old Smiddy, 63.5% ABV. Winner of the World Whiskies Award for Best Scottish New Make 2025.
Shop New Make →
Own a Private Cask
By enquiry
A small number of private casks from our first whisky production are available to own, each with a cask certificate confirming ownership.
Find out more →The 2027 waitlist
First bottles go to the list
The first release will be limited. Join the waitlist and we will be in touch before the bottles reach anyone else.
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