New at the distillery · In person only
Fill Your Own Whisky
Fill a bottle that nobody else has.
Bottle your own whisky at Stirling Distillery, in the Old Smiddy beneath Stirling Castle. Fill a 50cl bottle at the fill station, write the label by hand, and carry it home. Only here, never online.
What is Fill Your Own?
Fill Your Own is a new part of the visitor experience at Scotland's smallest whisky distillery. You fill your bottle yourself at our fill station with a blended whisky that we have enhanced with malts from independent bottlings. Then you write the label by hand with the bottle number, the date, and your own name. Every bottle is recorded in the distillery ledger, with the name of the person who filled it and the date. It is your bottle, filled by you, on the day you visited.
How it works
The first release: the Chairman's Blend
The first Fill Your Own is the Chairman's Blend, a 50 litre blend created by our co founder Cameron McCann. It is made once and never again. When the last bottle has been filled, a completely different whisky will take its place, and like the Chairman's Blend it will only be available here at the distillery.
"We are always looking at ways to evolve the visitor experience at the distillery, and giving guests the opportunity to bottle their own liquid felt like a great addition to our award winning offering. There is something pretty special about walking away with a bottle you filled yourself."Cameron McCann, co founder of Stirling Distillery
Whisky is back in Stirling
Fill Your Own arrives as our own whisky story gathers pace. In 2024 we brought whisky making back to Stirling after 170 years. Our head distiller Hugo McCann won Best Scottish New Make Whisky at the World Whiskies Awards 2025, and our first single malt, Cask One, is due for release in 2027.
Loved by visitors from all over the world
Founded by June and Cameron McCann, the Old Smiddy has been one of the most visited attractions in Stirling since 2019, welcoming around 20,000 visitors a year. Twice named Stirling Visitor Attraction of the Year, most recently at the 2025 Stirling Business Awards. We hold a VisitScotland four star rating and an AA Gold Award, have won multiple Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards, and are currently ranked number 2 of things to do in Stirling on Tripadvisor.
Plan your visit
Fill Your Own opens on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at the Old Smiddy, 9 Lower Castlehill, Stirling FK8 1EN. The building dates from 1888 and has been a blacksmith's forge, a church and a temperance hall. Bottles are 50cl and cost £45. The Chairman's Blend is not sold online, so the only way to get one is to come and fill it yourself. Make more of your visit with a distillery tour or a tasting while you are here.
Fill Your Own: your questions answered
Can I buy the Chairman's Blend online?
No. Fill Your Own is only at the distillery in Stirling. You fill your own bottle here and take it home. It is not sold online.
How much is it and what size is the bottle?
Each bottle is 50cl and costs £45.
When does Fill Your Own open?
Fill Your Own opens on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at the Old Smiddy on Castlehill, below Stirling Castle. Come along during our opening hours.
What whisky is in the first release?
The Chairman's Blend, a 50 litre blend created by co founder Cameron McCann. It is a blended whisky enhanced with malts from independent bottlings. It is made once and never again. When it runs out, a different whisky takes its place, only at the distillery.
Do I really fill the bottle myself?
Yes. You fill your own 50cl bottle at our fill station, write the label by hand with your bottle number, the date and your name, and we record it in the distillery ledger.
Where is Stirling Distillery?
The Old Smiddy, 9 Lower Castlehill, Stirling FK8 1EN, right below Stirling Castle.
Do I need to book?
You can fill your own bottle when you visit the distillery during opening hours. Book a tour or a tasting to make more of your day with us.