There are 70 English whisky distilleries registered as of 15 April 2026, 27 of these distilleries are members of the English Whisky Guild (EWG).
As of 2025, The Cotswolds Distillery is the largest English distillery by production, with an annual production of 500,000 litres.
Princetown, Hawkridge, Wood Brothers, Mercia, Lakes, Ad Gerfrin, Spirit of Yorkshire, Witchmark and Copper Rivet are other notable English distilleries.
Active independent distilleries by region As of 2026 are currently 35 distilleries across England with whisky available to purchase. No Name Est First Release Status Capacity City/Town Region1.Durham Distillery20132026pending release 1,000 litresDurhamNorth East2.Weetwood Distillery 20182022400 litresKelsallNorth West3.Forest Distillery 20142022500 litresMacclesfield4.Forgan Distillery 20172024300 litresBanks5.Yorkshire Dales Distillery2016 2027 1,500 litres Catterick GarrisonYorkshire and Humber6.Yorkshire Distilling Company2024TBA3 x 5,000 litres Goole7.Old Bakery Distillery 2017TBA400 litresEnfield, London Battersea, LondonLondon8.Doghouse Distillery 2016TBA1,500 litresBattersea, London9.Bimber201520191000 litres North Acton, London 10.Maison Miles20212024100 litresLondon 11.The London Distilling Co202512.Maidstone Distillery 20182027450 litresMaidstoneSouth East13. Canterbury Brewers & Distillers 20182023Active 500 litresCanterbury14.Pleasant Land Distillery 2022TBApending release 1,200 litresAldington15.Isle of Wight Distillery 2015TBA1,000 litresRyde16.Wight Distillery20232027500 litresIsle of Wight17.Winchester Distillery 20142025500 litresWinchester18.Hawkridge Distillers 201820275,000 litresNewbury19.Brightwell Bottle Distillery 20162020Active350 litresWallingford20.Abingdon Distillery 20192026pending release 650 litresAbingdon Bamptono21.Wood Brothers Distillery 201720285,000 litresBampton22.Aedda's Farm Distillery 2023TBA1,750 litresAdstock23.Wylye Distillery 2022TBA1,250 litresWylyeSouth West24.Dartmoor Whisky Distillery 20152020Active1,400 litresBovey Tracey25.Princetown Distillery 2015TBApending release 13,500 litresPrincetown26.Penrock Distillery 2020TBA135 litresLiskeard27.Scilly Isles Distillery 201920241000 litresSt Mary’s28.Colwith Distillery 20162026300 litresLanlivery29.Rosemullion Distillery20182023450 litresFalmouth30.Healeys Distillery 20002011Active 1,200 litresTruro31.Pocketful of Stones 20162022700 litresPenzance32.Wrecking Coast Distillery 2016TBApending release 2,000 litresTintagel33.Circumstance Distillery 20182022Active1,800 litresBristol34.Spirit of Birmingham Distillery 20202024500 litresBirminghamWest Midlands35.Mercia Whisky 20202025pending release 5,000 litreWolseley Bridge36.Fen Spirits 20162023Active200 litresWisbechEast of England
Distilleries information
Bimber Distillery The Park Royal, London based Bimber Distillery was founded in 2016. The alembic stills are Doris, a 1000-litre wash and Astraeus a spirit still of 600 litres made by Hoga. On 26 May 2016 the first cask was filled and three years later The First was available September 2019.
In 2017 a vodka was released followed by a rum the following year; gin is also part of the product line.
The sales director announced in June 2019 that they are looking for a new location to expand their production and increase the number of visitors.
Circumstance Distillery
Circumstance Distillery was founded by Liam Hirt in 2018. Based in the Whitehall district of Bristol, it is the sister distillery of Psychopomp Microdistillery. Circumstance Distillery prides itself on its 'Flavour first' approach, meaning every decision is made with flavour the only consideration. As a result of this approach they do not make a single malt whisky but use a variety of grains to produce single grain whiskies. They also use brewing yeasts instead of the traditional distilling yeasts and leave their fermentations running for 14 days. They released their first whisky in September 2022 which sold out in 9 minutes.
Lancaster Spirits Company
Lancaster Spirits Company was founded in 2022 by the team behind Lancaster Brewery to produce Whisky, Gin & Vodka using the wash from the award-winning brewery. Whisky Production commenced in July 2024 with their first whisky predicted to be released in 2027. A Distillery built by Brewers. Producing new-make spirit utilising Flagon Pale Ale Barley and fermented with their own Live Brewer's Yeast that kick starts a long fermentation of up to 168 hours to add complexity and depth of flavour. So far, the distillery has filled their new-make spirit in First-fill bourbon barrels, STR Rioja casks and Oloroso Sherry Hogsheads.
Dartmoor Whisky Distillery
Situated in Bovey Tracey, Simon Crow placed a 1200-litre ex-cognac still in the Old Town House to start the Dartmoor Whisky Distillery in 2017.
Guided by head distiller Frank McHardy, long time whisky industry veteran, the first whisky was casked on 3 February 2017. Three and half years later the first single malt whisky was released.
Durham Distillery Durham Distillery was founded in 2014 as a gin distillery in Langley Park, County Durham and moved in 2020 to the Prince Bishops Shopping Centre in Durham, England.
They started the distillery with a 400-litre Hoga pot still, Lily, to produce gin, vodka and liqueur. With the investment of the Finance Durham Fund the distillery was planning to move to the city centre in 2018, what they were able to do in 2020. The production is the responsibility of the master distiller Jessica Tomlinson, a graduate from Heriot-Watt University who is involved from the start. Owing to the delayed move, no whisky was distilled before November 2019.
Hicks & Healey
In 2003 two of Cornwall's drinks producers, St Austell Brewery and Healey's Cyder Farm, announced that they had begun to produce the first whisky in England for almost a century.
In September 2011 the partnership released a 7-year old single malt and opted to use the spelling "whiskey". Whisky commentator and author of The Whisky Bible, Jim Murray, described the whisky as "among the best debut bottlings of the last decade".
Isle of Wight Distillery The Isle of Wight Distillery is known for their gin and vodka brand Mermaid, but also started distilling whisky in December 2015.
The founders Xavier Baker and Conrad Gauntlett started the distilling at Conrad's Rosemary Vineyard in 2014. Four years later, they moved to the Pondwell's pub The Wishing Well.
The stills have capacities of 100 and 300 litres. In spring 2019 they planned to install a custom designed 1,000 litre still. Big Bertha was operating in May 2020.
The first whisky was released in December 2018. For this single malt, the wort was brewed in Ryde at the Goddards Brewery where Xavier is managing director. The London Distillery Company
The London Distillery Company was the first whisky Distillery in London for over 100 years. Originally, based in a former dairy cold room in Battersea, London until December 2015 before moving to a railway arch in Bermondsey.
TLDC was registered with Companies House in July 2011 by Darren Rook,Whisky Guy whisky blog and investor and former microbrewery owner, Nick Taylor.
Rook resigned as CEO in late 2017. His replacement failed multiple times to secure funding from new & existing investors. In January 2020, the company went into administration. The British Honey Company purchased the Dodd's Gin and Rye brands.
In January 2025, the company was revived by new owners Gleann Mor Spirits
Princetown Distillery The company Princetown Distilleries filed their plans to build a whisky distillery in December 2016.
Located at an elevation of 1,400 ft, in Princetown, Dartmoor National Park it will outrank Dalwhinnie in that category.
The design is by Gareth Roberts working for Organic Architects who previously was involved in the realisation of Ardnamurchan distillery, Dartmoor Distillery, Lindores Abbey Distillery, and Nc’nean distillery.
Building started in August 2018.
Active distilleries in the EWG in alphabetical order As of 2026 there are 26 distilleries that are members of the English Whisky Guild
List of distilleries & milestones dates No Name of the distillery Est First Release Status Capacity City/Town Region1.Ad Gefrin Distillery20222026pending release3,500 litresWoolerNorth East England2.Adnams20102013active950 litresSouthwoldEast of England3.Cooper King Distillery20162023900 litresYorkYorkshire and the Humber4.Copper Rivet Distillery201620202,600 litresChathamSouth East England5.Cotswolds Distillery201420174,100 litresStourtonWest Midlands6. East London Liquor Co.20142018650 litresTower Hamlets, LondonLondon7.Ellers Farm Distillery20222026pending release 2,500 litresStamford BridgeYorkshire and the Humber8. Elsham Wold Distillery20192023active 600 litresElsham Wolds9.Grasmere Distillery20222027pending release500 litresGrasmereNorth West10.Fielden Distillery Pending release11. Henstone Distillery20172021active1,000 litresWelshpoolWest Midlands12.Lancaster Spirits Company 20222027500 litresLancasterNorth West13.Ludlow Distillery20142018200 litresCraven ArmsWest Midlands14.Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery201620193,500 litresHunmanbyYorkshire and the Humber15.Ten Hides Distillery20192027300 litresDevizesSouth West16.The English Distillery200620091,800 litresRoudhamEast of England17.The Lakes Distillery201120183,600 litresSetmurthyNorth West18.Retribution Distilling Co201920251,100 litresFromeSouth West19.Spirit of Manchester Distillery20162026pending release750 litresManchesterNorth West20.Trevethan Distillery20152026600 litresSaltashSouth West21.Wharf Distillery20112019250 litresTowcesterEast Midlands22.White Peak Distillery201620212,100 litresAmbergateEast Midlands23.Whittaker’s Distillery201520241,000 litresHarrogateYorkshire and the Humber24.Witchmark Distillery202220273,500 litresSalisburySouth West25.West Midlands Distillery20172025pending release1,000 litresRowley RegisWest Midlands26.Yarm Distillery20182023active500 litresYarmNorth East
Distilleries Information
Cooper King Distillery Cooper King Distillery is an independent English distillery based in Sutton on the Forest, which was founded after the owners spent time living in Tasmania and became inspired by the Australian whisky industry.
Established in 2016 by founders Christopher Jaume and Abbie Neilson, the distillery started producing gin in early 2018 and casked their first single malt spirit in August 2019. They named the distillery after co-founder Chris Jaume's great-great-grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Cooper King, who traced the family's history back to Yorkshire in 1030 AD.
(Adnams) Copper House Distillery
The Copper House Distillery was built by the Southwold based brewer Adnams in 2010. Their first whisky was released in 2013. They also distill gin, vodka, bierbrand and brandy.
Copper Rivet Distillery
The Copper Rivet Distillery, based in a Grade II listed building in Chatham, Kent, was founded by Bob Russell and his sons Matthew and Stephen, in August 2016.
The distillery has three stills; Sandy (pot), Joyce (column), and Janet (gin). Janet was designed by head distiller Abhi Banik and was granted a patent in 2019. For the production of Single Malt Whisky Sandy is used; it can load 2000 litres of wash. Joyce is for the Vela Vodka and the base alcohol of Dockyard Gin. Janet adds the flavours to the gin through maceration and vapour distillation.
The first whisky release, branded Malthouse, was launched in November 2020.
The Cotswolds Distillery
The Cotswolds Distillery was established in 2014, and was the first full-scale distillery to be located in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Situated in a site in Stourton in Warwickshire, its focus is distilling single malt whisky.
On July 27, 2023, The Cotswolds distillery was named the best distillery in the U.K and Ireland
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