About Annandale

We were curious to learn why there were so few whiskey distilleries in the South of Scotland right away. At the time (2006–2007), Bladnoch Distillery (located close to Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire), had been shuttered for about 90 years and was in the extremely sad process of going out of business. The only operating whiskey distilleries in the South of Scotland were William Grant's massive grain distillery at Girvan and Diageo's Glenkinchie Distillery to the east of Edinburgh (although neither of these are truly southern in a strictly geographic sense). In the past, the Scottish Borders had been home to two more distilleries, Glen Tarras and Langholm, but both had stopped operating in the early 1900s. When looking for an answer, it becomes clear right away that South West Scotland's environment would have been too wet to support the cultivation of the barley varieties used 100 to 150 years ago. But if not, there would have been plenty of water, peat, and coal, and the wet and warm weather would have been perfect for whiskey maturation. Additionally, Southern Scotland had a developed rail system by the 1890s, which should have made moving finished whiskey out and imported barley into the region quite simple. (Any difficulties faced by South of Scotland distillers must have been insignificant in comparison to those experienced by Islay distillers.) This forced us to the unavoidable conclusion that Southern Scotland could and should create first-rate Single Malt Scotch whiskey, and that there isn't and probably never has been a fundamental reason why it couldn't or shouldn't. There was definitely something to prove!

Annandale Whiskies

Nation of Scots

Nation Of Scots


Annandale Man O’Words Sherry Cask (cask 822)

Annandale Man O’words Sherry Cask (Cask 822)


Annandale Man O’Words Vintage 2016 - Bourbon Cask (cask 613)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2016 Bourbon Cask (Cask 613)


Annandale Man O’Words Rare Vintage 2014 - Bourbon Cask (cask 143)

Annandale Man O’words Rare Vintage 2014 Bourbon Cask (Cask 143)


Annandale Man O’Sword Sherry Cask (cask 760)

Annandale Man O’sword Sherry Cask (Cask 760)


Annandale Man O’Sword Vintage 2016 - Bourbon Cask (cask 523)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2016 Bourbon Cask (Cask 523)


Annandale Man O’Words Vintage 2017 - S.T.R. Cask (cask 307)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 S.t.r. Cask (Cask 307)


Annandale Man O’Sword Vintage 2014 – Bourbon Cask (cask 102)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2014 – Bourbon Cask (Cask 102)


Annandale Man O’Words Vintage 2015 – Bourbon Cask (cask 224)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2015 – Bourbon Cask (Cask 224)


Annandale Man O’Sword Vintage 2015 - Bourbon Cask (cask 271)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2015 Bourbon Cask (Cask 271)


Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2015 – Sherry Cask (cask 821)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2015 – Sherry Cask (Cask 821)


Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2015 - Bourbon Cask (Cask 140)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2015 Bourbon Cask (Cask 140)


Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 - S.t.r. Cask ((Cask 310))

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 S.t.r. Cask ((Cask 310))


Annandale Man O’Sword Vintage 2017 - S.T.R. Cask (cask 358)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2017 S.t.r. Cask (Cask 358)


Annandale Man O’Sword 2017 STR Burgundy Cask

Annandale Man O’sword 2017 Str Burgundy Cask


Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2016 - Sherry Cask (Cask 587)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2016 Sherry Cask (Cask 587)


Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2016 - Sherry Cask (Cask 541)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2016 Sherry Cask (Cask 541)


Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 - S.T.R. Cask (Cask 343)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 S.t.r. Cask (Cask 343)


Annandale Man O’sword (Cask 40)

Annandale Man O’sword (Cask 40)


Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 - S.t.r. Cask (Cask 306)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 S.t.r. Cask (Cask 306)


Annandale 7 Year Old 2015 - North Star Spirits

Annandale 7 Year Old 2015 North Star Spirits


Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2016 - Bourbon Cask (Cask 546)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2016 Bourbon Cask (Cask 546)


annandale man o’words vintage 2017 - sherry cask (cask 1024)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2017 Sherry Cask (Cask 1024)


annandale man o’sword vintage 2015 - bourbon cask (cask 68)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2015 Bourbon Cask (Cask 68)


annandale man o’sword vintage 2017 - s.t.r. cask (cask 375)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2017 S.t.r. Cask (Cask 375)


annandale man o’words vintage 2016 - bourbon cask (cask 96)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2016 Bourbon Cask (Cask 96)


annandale man o’words vintage 2015 - bourbon cask (cask 389)

Annandale Man O’words Vintage 2015 Bourbon Cask (Cask 389)


annandale man o’sword vintage 2017 - sherry cask (cask 1088)

Annandale Man O’sword Vintage 2017 Sherry Cask (Cask 1088)


storyman blended scotch whisky

Storyman Blended Scotch Whisky


annandale 2017 sherry cask peated man o' swords

Annandale 2017 Sherry Cask Peated Man O' Swords


annandale 2017 sherry cask unpeated man o' words

Annandale 2017 Sherry Cask Unpeated Man O' Words


annandale 2017 bourbon cask man o' words

Annandale 2017 Bourbon Cask Man O' Words


annandale 2017 double oak man o' words

Annandale 2017 Double Oak Man O' Words