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Top 25 Traditional liquor distilleries based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 137 traditional liquor distilleries headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,311 professional contacts across them, including 219 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers traditional liquor distilleries headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.
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The 25 largest traditional liquor distilleries based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The first full-scale distillery ever in the Cotswolds, we produce the award-winning Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky made by using 100% locally grown Cotswold barley which is…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Nestled on the bank of the River Derwent among the breathtaking valleys and fells of the Lake District, we design opulent whisky, rich with layers of flavour and complexity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Crafted at Scotland’s Oldest Working Distillery since 1763 entirely by hand in exclusive small batches, The Glenturret Single Malt is defined by its outstanding quality and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The UK's premier boutique urban distillery based in an old Victorian dairy turned creative arts space in Battersea, London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are a global spirits business with a focus on hand-crafting a range of award-winning spirit brands, each of which adheres to our three cornerstones of quality, authenticity and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ethimex Ltd is a privately owned company established in managed by its founder Charles Edge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since we began distilling in July 2014, our aim has been to offer decent booze for decent people at decent prices.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 2019 Cardiff Distillery has quickly become one of the outstanding distilleries based in Wales and indeed the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Echlinville became the first new distillery in Northern Ireland for more than 125 years when the first spirit trickled from its stills in 2013.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Aber Falls Distillery is a spirits manufacturer based out of Station Rd, Abergwyngregyn, Llanfairfechan, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “McCormick Distilling Company, located in historic Weston, Missouri, is the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi River still operating in its original location.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Hello We're the Spirit of Yorkshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Owned and founded by Master Distiller William Lowe, together with wife and business partner, Lucy, The Cambridge Distillery has been named as the world’s most innovative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We've established the first full-scale craft distillery in the Peak District region, with a focus on creating authentic spirits with unique favour.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our distillery is set in the quaint market town of Louth in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a region famous for it’s heritage and stunning natural beauty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Naturally Spirited, Sustainably Crafted Wildjac Distillery is leading the way in producing premium, sustainable spirits.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Spirit of Manchester Distillery began as a dining room gin distillery and now occupies six Grade-II* listed railway arches in the heart of Manchester, with a wide range of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Proud purveyors of London’s Spirit, imbibed internationally Award-winning gins and vodkas Visit us at 186 Portobello Road & find us in Waitrose” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Nestled amongst the foothills of Ben Wyvis in the Scottish Highlands, GlenWyvis marks the return of distilling to Dingwall after nearly 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In an 18th Century barn just outside of Henley-on-Thames, Jacob Wilson and his team use artisan, hand-crafted methods to produce small-batch, premium quality sipping spirits.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Locksley Distilling Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “On the southeastern tip of Portsea Island, surrounded by the sea, and Naval History, the fabulous historic waterfront city of Portsmouth plays host to Hampshire’s premier…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are Hooting Owl, Yorkshire’s premier artisan spirits distiller, based at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Lancaster Spirits Co.| Crafting spirits from the ground up At LSCo, we believe that the journey of every exceptional spirit starts long before it reaches the bottle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We distil a range of award winning gins, vodkas and rum for UK and export market, supplied direct to trade and wholesale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: traditional liquor distilleries. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names traditional liquor distilleries.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of traditional liquor distilleries, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name traditional liquor distilleries. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Traditional liquor distilleries based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 22, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 137 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among traditional liquor distilleries, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “traditional liquor distilleries”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names traditional liquor distilleries), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among traditional liquor distilleries, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 219 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names traditional liquor distilleries, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many traditional liquor distilleries are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 137 traditional liquor distilleries headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Cotswolds Distillery, headquartered in Shipston-On-Stour, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most traditional liquor distilleries?
London leads with 10 headquartered companies, followed by Bewdley (2) and Chatham (2).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 219 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 137 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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