SMWS Bottle Codes

Aside from the original and sometimes wacky names for their bottles, SMWS never really give any information about the distillery on their bottles. There’s some legal advantages to this strategy for them ofcourse, but over the years it has also become a fun element of the society. In the case of SMWS it is easy to find out which distillery your bottles come from though. Just look at the codes!

How to read the numbers:

On every bottle you’ll find a number, which is seperated by a dot. The number before the dot reperesents the distillery, and the number behind the dot represents the cask. Let’s take 5,12 as an example. This means it’s a bottle from the fifth distillery SMWS ever bottled a whisky from. And the 12th cask they ever bottled from that distillery. With plenty of enthusiastic members, eager to find out where their drams come from, those numbers haven’t been a secret anymore for a long time. You can find them everywhere online and thus you can easily look up which distillery made the liquid in the bottle you’re drinking from.

Since I’m also a member and will most likely be posting several reviews about SMWS bottles, I thought I’d share the distillery codes with you here as well. So you can easily look up which distillery I’m talking about. I will update this list regularly, but if you spot a mistake, or find something missing, please do let me know and I will update it as fast as I can!

SMWS Distilleries by number:
Single Malt:
  1. Glenfarclas – Speyside
  2. Glenlivet – Speyside
  3. Bowmore – Islay
  4. Highland Park – Islands
  5. Auchentoshan – Lowland
  6. Macduff – Highland
  7. Longmorn – Speyside
  8. Tamdhu – Speyside
  9. Glen Grant – Speyside
  10. Bunnahabhain – Islay
  11. Tomatin – Highland
  12. BenRiach – Speyside
  13. Dalmore – Highland
  14. Talisker – Islands
  15. Glenfiddich – Speyside
  16. Glenturret- Highland
  17. Scapa – Islands
  18. Inchgower – Speyside
  19. Glen Garioch – Highland
  20. Inverleven – Lowland (closed)
  21. Glenglassaugh – Highland
  22. Glenkinchie – Lowland
  23. Bruichladdich – Islay
  24. Macallan – Speyside
  25. Rosebank – Lowland (reopening)
  26. Clynelish – Highland
  27. Springbank – Campbeltown
  28. Tullibardine – Highland
  29. Laphroaig – Islay
  30. Glenrothes – Speyside
  31. Isle of Jura – Islands
  32. Edradour – Highland
  33. Ardbeg – Islay
  34. Tamnavulin – Speyside
  35. Glen Moray – Speyside
  36. Benrinnes – Speyside
  37. Cragganmore – Speyside
  38. Caperdonich – Speyside (closed)
  39. Linkwood – Speyside
  40. Balvenie – Speyside
  41. Dailuaine – Speyside
  42. Tobermory – Islands (also produces Ledaig)
  43. Port Ellen – Islay (reopening)
  44. Craigellachie – Speyside
  45. Dallas Dhu – Speyside (closed)
  46. Glenlossie – Speyside
  47. Benromach – Speyside
  48. Balmenach – Speyside
  49. St. Magdalene – Lowland (closed)
  50. Bladnoch – Lowland
  51. Bushmills – Northern Ireland
  52. Old Pulteney – Highland
  53. Coal Ila – Islay
  54. Aberlour – Speyside
  55. Royal Brackla – Highland
  56. Coleburn – Speyside (closed)
  57. Glen Mhor – Highland (closed)
  58. Strathisla – Speyside
  59. Teaninich – Highland
  60. Aberfeldy – Highland
  61. Brora – Highland (reopened)
  62. Glenlochy – Highland (closed)
  63. Glentauchers – Speyside
  64. Mannochmore – Speyside
  65. Imperial – Speyside (closed)
  66. Ardmore – Highland
  67. Banff – Speyside (closed)
  68. Blair Athol – Highland
  69. Glen Albyn – Highland (closed)
  70. Balblair – Highland
  71. Glenburgie – Speyside
  72. Miltonduff – Speyside
  73. Aultmore – Speyside
  74. North Port – Highland (closed)
  75. Glenury – Highland (closed)
  76. Mortlach – Speyside
  77. Glen Ord – Highland
  78. Ben Nevis – Highland
  79. Deanston – Highland
  80. Glen Spey – Speyside
  81. Glen Keith – Speyside
  82. Glencadam – Highland
  83. Convalmore – Speyside (closed)
  84. Glendullan – Speyside
  85. Glen Elgin – Speyside
  86. Glenesk – Highland (closed)
  87. Millburn – Highland (closed)
  88. Speyburn – Speyside
  89. Tomintoul – Speyside
  90. Pittyvaich – Speyside (closed)
  91. Dufftown – Speyside
  92. Lochside – Highland (closed)
  93. Glen Scotia – Campbeltown
  94. Fettercairn – Highland
  95. Auchroisk – Speyside
  96. GlenDronach – Highland
  97. Littlemill – Lowland (closed)
  98. Lomond – Lowland (closed)
  99. Glenugie – Highland (closed)
  100. Strathmill – Speyside
  101. Knockando – Speyside
  102. Dalwhinnie – Highland
  103. Royal Lochnagar – Highland
  104. Glenburgie – Speyside
  105. Tormore – Speyside
  106. Cardhu – Speyside
  107. GlenAllachie – Speyside
  108. Allt-a-Bhainne – Speyside
  109. Mosstowie – Speyside
  110. Oban – Highland
  111. Lagavulin – Islay
  112. Inchmurrin (Loch Lomond) – Highland
  113. Braeval – Speyside
  114. Longrow (Sprinbank)- Campbeltown
  115. AnCnoc (Knockdhu) – Highland
  116. Yoichi – Japan
  117. Cooley – Ireland
  118. Connemare (Cooley) – Ireland
  119. Yamazaki – Japan
  120. Hakushu – Japan
  121. Isla of Arran – Islands
  122. Croftengea (Loch Lomond) – Highland
  123. Glengoyne – Highland
  124. Miyagikyo – Japan
  125. Glenmorangie – Highland
  126. Hazelburn (Springbank) – Campbeltown
  127. Port Charlotte (Bruichladdich) – Islay
  128. Penderyn – Wales
  129. Kilchoman – Islay
  130. Chichibu – Japan
  131. Hanyu – Japan
  132. Karuizawa – Japan
  133. Westland – U.S.A.
  134. Paul John – India
  135. Inchmoan (Loch Lomond) – Highland
  136. Eden Mill – Lowland
  137. St. George’s – England
  138. Nantou – Taiwan
  139. Kavalan – Taiwan
  140. Balcones – U.S.A.
  141. Fary Lochan – Denmark
  142. Breuckelen Distilling – U.S.A.
  143. Copperworks Distilling Co. – U.S.A.
  144. High Coast Distillery – Sweden
  145. Smögen Whisky – Sweden
  146. Cotswolds – England
  147. Archie Rose – Australia
  148. Starward – Australia
  149. Ardnamurchan – Highland
  150. West Cork Distillers – Ireland
  151. Mackmyra – Sweden
  152. Shelter Point – Canada
  153. Thy Whisky – Denmark
  154. Mosgaard Whisky – Denmark
  155. Milk & Honey – Israël

Grain:

G1. North British – Lowland
G2. Carsebridge – Lowland (closed)
G3. Caledonian – Lowland (closed)
G4. Cameronbridge – Lowland
G5. Invergordon – Highland
G6. Port Dundas – Lowland (closed)
G7. Girvan – Lowland
G8. Cambus – Lowland (closed)
G9. Loch Lomond – Highland
G10. Strathclyde – Lowland
G11. Nikka Coffey Grain – Japan
G12. Nikka Coffey Malt – Japan
G13. Chita – Japan
G14. Dumbarton – Lowland (closed)
G15. Rhosdhu (Loch Lomond) – Highland
G16. Glasgow Distillery – Lowland

Bourbon:

B1. Heaven Hill – Kentucky, U.S.A.
B2. New Bernheim – Kentucky, U.S.A.
B3. Rock Town – Arkansas, U.S.A.
B4. FEW Spirits – Illinois, U.S.A.
B5. George Dickel – Tennessee, U.S.A.
B6. Finger Lakes Distilling – New York, U.S.A.
B7. MGP – Indiana, U.S.A.

Rye:

RW1. FEW Spirits – Illinois, U.S.A.
RW2. Finger Lakes Distilling – New York, U.S.A.
RW3. New York Distilling Co. – New York, U.S.A.

Corn:

CW1. Heaven Hill Distillery – Kentucky U.S.A.

Rum:

R1. Monymusk – Jamaica
R2. El Dorado – Guyana
R3. West Indies Rum – Barbados
R4. Angostura – Trinidad
R5. Long Pond – Jamaica
R6. Foursquare – Barbados
R7. Hampden – Jamaica
R8. Flor de Caña – Nicaragua
R9. Ron Abuelo – Panama
R10. Trinidad Distillers – Trinidad
R11. Worthy Park – Jamaica
R12. Travellers – Belize
R13. Caroni – Trinidad
R14. Uitvlugt – Guyana

Armagnac:

A1. Chateau de Lacaze – France
A2. Domaine Laguille – France
A3. Veuve Goudoulin – France
A4. Domaine d’Espérance – France
A5. Chateau de Laubade – France
A6. Domaine Lasalle – France

Cognac:

C1. Camus – France
C2. Domaine de Chez Guérive – France
C3. Louis Royer – France
C4. Distillery D’Augmagne – France
C5. Tiffon Cognac – France
C6. M&H Bonneau – France
C7. Guy Rateau – France
C8. Marie C. Bodit – France
C9. Robert Audebeau – France

Gin:

GN1. Glasgow Distillery Company – Scotland
GN2. Strathearn Distillers – Scotland
GN3. The Borders Distillery – Scotland
GN4. Boatyard Distllery – Northern Ireland
GN5. Scottish Gin – Scotland
GN6. Holyrood – Scotland

Other:

RL1. Berts Bärchen Likör – Germany

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