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Whisky from England

English whisky is a young category, and most releases carry no age statement. The bottles here come from distilleries such as The Lakes, Cotswolds and White Peak, whose whisky is sold as Wire Works, all founded between 2014 and 2018, alongside The One, The Lakes Distillery’s blended whisky.

Because the category is young, few shops carry each bottle, so many prices here cannot be compared like for like. The English Distillery and Spirit of Yorkshire’s Filey Bay are among the names we track but cannot currently price.

Since 1 October 2026, ‘English Whisky’ has been legally protected as a UK geographical indication, requiring spirit to be mashed, fermented, distilled and matured in England for at least three years in casks of no more than 700 litres. Read more in whisky legal definitions.

For the full list of English distilleries, see Whiskipedia’s England distillery list, and for the craft behind them, Whiskipedia on craft whisky.

71 bottles in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

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Questions

What is the cheapest whisky from England?
The cheapest whisky from England is The One Colheita Cask Finish (46.6% ABV, 70cl), at £34.20 from Master of Malt. That is £39.15 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: The ONE Sherry Cask Limited Edition (£34.20) and The One Fine Blended Whisky Moscatel Cask (£35.83).
How much does whisky from England cost?
Whisky from England costs from £34.20 to £499.95, with a median of £73.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is The English Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee - Commemorativ Whisky.
What is the oldest whisky from England you can buy?
Bimber Apogee XII Pure Malt 2009 12 year old Whisky, at 12 years old, from £44.95.
Is English whisky protected by law?
Yes. Defra approved “English Whisky” and “English Whiskey” as a geographical indication in a decision notice published on 11 September 2026, and the names have been protected in Great Britain since they entered the UK register on 1 October 2026. The specification requires UK-grown cereal, English water, distillation in England, at least three years’ maturation in England in wooden casks and bottling at 40% ABV or more, with plain caramel the only additive. The Scotch Whisky Association, backed by the Irish and Welsh whisky associations, lodged an appeal on 8 October 2026, mainly because English single malt may be mashed and fermented away from the distillery; Defra had until 5 November 2026 to respond.
When did England start making whisky again?
In 2006, when James and Andrew Nelstrop founded St George’s, now the English Whisky Co., in Norfolk. Its first whisky went on sale in 2009, the first English whisky for more than a century. Cotswolds and The Lakes followed in 2014.
Was whisky made in England before?
Yes. When Alfred Barnard toured the UK’s distilleries in the 1880s, he visited English whisky distilleries including Lea Valley in Stratford, London, Bank Hall and Vauxhall in Liverpool, and a distillery in Bristol. Lea Valley closed in 1903, and English whisky distilling then lapsed for about a century.
How many whisky distilleries are there in England?
About 70. Cooper King Distillery’s English Whisky Map (8th edition, April 2026) counts 69 producers, 40 of which have released fully matured whisky, and trade press puts the total at more than 70. At least 46 distilleries were laying down English whisky by the end of 2023, and English whisky is exported to more than 32 countries.
Which distilleries produce English whisky?
English whisky distilleries include The English Distillery in Norfolk (founded in 2006), Cotswolds Distillery in Warwickshire (2014), The Lakes Distillery in Cumbria (2014), Spirit of Yorkshire (Filey Bay, 2016), and White Peak (Wire Works, 2018). Between them they make single malts, single grains and blends, mostly from English-grown barley.