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The Lakes whisky

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

Known for

The flavour families that most often turn up for The Lakes.

A guide to the house style rather than a promise: individual releases can differ.

About the distillery

Region
Cumbria, England
Founded
2014
Status
Producing
Owner
Owned by Paul Currie (since 2014), an independent; as recorded October 2026
Visitor tours
Open to visitors (tours from £18, avg £34; checked October 2026). See distillery tour guide.
Visitor rating
4.5 out of 5 (2034 reviews); TripAdvisor, October 2026

Secondary Market Barometer

2,475 lots sold · £408,260 hammer total

How The Lakes bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions and Whisky Auctioneer between January 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery.

Trading volume
#83of 182 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
1.0Whisky Auctioneer only, against 19.9 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£90average £165, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
0%of lots, the rest official bottlings (2,475)
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
The Lakes Distillery Genesis Inaugural Release2024£4,000
The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker's Editions 1-14 14 x 70cl2024£2,800
The Lakes Distillery Quatrefoil Collection Faith, Hope, Luck & Love 4 x 70cl2023£2,000
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
The Lakes Distillery The2,045£85
The Lakes Distillery Private111£270
The Lakes Distillery Founders’62£70

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 1 November 2026.

Questions

What is the cheapest The Lakes whisky?
The cheapest The Lakes whisky is The Lakes Single Malt Signature (47% ABV, 70cl), at £73.95 from Master of Malt. That is £78.90 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: The Lakes Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.7 (£79.04) and The Lakes The Whiskymaker’s Edition - Iris English Single Ma Whisky (£82.32).
How much does The Lakes whisky cost?
The Lakes whisky costs from £73.95 to £299.00, with a median of £97.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is The Lakes Distillery The Whiskymaker’s Edition Cascade 70cl 46.6%.
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.