The Dramface Top 40
community sourced
We ask our community which Scotch distilleries they would choose as their favourites.
Voting for just one is hard. So what if you could choose ten? This Top 40 is produced by those votes. It is a real-time, live poll. You can keep your votes up to date, changing your mind is welcomed, anytime.
Here we share the most recent snapshot.
Click through each for Dramface reviews on each distillery’s output, with links to other opinions.
The latest data was collected in a snapshot on February 20th, 2024 via this Dramface poll. 1,050 respondents had replied. The data in brackets was collected in March of 2023 for an Aqvavitae vPub topic. 707 respondents replied.
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#1
Springbank
↔️ Held
705 | 67.1% (487 | 68.9%)
J&A Mitchell
The ‘working museum’ of Campbeltown reinforces its top spot as the enthusiast’s favourite. Untouchable?
Key:
⬆️ Moved up ↔️ Position Held ⬇️ Moved down
⭐️ High Riser 2+ ⭐️⭐️ High Riser 4+ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ High Riser 6+ 🔻 Fast faller
#2
Ardnamurchan
⭐️ ⬆️ +2
506 | 48.1% (298 | 42.1%)
Adelphi
Almost half respondents reward one of our newest distilleries with second place. Scenes!
#3
Bunnahabhain
⬇️ –1
486 | 46.2% (341 | 48.2%)
CVH Spirits
Islay’s most remote, and most loved, holds a top 3 spot - by the thinnest of margins. Good job.
#4
Bruichladdich
⬇️ –1
481 | 45.8% (337 | 47.7%)
Remy Cointreau
The renaissance of Bruichladdich holds with the tiniest of slips. 5 votes in it.
#5
Lochranza
⭐️ ⬆️ +2
467 | 44.4% (251 | 35.5%)
Isle of Arran
Arran’s ‘oldest new distillery’ Lochranza doubles down and jumps two spots. Epic.
#6
Glengyle
↔️ Held
447 | 42.5% (285 | 40.3%)
J&A Mitchell
Only open 3 months of the year, but easily hold its place and increases its share. Loved.
#7
Glen Scotia
⬇️ –2
381 | 36.1% (296 | 41.9%)
Loch Lomond Group
A tiny drop in share sees this renaissance story lose its spot to Arran. Still a potent player.
#8
Tobermory
⬆️ +1
342 | 32.4% (218 | 30.8%)
CVH Spirits
Tobermory and Ledaig; once an unlikely top 10 pick, but clearly deserved today. Climbing. Well done.
#9
Benromach
⭐️ ⬆️ +2
327 | 31% (188 | 26.6%)
Gordon & MacPhail
New in the top 10! Making things by hand seems like a magic formula for flavour. We love it.
#10
Deanston
⬇️ –2
297 | 28.1% (249 | 35.2%)
CVH Spirits
It slips two places, but this once ignored Highlander has enough love to maintain its Top 10 spot.
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The Top 40
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⬇️ -1 • #11 291 votes
LVMH
↔️ Held • #12 280 votes
Beam Suntory
⬆️ +1 • #13 268 votes
Kilchoman
⭐️⭐️ ⬆️ +6 • #14 239 votes
John Dewar & Sons
⬇️ -2 • #15 224 votes
Glenallachie
⬆️ +1 • #16 202 votes
Loch Lomond Group
⭐️ ⬆️ +2 • #17 201 votes
Diageo
⬇️ -3 • #18 195 votes
Signatory Vintage
⬇️ -3 • #19 194 votes
Angus Dundee
⬇️ -3 • #20 164 votes
Nikka
⬆️ +1 • #21 159 votes
Diageo
⬇️ -1 • #22 141 votes
Diageo
⭐️ ⬆️ +4 • #23 130 votes
Edrington
⬆️ +1 • #24 125 votes
Diageo
⬇️ -1 • #25 124 votes
J&G Grant
⬇️ -3 • #26 120 votes
Brown Forman
⬆️ +1 • #27 107 votes
Daftmill
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🆕 +19 • #28 97 votes
Beam Suntory
⬆️ +1 • #29 91 votes
Inver House
⭐️⭐️ ⬆️ +6 • #30 77 votes
Inver House
⭐️⭐️ ⬆️ +4 • #31 74 votes
Inver House
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🆕 +9 • #32 73 votes
R&B Distillers
⬇️ -1 • #33 72 votes
Diageo
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🆕 +18 • #34 70 votes
Thompson Bros
🔻 ⬇️ -9 • #35 67 votes
Beam Suntory
⬇️ -3 • #36 65 votes
Lalique
⬇️ -6 • #37 63 votes
Takara Shuzo
⬇️ -4 • #38 61 votes
Diageo
⭐️⭐️ 🆕 +6 • #39 58 votes
Ian Macleod
↔️ Held • #40 53 votes
Diageo
Drop Outs:
Ian Macleod
David Prior
William Grant & Sons
Pernod Ricard / Chivas
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