First Release in The Distillery's Private Cask Collection

First release in The Distillery’s Private Cask Collection

The Bothy Distillery, one of Scotland’s most remote distilleries, has marked a major milestone with the unveiling of its inaugural bottling: a hand-selected 12-Year-Old Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky, forming the first release in the distillery’s Private Cask Collection. 

The whisky was revealed by The Bothy Distillery, at an exclusive event in Edinburgh on Thursday 11th September, hosted by founder Kim Cameron and Master Blender Ron Welsh. 

Matured in a bourbon hogshead and bottled at 56.1% ABV, the Aberlour single malt has been chosen not only for its flavour profile but it’s signature character.

Master Blender Ron Welsh, who led the first tasting of the whisky, said: “This malt reflects the qualities we want to embody – balance, depth, and character. It’s also an unusual cask from a distillery famed for sherry wood, making it highly collectable and unique.”

The inaugural bottling is limited to 327 individually numbered bottles, each priced at £98 and available exclusively from the Bothy Distillery. 

The launch marks the first chapter of a bigger vision – The Bothy Distillery is set to open in late 2025, bringing legal distilling back to Glen Prosen. 

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Angus Glens were a smuggler’s stronghold. Hidden bothies sheltered their craft, while the Minister’s Path, the Cateran Trail, and the Kilbo Pass became secret lifelines. Today, that same sense of resilience and adventure inspires The Bothy Distillery as it begins its own chapter in the glen’s story.

Founder Kim Cameron on the inspiration behind The Bothy Distillery and its home in Glen Prosen, said: “The Angus Glens are steeped in history and resilience. Glen Prosen was a place once alive with illicit stills and smugglers’ tales. We want to honour the past, bringing whisky-making back to Glen Prosen – reimagined as the home of Bothy’s Glen to Glass philosophy.”