Lady of the Glen Whisky
| Gregor Hannah was only 27 when he named his whisky company after a ghost from Stirling Castle in 2012. Since then, the wild purple flowers on the label and the casks behind them have built one of Scotland's most personal independent bottling houses. |
About Lady of the Glen Whisky
Lady of the Glen is an independent bottler with one of the most recognisable visual identities in the industry, the wild purple flowers gracing the labels are drawn directly from the Scottish landscape. Behind that poetic exterior lies a serious approach to selection: whiskies are hand-picked from a wide range of Scottish distilleries, and casks are imported from some of the best bodegas, wine merchants and coopers in the trade. For collectors it's precisely that pairing of the right cask with the right whisky that makes Lady of the Glen worth watching, while beginners can be drawn in by the striking visuals and discover the substance behind them.
History & background
The company was founded in 2012 by Gregor Hannah, then just 27 years old, making him one of the industry's youngest independent bottlers. The name Lady of the Glen honours "the Green Lady", one of the many ghosts said to haunt the famous Stirling Castle. Despite its youth as a company, Lady of the Glen has quickly built a solid reputation among whisky collectors for its ability to find casks that genuinely stand out.
Production & style
Lady of the Glen doesn't distil itself but selects single casks from distilleries across Scotland and imports a broad range of cask types from international bodegas and wine houses to give each whisky the most interesting finish. Every release is Single Cask and bottled at full Cask Strength, which naturally means a limited number of bottles per release.
Signature style
Hand-picked, Cask Strength, Scarce
Flavour varies entirely cask to cask, but the recurring trait is intensity and a clear, undisturbed distillery character.
Facts
| Bottler | Lady of the Glen |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Pronounced | LEJ-di ov de Glen |
| Region | Fife (Inverkeithing) |
| Country | Scotland |
| Owner | Hannah Whisky Merchants Ltd (Gregor Hannah) |
| Known series | Single cask releases with colourful labels |
| Cask policy | Single Cask, full Cask Strength |
| Founder | Gregor Hannah |
| Official website | ladyoftheglen.com |
Collector angle
Because every release comes from a single cask at full cask strength, bottle counts are naturally low, and many Lady of the Glen releases sell out quickly among the most dedicated collectors.
Did you know?
The name refers to "the Green Lady", one of the most talked-about ghosts at Stirling Castle, and the purple flowers on the labels are a deliberate counterpart, tying the legend to the Scottish landscape the whisky comes from.