Catfirth Ltd, Shetland, Scotland.

Founded in 1779, it is the oldest legal distillery on Islay.

Caorunn is Scot’s Gaelic for the rowan berry. International Beverage Holdings Ltd, Moffat Distillery, Airdrie, Scotland.

Based in Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

Wemyss Whisky Company, Fife, Scotland

The Spencerfield Spirit Co, Inverkeithing, Scotland.

Cameron Bridge Distillery, Fife, Scotland.

William Grant & Sons, Girvan, Scotland

Founded in 1798 at Kirkwall, Orkney. It produces Highland Park, single malt whisky.

The first legal distillery in the Western Isles is due to commence production in 2014 at Tarbert on the Isle of Harris. 20 Jobs will be created, and marketing will include close co-operation with the Harris Tweed industry

A new concept in gin, flavoured as usual with botanicals but unusually including the seaweed Sugar kelp. This is a seaweed that grows at deeper levels and must be hand-dived. Should appeal to the nautical gin drinker.

Established in 2005, Kilchoman was the first new distillery to open on Islay for 125 years.

Founded in 1816.

Four distinctly different gins produced at The Barn, Upper Drumbane, Callander.

Gaelic Whiskies (Praban na Linne) was set up on Skye by Sir Iain Noble in 1976. Their brands , the malt Poit Dhu, and the blends Te Bheag and MacNamara have been produced since then for them by other distilleries. Sir Iain died in 2010, but his dream of producing his brands on Skye became closer in February 2014 when planning was granted for a new distillery, Torabhaig, on the Sleat Peninsula.

Angus based. The name SeaWolf comes from the native American for Orca (killer whales)

William Cadenhead Ltd, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Planning has been granted for an Orkney craft distillery which will open in spring 2017 to produce the gin.

Summerhall Distillery, Edinburgh.

The Spencerfield Spirit Co, Inverkeithing, Scotland.