Trio of New Experimental Small Batch Series

Introducing our 2026 Small Batch Series

In 2026, we're continuing our exploration of flavour and cask innovation with the launch of three new limited-edition whiskies, each showcasing one of our core whisky making house styles - unpeated, peated and triple distilled. Finished in distinctive casks including White Port, Amarone and Passito di Caluso - a rare Italian dessert wine. The latest Small Batch Series release highlights a bold and considered approach to modern Scotch whisky making.

Encompassing our three styles of whisky making, unpeated, peated and triple distilled, each release begins within ex-Bourbon casks before taking a purposeful detour into carefully selected wine and port casks to impart bold flavour and aroma that complement the spirit profile.

Glasgow 1770 White Port Cask Finish explores a brighter, fruit-led dimension of our elegant triple distilled spirit. Matured for over four years in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels before an extended finish in French oak White Port hogsheads, the result is vibrant and expressive. Bottled at 53.3% ABV and limited to just 730 bottles, it’s a confident and contemporary take on a traditional Lowland-style single malt.

In contrast to the White Port Cask Finish, the Glasgow 1770 Amarone Cask Finish leans into richness and depth. Our fruity unpeated double-distilled spirit was matured for five years in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels before spending nearly two years in Italian Amarone wine barriques. The influence of Amarone adds layers of ripe berries, dark cherry, and gentle floral notes that unfold alongside a subtle warmth of white pepper. Bottled at 53% ABV, it’s a single malt that balances structure with indulgence – bold, yet composed. Made from three casks, this release has 1060 bottles available.

Completing the trio is Glasgow 1770 Passito di Caluso Cask Finish, a smoky spirit finished in sweet Italian dessert wine casks. Beginning life as our peated double-distilled style, it has been matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels before being transferred into Passito di Caluso hogsheads. The interplay between smoke and sweetness creates a compelling expression - coastal salinity and bonfire embers wrapped in candied peach, dried apricot, salted caramel and dark fruit richness. Bottled at a robust 57.8% ABV, it’s powerful, distinctive and unapologetically expressive.

Here's our Founders' thoughts on the new releases:

“The Small Batch Series is where we allow ourselves to be curious. It represents the experimental side of the distillery and allows us to push the boundaries of cask finishing and explore how the flavour profile can evolve when you introduce new and intriguing influences.

Each of these new releases showcases the versatility of our three house styles and reflects our belief that modern Scotch whisky should be as dynamic and creative as the city we call home.” - Mike Hayward 

Building on this, the distillery’s blending team play a key role in shaping this experimental range and how it develops over time.

“The Small Batch Series represents a key part of our ongoing maturation and cask evaluation programme,” says Sebastian Bunford-Jones, Blending Team member.

“Each of our core whisky making house styles has its own structure and character, which can lead to markedly different maturation pathways depending on the cask it’s filled into.

Even when filled into the same type of cask, our three house styles diverge significantly over just a few years, resulting in very different flavour profiles, texture and balance.

When a cask, or a small number of casks, reaches a point where its character feels particularly expressive, it may be selected for bottling as part of the Small Batch Series.

These releases are about capturing those moments and offering a clear view into how spirit and wood interact as that understanding continues to evolve.”

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Limited in number and bold in character, the Glasgow 1770 Small Batch Series continues to highlight our role in redefining what contemporary Lowland single malt can be - flavour-led, experimental and proudly independent.

All three bottlings are available across the UK today, the 7th of April, directly from the distillery's website and across selected retailers priced at £62 per 700ml bottle.

Stock will also soon be available in Germany, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, with more to be announced.