Mark and Manny's Malts - Illustrator series #1 2025
For a decade now Mark Dermul (known as "The Toshan Man" due to owning the most extensive collection of Auchentoshan whisky) and Manny have been releasing 4 editions of 50 bottles of whisky each a year. To celebrate their 10th anniversary they've very kindly asked me to illustrate these. First up is Longmorn - (Speyside) 1893 Since production began it has always been the darling of the blenders and Indie bottlers due to its sweet and fruity flavours. Named after Maernanog. A missionary who…
Scotland's Distilleries Print
Last year I finished painting all of the Scotch whisky distilleries. Since then I've added another 4 and will be adding another 3 at least this year. Some have been open for centuries. CENTURIES! It's massive. There's going to be ups and downs but it's not going anywhere. Celebrate it and ignore the doom and gloom traders.
Blackness bay Distillery
"A distillery a day" #150 Blackness bay (Lowland) @blacknessbaydistillery Located in the village that once served as the trading port for Linlithgow. It all happens in this building. There's even a wee whisky bar inside. Colm & Sheena also reopened and renovated The Lobster Pot restaurant/shop next door. There's a sign on the wall stating Blackness on sea is twinned with St. Tropez. This is up for debate. Printed on 230 gram matt heavyweight paper with epson inks.
Cabrach Distillery
"A distillery a day" #149 Cabrach (Speyside) 2024 A distillery for good. You'll find this in one of the most remote parts of Speyside. Proper illicit distillery territory. The Cabrach Trust was formed in 2013 to rejuvenate this once self sustaining area and bring jobs and people back. The distillery is just one part of it. They have a blended malt, The Feering (first furrow ploughed) using single casks from nearby distilleries. If you look where they are on the map you'll quickly realise…
Benbecula Distillery Print
A new distillery but a whisky made with a recipe discovered in Alfred Barnard's distilling notes of 130 years ago. There are almost as many distilleries in Scotland as there are lighthouses but only one that combines the two. There's always been a popular cycling route from the top to bottom of the western Isles. It's gets more and more appealing as the years pass. Printed on 230 gram matt heavyweight paper with Epson inks.
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Scotland's Distilleries book
"Scotland's Distilleries" 250x250 mm hardback book. Printed onto the finest paper known to humanity. At the moment, I have the only copy, but in the words of Dexter Morgan, "It's going to happen. It has to happen!" #whisky #whisky-distilleries #adrianmcmurchie #theglasgowillustrator #scotch #whiskybook #Distilleries #shopscotland
Kavalan Distillery Print
"Kavalan Distillery, Taiwan" @kavalanwhisky Named after the ancient tribe who inhabited the land it is on. Due to the high temeperatures the angel share loss is 10% more than in Scotland so don't be too hasty in thinking it's expensive. I've been lucky enough to have a tot and it's lovely!
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Moffat Distillery Print
"A distillery a day" #147 Moffat (Lowland) 2022 The first wood fired still in Scotland. At least the first since illicit distilling times. The difference being here they plant as they burn ensuring sustainability. Direct heating also plays a part in the taste. Ask the two different and unrelated Grants at Glenfarclas and Glenfiddich. They are still doing it albeit with gas. There's spirit to be had here but you'll need to wait for their own whisky.
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Scotland's Distilleries
"Scotland's Distilleries" 1 LEFT OUT OF 10! Port Ellen will be added after this sells & an open edition run will begin. Albeit still on the Expressions Smooth 300gsm lightly textured and acid free paper. They are all signed & numbered with this 1950s pencil from the butchers round the corner from my Dad's house when he was wee. He introduced me to the golden stuff. There, that makes it even more romantic!
Port Ellen Distillery
"A distillery a day" #146 Port Ellen (Islay) 1825 Reopened this year by Diageo. Well done, Diageo! Well, no, not really. It was them under a different name who closed it in the 80s. It drew the shortest straw out of Caol Ila (largest) & Lagavulin (along the road). It couldn't have been any good, obviously, which explains why the old stuff is now selling for thousands of pounds.
