201 new distilleries in the UK in the last five years!

According to the national accountants and business advisers group UHY Hacker Young, 201 new distilleries opened in the UK in the last five years. This means there are 301 distilleries in the UK today.

We dug a little deeper and came up with these figures.

2018
At least 10 new distilleries will open in Scotland

2017
39 new distilleries opened in the UK – 18 of these in Scotland

2016
53 new distilleries opened in the UK – 18 of these in Scotland

2015
56 new distilleries opened in the UK – 12 of these in Scotland

2014
36 new distilleries opened in the UK – No figues for Scotland available

2013
17 new distilleries opened in the UK – No figures for Scotland available

2012
8 new distilleries opened in the UK – No figures for Scotland available