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The Lakes Distillery

The Lakes Distillery is the English distillery behind The Lakes Single Malt Whisky, The Lakes Gin and The One Whisky, described on its own site as the home of the 'World's Best Single Malt 2022'.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

The Lakes Distillery presents itself as the home of The Lakes Single Malt Whisky and describes itself as the home of the 'World's Best Single Malt 2022'. Its product range shown on its homepage includes The Lakes Single Malt, The Whiskymaker's Reserve No.7, Velocity Single Malt Whisky, The Chocolatier Single Malt Whisky, The Lakes Gin, The Lakes Vodka and The One Whisky. The distillery states that it pushes boundaries in pursuit of flavour creation and describes its single malt as gently distilled with the luxury of time, crafted with élevage.

History

The Lakes Distillery's own website presents it as the home of The Lakes Single Malt Whisky and states it is the home of the 'World's Best Single Malt 2022'. The site describes the distillery as pushing boundaries in pursuit of flavour creation and presents its single malt as gently distilled with the luxury of time. Its Elements release is described as its first Whiskymaker's Project, a library of whisky learnings offering a rare glimpse into the mind of a Whiskymaker, and as an individually numbered collection of whiskies resulting from a forensic examination of what a sherry cask could be. The site also notes that The Lakes Distillery announced a new Whiskymaker, Brendan McCarron.

Products and positioning

A flavour-focused English distillery whose single malt is crafted through the art of élevage and sherry cask maturation.

  • Velocity Single Malt Whisky

    A limited-edition single malt of exceptional character, crafted through the art of élevage, travelling through rare Oloroso casks from some of the world's oldest sherry bodegas.

  • Elements

    The first Whiskymaker's Project, an individually numbered collection of seven 20cl whisky components, each exploring the impact of a different sherry-seasoned cask.

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