Independent whisky

bottlers & blenders

LAUNCHED 2023. BASED IN LEITH.

SUPER SMALL, VERY INDEPENDENT. A HOME FOR CREATIVE, HANDS-ON WHISKYMAKING.

We are two friends based in Leith making whisky. We release limited outturns of single cask Scotch whiskies and blended malts. Everything from tasting and sourcing to bottling and delivery is done by the two of us.

Now in our third year, we have released over 50 whiskies. Every one is limited, every one features original commissioned artwork from a local artist. We don't release much. When it's gone, it's gone.

ABOUT US
James and Jamie in front of a colorful background with mountains and graphic art, wearing shirts with the 'Blind Summit' logo, engaged in conversation at a festival or event.

MACALLAN
35 YEARs OLD

Two unique expressions from a single cask of Macallan, distilled in 1989.

Available now.

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LATEST RELEASE

OUTTURN IX

FOUR SHERRY CASKS. ONE WINE BARRIQUE.
Artwork by Ryan Marinello.

Colorful pop art-style depiction of a mountain landscape with a river or waterfall in the foreground, shown in four different color schemes.
  • Bottle of Glen Elgin 11 year old whisky with a vibrant yellow label.

    GLEN ELGIN 11

    Re-racked for one year into a Napa Valley Chardonnay barrique, where it took on layers of almond, yellow fruit and ginger.

    WHISKY SHEET
  • A glass bottle of liquid with a black cap, containing an orange liquid, with a mountain landscape on the label, and the mountain landscape is also on the background.

    DALMUNACH 7

    This provided the mid-palate concentration we felt the cask lacked, and gave a little more aromatic lift, it’s a very complex and inviting dram.

    WHISKY SHEET
  • Glitched image of a bottle of whisky with a unique scottish artist painted label, containing a reddish-brown liquid, with a background of distorted colorful horizontal lines.

    GLEN GARIOCH 18

    The second oldest whisky in this Outturn. First seventeen years in one Oloroso cask, then re-racked into another for the final year.

    WHISKY SHEET
  • A bottle of whiskey with a black cap, a white label with a warning symbol, and a brown liquid inside. The bottle has an abstract, distorted reflection of a natural landscape with water and mountains.

    ISLE OF JURA 20

    A single cask of Isle of Jura, twenty years in a refill Oloroso sherry butt. A shy dram at first, it opens with time and rewards patience.

    WHISKY SHEET
FULL RELEASE

LOCHEND BLEND 4

Lochend Blend 4 with a colorful landscape illustration on its label, featuring mountains, a lake, trees, and a pink sky.

A lovely base from a cask of Glen Moray we came across, with the addition of some Glenrothes and familiar favourites Highland Park, Tomintoul and Ledaig.

It’s the result of the Lochend Blend’s success and us specifically looking for quality blending ingredients. It’s been really fun growing the blending stock and planning this fourth instalment.

A slightly higher bottle count than previous releases, but that’s all of it until 2027.

WHISKY SHEET

NOSE

Baked apples and plump stone fruit, with toasted hazelnuts, milk chocolate and a fresh herbaceous lift.

Palate

Juicy and generous. Toffee apples, milk chocolate buttons, and apple pie over gently charred oak. Classic sherry cask character with real balance.

Finish

Fleshy and comfortable, more juicy apple, then warming through to a gentle peppery send-off.

WHISKY INFO

CATEGORY : Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

EXPRESSION : Volume IIII

COMPONENTS : Five Single Malts

CASK TYPE : First Fill Oloroso Sherry

ABV : 46.8% Vol

BTLS: 520

Non-Chill Filtered Natural Colour

BLIND SUMMIT SHOP

Our shop features a range of our exclusive bottlings and merch, all created in partnership with local artists. Below is a selection of what is available to purchase, click the button below to see the full range of items available.

Blind Summit T-Shirt - 002 - White Blind Summit T-Shirt - 002 - White Blind Summit T-Shirt - 002 - White Blind Summit T-Shirt - 002 - White Blind Summit T-Shirt - 002 - White
Blind Summit T-Shirt - 002 - White
£25.00

Our second merch release, this heavy cotton white T is made from eco-friendly and ethical organic cotton. It features a large blind summit logo on the front left chest area and a full colour print on the back featuring our festival release artwork by the amazing Danny Crofts.

Delivery can take up to 10 working days depending on order day.
BUNNAHABHAIN 7 YEAR OLD - BARBADOS RUM CASK - OLD PAL EXCLUSIVE BUNNAHABHAIN 7 YEAR OLD - BARBADOS RUM CASK - OLD PAL EXCLUSIVE
BUNNAHABHAIN 7 YEAR OLD - BARBADOS RUM CASK - OLD PAL EXCLUSIVE
£60.00

An unpeated Bunnahabhain matured in a bourbon barrel, finished in a Barbados rum cask and bottled at 58.6% cask strength. A collaboration with our old pals at Old Pal in Edinburgh, who selected both the cask and the finish.

Drawn from the very first cask James and Jamie bought together at the start of Blind Summit, so this one is a bit of a milestone for us. Toasted coconut and waxy barley over honeyed bourbon oak, with a coastal salty edge. Underneath sits a wee sprinkle of tropical rum character, banana bread, dried pineapple and a brown sugar glaze.

Just 55 bottles.

Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Age: 7 Years Old
Cask Type: Barbados Rum Finish (ex Bourbon Barrel)

58.6% ABV

50cl

Natural colour. Non-chill filtered.

Blind Summit T-Shirt - 001 - Black Blind Summit T-Shirt - 001 - Black Blind Summit T-Shirt - 001 - Black Blind Summit T-Shirt - 001 - Black Blind Summit T-Shirt - 001 - Black
Blind Summit T-Shirt - 001 - Black
£35.00

Part of our first merch release, this oversized white T is made from eco-friendly and ethical organic cotton. It features an embroidered blind summit logo on the front left chest area and a full colour print on the back featuring our Macallan release artwork. 

Delivery can take up to 10 working days depending on order day.
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A bottle of blended malt Scotch whisky called 'The Lochend Blend' lying on the ground among dirt and pine needles in a natural outdoor setting.
A hand holding a bottle of whiskey with a red and orange sunset mountain landscape label, in front of a document or brochure with similar artwork.
Full Outturn 9 release on a rocky surface.
James Zorab, wearing a black T-shirt, is interacting with two women at an event. Behind him is a colorful banner with the words 'DEND' and 'INDEPENDENT WH' visible, and a graphic illustration of mountains and desert scenery.
Close-up of two bottles of Blind Summit single malt Scotch whisky on a bar counter with a blurred background.
Full Outturn 9 release with colorful landscape labels, placed on rocky ground near water.
A person holding a bottle of Blind Summit single malt Scotch whisky. The bottle label provides details including age, distillation date, cask type, bottle number, alcohol percentage, and artwork by Holly Brown. The scene includes a wooden box, a cork
A man wearing a plaid shirt examining two glass bottles filled with dark liquid in a factory or production setting, with a person in a high-visibility vest working in the background.
A smiling man wearing glasses, a neon safety vest, and a dark shirt gives a thumbs up while standing next to a large wooden barrel in an industrial setting.
A man wearing safety glasses, a yellow safety vest, and dark clothing is working with a filling machine, filling bottles with amber-colored liquid inside a lab or production facility.
Several bottles of Blind Summit single malt Scotch whisky with colorful landscape labels on a dark surface.
Jamie wearing the Blind Summit black shirt with the words 'Blind Summit' on it pours whiskey into a glass, standing in front of a colorful mountainous backdrop at the Whiskey Makers event.
Jamie standing in-front of the Blind Summit event backdrop talking to multiple customers. The backdrop features multiple artworks from numerous of their releases.
Full Outturn 9 release with colorful landscape labels, placed on rocky ground near water with green foliage in the background.