SUPER SMALL, VERY INDEPENDENT.

A HOME FOR CREATIVE, HANDS-ON WHISKYMAKING.

We are an independent whisky company specialising in unique, one-off bottlings of single cask whiskies from distilleries across Scotland. We also make our own blended malts. Each release features an original image created in collaboration with a local artist.

We take a hands-on approach to everything we do. We taste, source, re-rack, bottle, blend and deliver ourselves. There are just two of us, which takes time, but it keeps us close to the whiskies and the people.

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“Pals since 2007. We met WORKING IN WHISKY & WINE SHOPS, travelled a bit, drank a lot, and ended up back in Leith making whisky together.”

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THE NAME

Why Blind Summit? Well, beyond the obvious joke of free road sign advertising, we spent 17 years buying, selling, tasting and bottling other people's whisky. This was something different. A new adventure, one we humbly knew had an unknown destination.

Blind Summit represents that sense of adventure. The nervous, unknown road ahead, full of surprise turns and challenges. It's an exhausting and rewarding journey, and we're incredibly grateful to you for joining.

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The DESIGN

Our logo features Arthur's Seat, our closest summit to Leith. Turn the label on its side and you'll find a ridge, the skyline of the Pentland Hills as seen from the top of Arthur's Seat. These elements appear on every release, grounding us to our home in Leith, with each artwork taking a new journey across a different Scottish landscape.

A series of nine dots appears on every label, drawn from a beginner's orienteering system used to pinpoint a location on a map. Within these we hide a reference to the designer or the distillery, often a clue to a secret or unreleased expression.

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ARTWORK

Every release features original artwork commissioned from a local artist. We start with a photograph of somewhere we love in Scotland. From there the artist interprets that image into something entirely their own, with a different version appearing on each expression in the release.

We stay close to the artists we work with. If you love the work on our labels and would like to commission your own piece or explore a collaboration, get in touch and we'll make the introduction.

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our PROCESS

We source individual casks from distilleries across Scotland, then release when ready or further mature them in another cask to add more layers of flavour. The cask selection, maturation and blending draws on our collective experience in the industry.

We taste, source, re-rack, bottle, blend and deliver ourselves. There are just two of us, which takes time, but it keeps us close to the whiskies and the people.

Supporting local and small has always been a shared priority. We champion independent people and businesses in Leith and the wider whisky community.

THE Team

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JAMIE

Jamie keeps the business moving day to day, handling everything from cask sourcing and sales to logistics, admin and communications. He has spent over 20 years in the independent drinks trade, in Scotland and Australia, and works as a wine and spirits buyer, purchasing from some great bottlers, distilleries and wineries. He also enjoys bouldering and attending wine and whisky tastings. He lives in Leith with his partner and two cats, Sami and Goose.

Co-Founder
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James heads up the sourcing and maturation of our whiskies. He spent several years at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and a few more in the UAE representing some of the world's top whisky brands, before moving into cask sourcing, bottling and warehouse management. He now manages a cask maturation warehouse in Glenrothes. He has a brain for production and a well-worn palate for whisky tasting. He loves rugby, snowboarding and whisky, and lives in Leith with his wife and their dog Calley.

Co-Founder

JAMES

“The cask selection draws on our years of collective whisky and wine knowledge.”

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