Berry Bros. & Rudd Own Selection Spirits
With two Royal Warrants and more than 300 years of history, Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain’s original wine and spirits merchant. Founded in 1698, the cellars of Berry Bros. & Rudd have been, for centuries, a temporary resting place not only for the very finest wines but also for some quite exquisite spirits.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Own Selection Spirits are available via Berry Bros. & Rudd Brands in the UK and internationally.
Diverse World of Whisky
Berry Bros. & Rudd’s Classic range is the perfect way to explore the amazingly diverse world of whisky. Each spirit – carefully chosen using our 300 years of experience – is a standard-bearer for its type.
Extraordinary Spirits
There are no rules to our range. Each spirit in our collection is unique, an authentic expression of a place, time or person. These are – we believe – esoteric and extraordinary spirits.
Doug McIvor
Curated by our Spirits Buyer, Doug McIvor, our Whisky range is designed to showcase the balance, complexity and character of the world’s most famous whisky styles.
Berry Bros. & Rudd London Dry Gin
Armed with a vial of this precious liquid from the 1950s, our expert team of distillers has recreated what was once known as “Berrys’ Best”. Filled with heady juniper, the nose hints at violet creams and a soft chalkiness; while the palate is appealingly soft with a floral slant. Most importantly, it makes a superlative G&T.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Sloe Gin
The finest wild sloe berries are infused with our award-winning London Dry Gin to produce a benchmark-setting example of this most comfortingly British drink. Rich sloe fruit and that distinctive almond edge lead on to a lightly textured, well-rounded mouthful of vibrant fruit.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Coffee Liqueur
Crafted in the heart of London in partnership with Union Hand-Roasted Coffee, our cold drip Coffee Liqueur is distilled at a higher strength for a more intense and fuller coffee flavour. Simply shake 50ml of our Coffee Liqueur with a shot of fresh espresso over ice for the simplest, best-tasting Espresso Martini.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Classic Peated Cask, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Historically almost all Scotch bore a distinctive smoky note, as peat was the most readily available fuel: today, however, it is much less common. Our Classic Peated Cask is a tribute to the traditional, peated dram -with expressive bursts of soot and smoke complemented by the spirit’s fruitiness.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Classic Islay, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
The Hebridean island of Islay is renowned for the distinctive peaty style and smoky flavours of its whiskies. Our Classic Islay Malt is a carefully selected blend of casks from some of the island's iconic distilleries, creating a balanced, complex and distinguished smoky dram.
Berry Bros. & Rudd Classic Speyside, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Many of Scotland’s most famous malts hail from Speyside, known for their approachable, fruity style and floral complexity. Our Classic Speyside Malt captures the very essence of the region, balancing subtle, honeyed fruit aromas with easy-going yet complex aromas.
Own Selection Bottlings
Berry Bros. & Rudd offers an extensive, ever-changing range of Own Selection bottlings of rum, gin, Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados and whisky from around the world. Fine and rare, these remarkable spirits are unique and unusual; most are made in tiny quantities. We also make limited editions such as the Perspective Series, small-batch blended Scotch and Texas Legation Bourbon.
Doug McIvor
Doug McIvor has nosed and sniffed his way through the world of fine spirits for more than 20 years. Starting as an apprentice with Milroy’s, he eventually found his way to Berry Bros. & Rudd. He selects only the very best casks for our Own Selection bottlings.
"When it comes to selecting the casks to be bottled under the Berry Bros. & Rudd name, my philosophy is simple: they must be of the highest quality. I must relish drinking them myself and be proud to share them with colleagues, friends and – of course – customers. I don’t look for famous names, but for balance and complexity, maturity and texture – for excellence. It doesn’t matter to me whether a cask differs from a distillery’s “house” style; non-conforming casks can sometimes be the greatest.”