James MacArthur was established in 1982 with the aim of selecting whiskies from Scottish Distilleries which were not very well known or had ceased to operate and bottling them at cask strength, thus introducing whisky drinkers to distilleries they had never heard of. This policy has been continued, with top quality single barrel bottlings from a wide selection of distilleries.

Whiskies are currently bottled at ages ranging from 10 years to 35 years and at both cask strength and 43% vol.

Our aim is to offer a product which is as natural as possible and which retains its original characteristics and flavours. Many of our whiskies have been matured in either bourbon barrels or sherry hogsheads and this adds a certain sweetness to the whisky, as well as enriching the colour. A drop of spring water added to a malt will open it up and improve both the aroma and the flavour. What greater pleasure than a dram of good malt whisky.