The Open Special Edition 2026 – Royal Birkdale Single Malt

Loch Lomond Distillery

£45

To celebrate our partnership with The Open, golf’s original Championship, our Master Blender Michael Henry has crafted this rich expression. The Open Special Edition 2026 is a toast to the people, places and moments that make The Open exceptional. This single malt has been expertly crafted using spirit from our unique straight-neck stills, initially matured in American oak barrels before a vibrant finish in selected Argentinian Malbec Casks. The result is a whisky bursting with dark rich berries and bright citrus, balanced with honeyed depth and a whisper of smoke.

Loch Lomond Distillery's own words, read from their page on 2026-08-31.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as LOCH LOMOND DISTILLERS LIMITED, number 08686920. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Not yet checked.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.