As of 23 April 2023 The English Whisk Guild consists of 24 members.

Yarm Distillery When the English Whisky Guild applied to DEFRA for a Geographical Indication, Circumstance Distillery felt the Geographical Indication (as submitted in February 2022) would act as a barrier to entry for new distilleries and discourage innovation within the industry.

[12] After failing to convince the Guild to alter the application Circumstance Distillery left the organisation in March 2022.

In February 2022, the English Whisky Guild applied for a Geographical Indication to put into law the definition of English Whisky.

[13] On 14 June 2024 the English Whisky Guild released its first report praising the progress that English whisky has made and the unique tapestry of distilleries.