English whisky (whiskey[b]) is a liquor made from cereal grains, malt and water that is produced in England.
[12] In 1636 the Worshipful Company of Distillers were granted a charter to produce spirits, including whisky, in of the City of London.
The government believed this would encourage distillers to produce higher quality spirits, eliminating the dangerous rectification process.
The reduction in alcohol duty led to a near doubling of English spirit consumption and solidified England's reputation for distilling excellence.
[19][c] On 12 September 2023, the British Standards Institute published its first guidelines for the production and packaging of English, Scotch, Welsh, and Irish whisky.
[52] The total value of English whisky sold domestically and internationally is £1bn[53] English whisky distilleries have created 443 jobs across England, and the product is sold internationally in 32 countries around the world, including: Japan, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Singapore and the United States.
[57] On 8 September 2022, the White Peaks Distillery auctioned its Wire Works Single Malt Whisky which sold for a total of £9,900 ($11,337).
[58] On 6 November 2023 the Cooper King Distillery released a whisky distilled using only Net zero emissions energy.
[64] On 28 August 2018, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association launched an English - Welsh Whisky Trail.