Cadenhead's is a famous and historic independent bottler of single malt whisky. The vintner and whisky merchant that came to be known as W.M. Cadenhead’s was established in the Putachieside area of Old Aberdeen in 1842 by George Duncan. His brother in law William Cadenhead came into the business as a partner in the 1850s and took over in 1858 on Duncan’s death, changing the company’s name to his own.

Cadenhead himself remained at the helm of the business until his death in 1904. His nephew Robert Duthie took the reins, concentrating further on single malt whisky and creating proprietary blended whiskies including Putachieside and The Heilanman. After falling into financial trouble in the early 1970s Cadenhead's was purchased by J & A Mitchell (owners of Springbank distillery) in 1972 and the Cadenhead’s business was relocated to Campbeltown from Aberdeen after 130 years.

Cadenhead’s has flourished again as an independent bottler over the decades of Mitchell’s stewardship, bottling a vast number of extraordinary golden age whiskies since the 1970s. Cadenhead’s now has a string of shops and partner bars, comprising UK premises in Edinburgh and London as well as the Campbeltown HQ and several further outlets on mainland Europe.