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What is The Heart Cut Whisky Company?

Whisky, made easy to choose.

We’re an independent whisky company bringing you brilliant whiskies from distilleries around the world. We work directly with the people who make them, selecting single casks and small batches worth discovering. No jargon, no guesswork. Just great whisky, chosen for you.

  • World's Best Independent Bottler 2024, 2025 + 2026
“Very worthy winners of our first Producer of the Year award.”
“Truly eclectic and fascinating range of whiskies.”
“Here we have a whisky in harmony.”
“Delivering a number of exceptional whiskies.”
“Introducing off-the-beaten-track distilleries to a new audience.”
“…exceptional whiskies that succeed in highlighting the unique character of an individual distillery.”
“…shows how to carve out a unique niche with fabulous and unusual whiskies.”
“The Heart Cut is as passionate as we are about exploring flavourful whiskey.”Westland Distillery
The Slow Whisky ClubOur most popular way in

The Slow Whisky Club

One distillery a month.
Two pours. The whole story.

4.7 from 17 reviews

Let us do the finding. You do the drinking. Two hand-picked 30ml drams from one distillery, a tasting card and the story behind them, on your doorstep every month.

  • Free delivery, always
  • A free pouch of BARLEY with your first box
  • 10% off every limited release
  • Skip or cancel anytime
“Amazing distilleries delivered so far, exceptional way to explore complex drams from Scotland and the rest of the world.”
Luciano, verified buyer
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We choose the distillery

One distillery a month, picked for flavour, not fame.

02

Two pours arrive

Two 30ml pocket pours, a tasting card and the distillery story. Free delivery.

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Taste, learn, repeat

Tasting videos to guide you. Skip a month or cancel whenever you like.

New to The Heart Cut?

Start here

Five easy-going bottles, matched to what you like. No jargon, no overwhelm. Or try a 3cl pour first.

The Heart Cut x BARLEY

Something lovely

BARLEY

Fruity + Smooth

£48.00

View bottleTry a 3cl pour first · £5.00
#11 J.J. CORRY

I like Irish

#11 J.J. CORRY

Luscious + Easygoing

£69.00

View bottleTry a 3cl pour first · £7.00
#22 NEW RIFF

I like bourbon

#22 NEW RIFF

Toffee + Cherry

£71.00

View bottleTry a 3cl pour first · £7.50
#24 ARDNAMURCHAN

I like smoke

#24 ARDNAMURCHAN

West Coast Smoke

£76.00

View bottleTry a 3cl pour first · £7.00
#16 FIELDEN

I like sherry casks

#16 FIELDEN

Salted Caramel Decadence

£69.00

View bottleTry a 3cl pour first · £7.00

Pocket Pours: mix any 3 or more. Free delivery on orders over £100.

Rare releases

The whiskies nobody else can get.

This is what we do best. We find single casks and tiny batches from distilleries around the world, and bottle them once. It's why we've been named the world's best three years running.

See the rare releases

Why The Heart Cut

Chosen for flavour, not fame.

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Chosen for flavour

Great whisky isn’t always made by the biggest names. We choose what tastes brilliant, not what’s famous.

02

The whole world in your glass

Scotland, Japan, Denmark, Australia and beyond. We go wherever great whisky takes us.

03

Great whisky, fair prices

Brilliant whisky doesn’t need a three-figure price tag. Ours is made to be opened and enjoyed.

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Small batches, big discoveries

Single casks and small batches, bottled in limited numbers. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

The Heart Cut

About us

You know the classics.
We show you what comes next.

The Heart Cut works directly with distilleries across the world to release one-off casks and small batches: whiskies that exist in the hundreds of bottles, not the millions. Three times named Best Independent Bottler in the World. We take that seriously.

Discover our story

Signature serves

Two ways to make BARLEY sing.

A Strawberry Negroni made with BARLEY, poured over ice with fresh strawberries A Spiced Honey Old Fashioned made with BARLEY, garnished with an orange twist

Strawberry Negroni

A summer twist on a Negroni with BARLEY at its heart.

Ingredients + measures

  • 30ml The Heart Cut x BARLEY
  • 30ml Dolin Chamberryzette
  • 20ml Campari

Stir over ice. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a strawberry.

Spiced Honey Old Fashioned

The classic, sweetened with spiced honey and made for BARLEY.

Ingredients + measures

  • 50ml The Heart Cut x BARLEY
  • 10ml Spiced Honey Syrup
  • Dash Orange bitters
  • Dash Angostura bitters

Stir over ice. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

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Find us in

  • The Whisky Exchange
  • Amathus Drinks
  • Master of Malt
  • Majestic
  • The Spirits Room
  • Spirited Bristol
  • Hard to Find Whisky
  • Cut Your Wolf Loose
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