GHD selects & buys
Gallow Hill Distillery Ltd selects and purchases the mature Scotch whisky cask, taking ownership of the stock for the project until duty is paid and ownership transfers to House of Five Stills.
HOW THE HOUSE WORKS
From cask to bottle
The journey is shared between sister companies. Gallow Hill Distillery Ltd (GHD) selects and purchases the mature Scotch whisky cask, owns the stock and places it in bonded warehousing, then manages the whisky through maturation, re-racking and bottling. GHD retains ownership until duty is paid, at which point ownership of the finished bottles transfers to House of Five Stills for onward customer-facing use.
SELECT→SHAPE→BOTTLE
THE CASK JOURNEY
Where the whisky changes direction
The exact route varies by project, but the principle remains consistent: select carefully, sample, make deliberate cask decisions, and bottle when the whisky is ready.
Into bonded warehouse
GHD places the cask with the specialist bonded-warehouse partner and remains responsible for stock ownership and the whisky while it is held under bond.
Sample
Assess the whisky before further maturation or finishing decisions are made.
Re-rack
Move selected whisky into the chosen finishing cask or casks where the project calls for a change in direction.
Taste & decide
Review development through sampling and decide when the balance of spirit and cask influence is right.
Approve for bottling
GHD confirms the final specification and moves the project into small-batch bottling, duty accounting and release preparation.
BOTTLING
Turning a cask project into a finished release
Final specification
Confirm the whisky, bottling strength, bottle format and release information.
Small-batch bottling
The whisky is prepared and bottled through specialist production partners suited to limited runs.
Labels & numbering
Apply the approved label and, where appropriate, the individual numbering or limited-release detail.
Duty paid & transferred
Once bottling and duty requirements are complete, ownership of the finished bottles transfers from Gallow Hill Distillery Ltd to House of Five Stills duty paid, ready for onward customer-facing use.
PACKAGING
Prepared for the journey
Inspect
Check the bottle, closure, label and presentation before packing.
Protect
Use suitable protective packaging for the bottle format and order size.
Match the order
Confirm the correct release, quantity and delivery information before dispatch.
Ready to send
Only paid and cleared orders move into the dispatch stage.
DISPATCH
From the House to the customer
Age verified
Availability is confirmed and age verification is completed before an invoice or secure payment request is sent.
Payment confirmed
The order is confirmed and released for fulfilment once payment has been received.
Age-verified delivery
Alcohol orders use an appropriate delivery service with age-verification controls.
Delivered
The bottle reaches the customer with the release story continuing beyond the cask.
EXPLORE THE RESULT
See what the cask can change
The Divided Cask Series 1 shows the clearest example of this approach: one starting whisky moving through four different finishing routes.