Clubhouse Whisky was first produced over 50 years ago connecting Scotland’s two greatest gifts to the world; Golf and Whisky. The first bottle of Clubhouse rolled off the production line in 1969 and the unique round dimpled bottle immediately grabbed the attention of the whisky media. A common headline being, ‘Clubhouse Blended Scotch Whisky – Beautiful bottle but is the Whisky any good?’. The answer to this question has always been followed with a resounding “Yes, excellent.”  Clubhouse has won numerous platinum and gold Whisky awards and rated ‘89/100 Great’ in the Whisky Bible. OSA Fine Spirits are the official Whisky supplier to UK Parliament, where Clubhouse is the chosen whisky of the House of Lords. The key ingredients which help make our Clubhouse blend so desirable are the Islay and Speyside malts. The Islay adds a peaty and smoky hint and the Speyside a rich and fruity character, which is recognised as being at the heart of all good blends. This combination results in Clubhouse’s unique and cherished flavour.

Old St Andrews Ltd pairs up Scotch whisky with golf, using the name of Scotland’s most famous golfing centre. Its whiskies are presented in dimpled, golf ball-shaped bottles, although ‘straight’ alternatives are also available, as are mock barrels.

As a Scotch whisky blender, Old St Andrews has been active for some 75 years, but it was in the early 1970s that the firm really came to prominence, with an initiative in Japan that involved fitting half-gallon bottles of whisky into miniature leather golf bags, housed on miniature golf trolleys. Golf-themed bottlings remain at the heart of St Andrews’ activities, and overseas markets are where most of its trade is conducted. 

The brand was made popular in the 1980s by Denis Thatcher (husband of Margaret Thatcher), who was often photographed on the golf course with a golf ball miniature in his hand. It soon found favour with the golfing community and saw an expanded level of sales in duty-free shops in the mid-1990s. However, at the end of the 1990s, duty-free sales in Europe ended with the creation of the single-market European Union. Recently, following the appointment of new distributors, the brand has seen a resurgence.

The company has two principal Scotch whisky offerings – Old St Andrews Clubhouse, which is a five-year-old blended Scotch, and 10-, 12- and 15-year-old blended malts, named respectively Twilight, Fireside and Nightcap. The firm is also the licensed bottler of Ron Burgundy’s Great Odin’s Raven Special Reserve blend, which takes its name from the lead character in the movie Anchorman.