An Award-Winning English Single Malt
A smooth 12-year-old. Matured in American oak; finished in Jack Daniel's Sinatra casks. Notes of caramel, raisin and warming oak, with a long, gently smoky finish.
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- 12y/o English Single Malt
- 1,000 Bottle Reserve
- Free UK Delivery on orders £100+
Produced exclusively for us by the country's most decorated distillery, Hawkridge.
About Our Seaworthy Whisky
The Grain
A lone crew. Chevallier, an old English barley. Malted and made into a single malt. Nothing else gets smuggled aboard.
The Barrel
Twelve years in American oak, then a finish in Jack Daniel's Sinatra casks. A long voyage, and the barrels did most of the work.
The Volume
65% vol straight out of the barrel, brought down to 40% vol with purified water. Never seawater. Bottled unfiltered.
The Bottle
700ml, from a small-batch limited reserve of 1,000 bottles. Sleek design to stand strong and hold elegant.
The Dram
Nose: oak, vanilla, caramel. Palate: raisin, warming oak. Finish: long, with a whisper of smoke. Add water if you must; it's had plenty.
Buy Two. One For You, One For the Crew
£55One Bottle
A single bottle of our award-winning whisky. For your own shelf or as the perfect gift.
£100Two Bottles
One to keep and one to give to a mate. Buy now and we'll ship it for free.
£135Three Bottles
One for me, one for you, and one for us. The crew's all here.
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Gift Salty Dog
A 12-year-old English single malt for someone who deserves something better than another bottle of wine.
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The Sea Made Us. The Whisky Made the Story.
Meet Paul Salter. Twenty-one years on the water. Boats, rivers, docks and the people who love them. When he decided to make a whisky, there was only one place it could come from.
Paul founded Salter Bros, the family-run boat company behind Salters Steamers. The river has always been home. Salty Dog is the next stretch of the journey, out towards the sea.
The name? It was Paul's nickname from his footballing days. It stuck. It suited.
He wanted something genuinely English that didn't copy anyone else. Not a whisky dressed up with a marketing story, but one whose story was already there.
Read Our Story“Salter Bros is the river. Salty Dog is where the river goes next. I wanted an English whisky with a maritime soul, and I wanted it to taste so good that the story was only the introduction.”
From the Crew
- “Very approachable”
“I'm not normally a big whisky drinker, but I really enjoyed this one. Very approachable and quite sweet on the palate. There's a nice bit of oak and spice towards the end.”
Greame
- “Definitely one I'd happily buy again”
“I bought this as a gift and ended up having a glass myself! Really smooth, with a nice balance of sweetness and oak. Definitely one I'd happily buy again.”
Michelle - “Fruity, slightly sweet and very easy to drink”
“Not being a whisky expert, I was looking for something smooth and enjoyable rather than too smoky or overpowering. This was exactly that: fruity, slightly sweet and very easy to drink.”
Richard 
Frequently Asked Questions
Salty Dog is a 12-year-old English single malt, matured in American oak and finished in Jack Daniel's Sinatra casks. It's made with Chevallier, a heritage English barley, and bottled unfiltered at 40% vol. Expect soft oak, vanilla and caramel on the nose, rich raisin and warming oak on the palate, and a long, smooth, gently smoky finish.
Salty Dog is produced exclusively for us by the country's most decorated distillery, Hawkridge, as a premium small-batch limited reserve.
Salty Dog was founder Paul Salter's nickname during his footballing days. It also happens to fit rather perfectly with the Salter name, the maritime connection and the character of the brand.
We deliver across the UK in 1 to 3 business days for a flat £4.99, and delivery is free on orders of £100 or more. You can also collect your order free from Folly Bridge, Oxford. As we sell alcohol, we operate Challenge 25 on delivery and collection, so please have photo ID ready. See our shipping policy for full details.
This first release is limited to 1,000 bottles. Join the Salty Dog Club to be first to hear about future releases and events, and get 10% off your first order.
