English whisky is whisky produced in England. At least eight distilleries currently produce it, and there are 26 whisky distilleries across England in various stages of development. Though England is not well known for whisky, distillers operated in London, Liverpool and Bristol until the late 19th century, after which production of English single malt whisky ceased until 2003. Since then, English whisky has experienced a resurgence in production. History England, like Scotland, has a history of producing single malt whisky. However, the production of English single malt whisky ceased around 1905 with the closure of Lea Valley Distillery, in Stratford, London, by the Distillers Company Limited, one of the forerunners of Diageo. In the 1887 book The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom by Alfred Barnard, the following English distilleries were listed: Lea Valley Distillery, Stratford, Essex (founded in the late 19th century) — produced both grain and malt whisky. Bank Hall Distillery (Liverpool) — produced grain and malt whisky. Bristol Distillery (founded in the 17th century) — produced grain whisky which was "sent to Scotland and Ireland to make a Blended Scotch and Irish whisky, for whisky purpose it is specially adapted, and stands in high favour". Vauxhall Distillery in Liverpool (founded in 1781) — produced grain whisky. In 2005, The English Whisky Co. Ltd got permission to build the first registered whisky distillery in England for over a century; it first release of single malt occurred in 2009; which became the only English Whisky to have been bottled and released for over 100 years. In 2013 The London Distillery Company began production of the first single malt whisky in London since Lea Valley Distillery closed in 1903. Two other English distilleries, also producing whisky by 2014, were The Lakes Distillery and The Cotswolds Distillery. Distilleries Bimber Distillery The Park Royal, London based Bimber Distillery was founded in 2016. The alembic stills are Doris, a 1000-litre wash and Astraeus a spirit still of 600 litres made by Hoga. On 26 May 2016 the first cask was filled and three years later The First was available September 2019. In 2017 a vodka was released followed by a rum the following year; gin is also part of the product line. The sales director announced in June 2019 that they are looking for a new location to expand their production and increase the number of visitors. Chase Distillery The Chase Distillery known