Damn Good Drams

Damn Good Drams

Glaschu Spirits Co is an independent bottler headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 2022 by former aircraft engineers Paul Jamieson and Julian Mithoff. Their label is distinguished by inventive single cask releases with bold and playful finishes—such as tonic wine, Amarone, or PX—and designs that pay homage to Scottish engineering feats through cleverly hidden "easter eggs" on each bottle label. Originating from their online retailer DamGoodDrams, the duo curates expressive, limited bottlings, including unique expressions like a Highland malt finished in a Devonshire tonic wine cask.

From the Hangar Floor to the Cask Room

THE ORIGIN

From the Hangar Floor to the Cask Room

Paul Jamieson and Julian Mithoff met studying aircraft engineering in Glasgow, then landed jobs at the same company. When lockdown hit in 2020 and both lost their positions, they leaned into what they knew besides turbines: good whisky. They started brokering for independent bottlers they admired, built an online shop called DamGoodDrams, and eventually asked the obvious question: why not bottle their own?

Glaschu Spirits Co launched in September 2022 with a Jamaican rum-finished Blair Athol. The name is Scots Gaelic for Glasgow. Every label features art deco-styled artwork inspired by Scottish engineering, with hidden details for those paying attention. They chase cask finishes nobody else has tried. If it's been done before, they're not interested.

- Paul Jamieson & Julian Mithoff, Founders

What Defines Us

Engineered, Never Ordinary

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Repeats
Every release is a first. If the finish has been done before, it doesn't carry the Glaschu name.
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Engineers Turned Bottlers
Aircraft engineering trained their eye for precision. Now they apply it to cask selection and finishing.
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Releases in 18 months
From a standing start in September 2022, each one a different distillery, a different finish.

Art Deco and the Anchor Line

The Anchor Line Poster
An old shipping poster in Julian's flat set the visual language. Every Glaschu release gets its own art deco artwork, each one tied to a true story from the area around the distillery. Local history brought to life through vintage travel poster design.
The Hidden Details
Every Glaschu label hides something. Engineering easter eggs buried in the artwork for anyone paying attention. Paul and Julian can't take the aircraft engineer out of the bottler. Precision shows up everywhere, even in the design.