From Stevenston to Thornhill
Stirk, once of the bottler Wm Cadenhead, chose every cask, such as the single casks of the Exclusive Malts, bottled at cask strength with no water added.3,8,9 In 2011 the Stirks began bottling their whiskies themselves, at a warehouse in Stevenston, North Ayrshire.10 The lease there was short, and in 2013 the firm moved to a site in Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway.4,10 At Thornhill it ran warehouses, offices and a bottling hall.4,10
New owners and new names
On 14 March 2019 the Stirks left the board, and the company register named Rickesh Kumar Kishnani as someone who controls the company, such as through its shares or votes.4,5 On 15 April 2019 the company changed its name to Glenor Cask Company Ltd.1,2 In July 2021, Drinks International reported that Rare Whisky Holdings owned Glenor Cask Company, which held a thousand casks of maturing whisky.6,7 On 17 April 2023 the register named Rare Whisky Holdings, which Kishnani co-founded, in his place, holding 75% or more of the shares.6,11,12 On 3 December 2025 the company took the name Casks of Significance Limited.1,2