Early years
Ben Ellefsen came up with it, and Emily Chappell has drawn its labels since it began.1,2 It first planned its range with no age statements, so drinkers would focus on flavour rather than age.7
That Boutique-y Whisky Company is an independent bottler that picks casks from Scotland and beyond rather than distilling, and began on 12 September 2012.1,2 It belongs to Atom Group, which Justin Petszaft bought back from AB InBev in 2024.3,4 In 2023 it launched a core range, after more than 10 years of only single cask, small batch, and limited bottlings.5,6
In March 2018 Atom Brands, which owns the bottler, appointed Sam Simmons as its head of whisky.8 He had been global ambassador for The Balvenie since 2010.8 In April 2018 ZX Ventures, part of AB InBev, bought Atom Group, the parent of Atom Brands.3,9,10 Justin Petszaft had founded Atom Group with three partners: Ben Ellefsen, Tom McGuinness and Joel Kelly.3,9,10
In 2020 it moved to themed collections at set times of year, rather than releasing bottlings whenever they were ready.1,11 The first, the World Series of 10 whiskies, launched on 4 August 2020, and a collection of nine rye whiskies from across the globe came second.1,11
Petszaft, who started Atom Group in 1999, bought the whole group back in August 2024.3,4
Bottles in Peated bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company, by release year.
| Year distilled | Bottles |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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