Scotch Whisky Association
Acronym: SWA
General Information
Identification Code: 9201911441-69
Website: http://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk
Entity Form: Trade Association
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 9/29/2008
Last Update: 3/12/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Scotch Whisky Association’s 94 member companies, including distillers, blenders and brand-owners, account for over 95% of the industry. The Association’s goal is to sustain Scotch Whisky’s place as the world’s leading high-quality spirit drink and its long-term growth worldwide. Scotch Whisky is a high-quality, much-loved and prestigious spirit drink with a global reputation. The Association’s role is to advance the global interests and profile of Scotch Whisky, of its member companies, and of the industry as a whole. The SWA does so by engaging with the full range of industry stakeholders and all levels of government, at home and abroad, by pursuing a competitive and sustainable tax and business environment, by safeguarding the category ‘Scotch Whisky’ against fraud, and by promoting the responsible use of alcohol.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Business and industry
- Competition
- Consumers
- Customs
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Public health
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Spirit Drinks Regulation 787/2019; geographical indications; EU food labelling legislation; EU negotiations on free trade agreements (FTAs); EU excise directives; EU alcohol policy; environmental dossiers; participation in Commission consultations; general EU market access/internal market issues.
Communication Activities: A range of documents and publications are made available on the SWA’s website.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Wine, spirit and foodstuffs
Head Office
Address: Quartermile 22 Lister Square
Post Code: EH3 9GL
City: Edinburgh
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 131 222 9200
EU Office
Address: Quartermile 22 Lister Square
Post Code: EH3 9GL
City: Edinburgh
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 131 222 9200
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 8
Members50 Percent: 2
Members: 10
Members F T E: 3
Info Members: Activities falling within the scope of the Transparency Register are mainly pursued by the Global Regulatory Affairs and International teams.
Members of other SWA teams (Industry, Legal, Strategy and Communications) occasionally engage in activities covered by the register to a small degree (in some cases less than 5% of overall working time), hence the actual FTE is less than 3 in practice.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/join-us/members-directory/
Organisation Members: We are a member of spiritsEUROPE, the representative body for the spirits industry at European level. We are also a member of oriGInEU.
Current Job Opportunities
Policy Intern - Agriculture and rural development
Scotch Whisky Association
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025