In 1821, William Smith founded the Wolfburn distillery on the outskirts of Thurso, named after a nearby stream. The distillery, built from sturdy Caithness stone slabs, quickly developed into a major producer of malt whisky. The distillery remained family-owned until the 1850s and may have remained in sporadic operation into the 1860s, although it was marked as a ruin on a map in 1872. A new building was erected near the old site.

The distillery’s logo, designed in 2011, is based on a 16th-century drawing by Conrad Gessner and references the sea wolf, a local legend said to bring good luck. The logo symbolises the distillery’s deep connection to Scottish culture and history.

Wolfburn Batch 177 takes its name from its maturation in warehouse 1, row 77. This whisky was created through the careful blending of an eight-year-old first-fill bourbon cask and a seven-year-old first-fill Caribbean rum cask. The result is a sweet and fruity blend that impresses on the palate.