The Highlander Pub

Thank you for an amazing 18 years.

Highlander Pub Rideau Street Whisky Scotch Closing Permanently

June 11, 2020

TO ALL OF OUR BELOVED FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR PATRONS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. SADLY, WE HAVE MADE THE VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO CLOSE THE HIGHLANDER PUB ON RIDEAU STREET AFTER 18 YEARS. WE HAVE TRULY ENJOYED EVERY MEETING, SCOTCH TASTING, AND STORY THAT YOU HAVE SHARED WITH US. 

GOOD NEWS THOUGH! WE ARE MOVING ALL OF OUR SINGLE MALT SCOTCH & OUR WHISKY TASTINGS OVER TO OUR OTHER LOCATION: DEACON BRODIE’S PUB ON ELGIN STREET.

SO, WE TRULY HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR A DRAM THERE IN THE FUTURE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING NEW MEMORIES WITH YOU ALL AT DEACONS. 

SLAINTE, 

THE HIGHLANDER PUB MANAGEMENT & STAFF


The Highlander Pub Ottawa's logo of a roaring lion with The Highlander Pub written underneath.

March 27th 2021

🥃 HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WHISK(E)Y DAY! 🥃⁠

Deacon Brodie’s has the PERFECT announcement to celebrate this fine holiday. ⁠

⁠After one long and trying year, with the never-ending help of our good friend Bud Walsh (THANKS BUD!) - we have LEGALLY reclaimed ALL of the renowned Scotch Collection from our beloved Highlander Pub on Rideau Street (RIP). We have gotten all the approvals, signed all the dotted lines, picked up our collection after being properly stored, transferred to our bar, and it was all monitored by Barmetrix. Big thanks also goes out to Lisa MacLeod, the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries as well as her office for all their support during this huge endeavour. ⁠

⁠We have spent the last month getting our pub’s wall ready to expand our collection from *only* 180 bottles of whisky to the astounding number of 409 different whiskies. This includes over 300 bottles of Single Malt Scotch, over 30 bottles of Bourbon, over 20 bottles of Canadian Whisky, and a whole assortment of International Whiskies & Ryes. ⁠

⁠It’s here. It’s ready. It’s BEAUTIFUL!⁠

⁠This officially makes our collection of whisk(e)y the LARGEST in all of Ottawa and one of the top whisky collections in all of Ontario. ⁠We are a scotch bar, we are a bourbon bar, we are a whiskey bar. And, we can’t wait to show you in person (distanced and masked of course!)

Click here to see the entire whisky list - which will be updated frequently.

Come by for a dram to see the new wall of whisky. ⁠

See a dram on the list you would love to try? We are even offering take-out drams & flights! ⁠

Don’t forget to sign up for our Whisky Newsletter (HERE) - we will be having tastings in the future and those on the whisky list get the first chance to RSVP. ⁠

⁠Thank you so much for all the support during this past year - we are still here and pushing through because of all of you. Drams up for you all! ⁠

Slàinte! ⁠

⁠From all the staff & management at

Deacon Brodies⁠ Pub
247 Elgin Street⁠
Ottawa, Canada

We will miss The Highlander Pub dearly and all the exciting memories of William St & Rideau Street in the Byward Market.