The Glen Keith single malt brand was launched in 1994 as part of the Heritage Collection, which also launched new brands for Longmorn, Benriach and Strathisla. This followed similar packages from United Distillers called the Classic Malts in 1988, and the Caledonian Malts from Allied Distillers in 1991 as the historic blending powerhouses of Scotland slowly adapted to the newly buoyant single malt market at the time.