# The Whisky Exchange Scraper (`dadhalfdev/the-whisky-exchange-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Scotch whisky, world whiskies, spirits, and champagne from thewhiskyexchange.com. Filter by category, brand, country, price, and sort, or paste a URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dadhalfdev/the-whisky-exchange-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Marco Rodrigues](https://apify.com/dadhalfdev) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 🥃 The Whisky Exchange Scraper

Want [The Whisky Exchange](https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com) whiskies and fine spirits in a spreadsheet? This scraper makes it easy.

Use **structured filters** — better for AI agents — **or** paste an **`input_url`**. When `input_url` is set it overrides the filters.

The Whisky Exchange is the world's leading specialist retailer of Scotch whisky, Japanese whisky, Irish whiskey, bourbon, rum, cognac, and champagne with over 10,000 bottles. This actor returns up to 2000 rows per run.

### 💡 Perfect for...

- **Collectors & retailers:** Track bottle prices, stock counts, cask types, and age statements.
- **Dashboards:** Monitor rare single malts, new releases, and price per litre.
- **Market research:** Slice by distillery, region (`Speyside`, `Islay`, `Highland`), cask type, or ABV.
- **Data analysts:** Export structured rows with full tasting descriptions and high-resolution bottle photos.
- **🤖 AI Agents:** Power Claude, Cursor, Codex, the Hermes Agent, and OpenClaw workflows with live Whisky Exchange data.
- **📚 RAG Systems:** Feed bottle names, tasting notes, and cask specs into retrieval pipelines.
- **🔗 AI Workflows:** Plug into LangChain, AutoGPT, CrewAI, and similar stacks.

### ✨ Why you'll love this scraper

- 🔗 **Input URL or Filters:** Paste any Whisky Exchange category or search URL, or pick the same filters as the shop. `input_url` always wins when set.
- 🎯 **Website-Matched Filters:** Category, keyword, brand/distillery, country, price range, and sort.
- 🌐 **Rich bottle metadata:** Price (inc. and ex. VAT), price per litre, age statement, ABV %, bottle size in cl, cask type, flavour profile, bottler, stock count, full description, and high-res photo.

### 📦 What's inside the data?

`id`, `sku`, `url`, `title`, `brand`, `bottler`, `category`, `subcategory`, `classification`, `country`, `region`, `age_years`, `abv_percent`, `volume_cl`, `cask_type`, `cask_detail`, `flavour_profile`, `colouring`, `price`, `list_price`, `price_ex_vat`, `price_per_litre`, `currency` (GBP), `availability`, `stock`, `description`, `published`, `image`

### 🚀 Quick start

**Option A:** paste `https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/c/40/single-malt-scotch-whisky`.
**Option B:** pick a category, brand, or keyword and set `max_results`.

**Input Example (filters):**

```json
{
  "category": "40",
  "brand": "Macallan",
  "sort": "price-asc",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Input Example (URL):**

```json
{
  "input_url": "https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/c/40/single-malt-scotch-whisky",
  "max_results": 100
}
```

**Output Example:**

```json
{
  "id": "34537",
  "sku": "MACOB.12YOV26",
  "url": "https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/34537",
  "title": "Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask",
  "brand": "Macallan",
  "bottler": "Distillery Bottling",
  "category": "Single Malt Scotch Whisky",
  "subcategory": "Speyside",
  "classification": "Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky",
  "country": "Scotland",
  "region": "Speyside",
  "age_years": 12,
  "abv_percent": 40.0,
  "volume_cl": 70.0,
  "cask_type": "Sherry",
  "cask_detail": "Oloroso",
  "flavour_profile": "Rich fruit and spice",
  "colouring": "No",
  "price": 73.25,
  "list_price": null,
  "price_ex_vat": 61.04,
  "price_per_litre": 104.64,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "availability": "in stock",
  "stock": 414,
  "description": "This luxurious Speyside whisky boasts an inviting palate of warm oak, orange zest, toasted fruitcake and ginger biscuits with hints of mocha...",
  "published": "2022-06-07T12:33:45.19Z",
  "image": "https://img.thewhiskyexchange.com/900/MACOB.12YOV26.jpg"
}
```

**Output fields:**

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Product id. |
| `sku` | Whisky Exchange product code. |
| `url` | Public bottle page. |
| `title` | Full bottle display name. |
| `brand` | Distillery or brand name. |
| `bottler` | Distillery Bottling or independent bottler name. |
| `category` | Master category name. |
| `subcategory` | Region or style subcategory. |
| `classification` | Official spirit classification. |
| `country` / `region` | Country and whisky region. |
| `age_years` | Age statement in years when stated. |
| `abv_percent` | Alcohol by volume percentage. |
| `volume_cl` | Bottle volume in centilitres. |
| `cask_type` / `cask_detail` | Cask type and wood detail when shown. |
| `flavour_profile` | Tasting profile summary. |
| `colouring` | Whether caramel colouring is added. |
| `price` | Selling price in GBP (including VAT). |
| `list_price` | Standard price before discount when on offer. |
| `price_ex_vat` | Price excluding VAT in GBP. |
| `price_per_litre` | Price per litre in GBP. |
| `currency` | Always `GBP`. |
| `availability` | `in stock` or `out of stock`. |
| `stock` | Available bottle count. |
| `description` | Full tasting notes and bottle description. |
| `published` | Date added to the catalog. |
| `image` | High-resolution 900px bottle photo. |

### 📋 Input reference

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `input_url` | string | No | — | Whisky Exchange category or search URL. Overrides every filter. |
| `category` | dropdown | No | Single Malt Scotch | Single Malt, Blended Scotch, Irish, American, Japanese, World Whisky, Gin, Rum, Vodka, Cognac, Champagne. |
| `query` | string | No | — | Search keyword. |
| `brand` | string | No | — | Distillery or brand name. |
| `country` | string | No | — | Country name. |
| `price_min` | integer | No | — | Lowest price in GBP. |
| `price_max` | integer | No | — | Highest price in GBP. |
| `sort` | dropdown | No | relevance | Relevance, Newest, Oldest, Price low/high, Name A-Z/Z-A. |
| `max_results` | integer | No | `50` | Maximum rows (`1`–`2000`). |

# Actor input Schema

## `input_url` (type: `string`):

Paste a Whisky Exchange category or search URL. Overrides every filter when set.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Same categories as The Whisky Exchange menu.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search keyword such as Macallan, Springbank, Ardbeg, or Yamazaki.

## `brand` (type: `string`):

Brand or distillery name such as Macallan, Glenallachie, Lagavulin, or Redbreast.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Country of origin such as Scotland, Ireland, Japan, USA, or France.

## `price_min` (type: `integer`):

Lowest price in GBP.

## `price_max` (type: `integer`):

Highest price in GBP.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

Same sort options as the shop listing.

## `max_results` (type: `integer`):

How many products to return (1-2000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "category": "40",
  "sort": "",
  "max_results": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Table view of scraped products using the dataset overview view.

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped products from the default dataset without view transformation.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dadhalfdev/the-whisky-exchange-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dadhalfdev/the-whisky-exchange-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call dadhalfdev/the-whisky-exchange-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dadhalfdev/the-whisky-exchange-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/iaWYErR2OUKbt0Eh2/builds/AgX11N9RACdi2icp6/openapi.json