Speyside Single Malts are
single maltSingle Malt Scotch is a type of single malt whisky, distilled by a single distillery in a pot still, using malted barley as the only grain ingredient, in Scotland...
ScotchScotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In Britain, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. In other English-speaking countries, it is often referred to as "Scotch"....
whiskiesWhisky or whiskey is a type of alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize...
, distilled in
StrathspeyStrathspey is the area around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, in both the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland....
, the area around the
River SpeyThe River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest flowing river in Scotland...
in
MorayMoray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland....
and
Badenoch and StrathspeyBadenoch and Strathspey is a local government ward of the Highland council area and a ward management area of the Highland Council in Scotland...
, in northeastern
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world,
The GlenlivetThe Glenlivet distillery is the oldest legal distillery in Glenlivet, and is known as "The single malt that started it all". It was founded in 1824 and it has operated almost continuously since. The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World...
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GlenfiddichThe Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich is pronounced with a hard ch as in the Scottish loch and means ‘Valley of the deer’ in Gaelic, hence the presence of a deer symbol on Glenfiddich...
, come from Speyside. Strathspey has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky producing areas of Scotland.
- Aberlour Single Malt
Aberlour is a distillery of single malt Scotch whisky, located on Aberlour town, Speyside, Scotland at the crossing of rivers Lour and Spey near Ben Rinnes. The Speyside region is the most prolific whisky producing region in Scotland, accounting for over half of all of Scotland's distilleries...
- Ardmore Single Malt
- Aultmore Single Malt
- Balmenach Single Malt
Balmenach Distillery was established in 1824 by James MacGregor, from a family of alleged smugglers who resided in Tomintoul.- History :Situated in the district of Cromdale on the banks of the River Spey the distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom Lethendry where the Jacobites were...
- Balvenie
The Balvenie Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland owned by William Grant & Sons.-William Grant:...
- Benriach Single Malt
The BenRiach distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in the Speyside area of Scotland. It is operated independently by the BenRiach Distillery Company Limited, formed by two South African whisky enthusiasts Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter and Scotch whisky expert Billy Walker. In 2008...
- Benromach Single Malt
Benromach is a Speyside distillery founded by Duncan McCallum and F.W. Brickman in 1898 and currently owned and run by Gordon and Macphail of Elgin. It is situated near Forres in Morayshire and is fed with spring water from the Chapelton Springs in the Romach Hills beside Forres.-History:Duncan...
- Cardhu Single Malt
Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Morayshire, Scotland, founded by the whisky smuggler John Cumming in 1824. The distillery is currently run by Diageo and the distillery's whisky makes up an important part of the famous Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.-History:The distillery was set...
- Cragganmore
Cragganmore is a Scotch whisky distillery situated in the village of Ballindalloch in Banffshire in Scotland.The distillery was founded in 1869 by John Smith on land leased from Sir George Macpherson-Grant. The site was chosen by Smith both for its proximity to the waters of the Craggan burn and...
- Dailuaine
Dailuaine is a single malt whisky in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland.- History :The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the distillery to James Fleming, a banker from Aberlour. Together with William Mackenzie's son he founded...
- Dufftown Single Malt
- Glendronach Single Malt
- Glendullan Single Malt
Glendullan is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at the Glendullan Distillery in the Speyside region. Glendullan is owned by Diageo.-Production:...
- Glenfarclas Single Malt
Glenfarclas is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky produced at the Glenfarclas Distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. Glenfarclas translates as meaning valley of the green grass. The distillery is owned and run by the Grant family...
- Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich is pronounced with a hard ch as in the Scottish loch and means ‘Valley of the deer’ in Gaelic, hence the presence of a deer symbol on Glenfiddich...
- Glen Grant
Glen Grant is a Speyside distillery, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery was owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky. It is the world's second-biggest single malt whisky brand....
- Glen Keith Single Malt
- The Glenlivet
The Glenlivet distillery is the oldest legal distillery in Glenlivet, and is known as "The single malt that started it all". It was founded in 1824 and it has operated almost continuously since. The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World...
- The Glenrothes
The Glenrothes is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at the Glenrothes Distillery, beside the Burn of Rothes in the Speyside region. The Glenrothes is used in blended scotch whiskies such as Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse. The Glenrothes is owned by Edrington Group.-Production:The Glenrothes...
- Glentauchers Single Malt
- Glen Elgin
Glen Elgin is a Scotch single malt whisky, produced at the Glen Elgin Distillery. It is one of the Speyside Single Malts in production.- The Distillery:...
- Glen Moray
The Glen Moray Glenlivet Distillery is a distillery in Speyside, Scotland that produces single malt scotch whisky. The distillery was sold in 2008 by the Glenmorangie Company Ltd to La Martiniquaise.-History:...
- Imperial Single Malt
- Inchgower Single Malt
Inchgower is a whisky distillery producing a single malt of the same name located on the outskirts of Buckie, Moray, Scotland.The distillery was built in 1871 to replace Tochineal Distillery but liquidated in 1903...
- Knockando
Knockando is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky producing area of Scotland.Knockando Distillery was built by John Thomson in 1898, and is named after the village in which it stands. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Cnoc Cheannachd, meaning...
- Linkwood Single Malt
- Lismore Single Malt
- Longmorn Single Malt
Longmorn Single Malt is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at the Longmorn Distillery in Longmorn, Moray, within the Strathspey whisky producing area of Scotland.-History:...
- The Macallan
The Macallan is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Macallan Distillery near Easter Elchies House, at Craigellachie in the Speyside region. Originally, The Macallan was only matured in oak sherry casks brought to the distillery from Jerez, Spain...
- McClelland's Speyside
The McClelland's Single Malt family is a range of Single Malt Scotch whiskies from four of Scotland's key whisky distilling regions - Highland, Islay, Speyside and the Lowlands....
- Miltonduff Single Malt
- Mortlach Single Malt
- Speyburn Single Malt
- The Speyside
The Speyside is a scotch whisky distillery near the hamlet of Drumguish in the Speyside region of Scotland,close to the village of Kingussie -Ethos and origins:...
- Strathisla Single Malt
Strathisla, originally founded in 1789 as the Milltown Distillery, is the oldest continuously operating distillery in Scotland. It was established by George Taylor, as an alternative to the waning industry of flax dressing. He leased the land for the distillery from the Earl of Seafield.By 1830,...
- Tamnavulin Glenlivet Single Malt
- Tamdhu
Tamdhu is a single malt Scotch whisky and a Speyside whisky distillery, located in the town of Knockando in Banffshire, Scotland.The distillery was founded in 1897 by a group of assemblers, wishing to engage in the production of their own whisky. It quickly passed on into the hands of Highland...
- Tomintoul Single Malt
- Tormore Single Malt
Tormore is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, distilled by the Tormore distillery, which is located approximately 1 km south of the River Spey. Its water source is the Achvochkie Burn.- History :...
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Speyside Single Malts are
single maltSingle Malt Scotch is a type of single malt whisky, distilled by a single distillery in a pot still, using malted barley as the only grain ingredient, in Scotland...
ScotchScotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In Britain, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. In other English-speaking countries, it is often referred to as "Scotch"....
whiskiesWhisky or whiskey is a type of alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize...
, distilled in
StrathspeyStrathspey is the area around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, in both the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland....
, the area around the
River SpeyThe River Spey is a river in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest flowing river in Scotland...
in
MorayMoray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland....
and
Badenoch and StrathspeyBadenoch and Strathspey is a local government ward of the Highland council area and a ward management area of the Highland Council in Scotland...
, in northeastern
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world,
The GlenlivetThe Glenlivet distillery is the oldest legal distillery in Glenlivet, and is known as "The single malt that started it all". It was founded in 1824 and it has operated almost continuously since. The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World...
&
GlenfiddichThe Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich is pronounced with a hard ch as in the Scottish loch and means ‘Valley of the deer’ in Gaelic, hence the presence of a deer symbol on Glenfiddich...
, come from Speyside. Strathspey has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky producing areas of Scotland.
List of Speyside malts
- Aberlour Single Malt
Aberlour is a distillery of single malt Scotch whisky, located on Aberlour town, Speyside, Scotland at the crossing of rivers Lour and Spey near Ben Rinnes. The Speyside region is the most prolific whisky producing region in Scotland, accounting for over half of all of Scotland's distilleries...
- Ardmore Single Malt
- Aultmore Single Malt
- Balmenach Single Malt
Balmenach Distillery was established in 1824 by James MacGregor, from a family of alleged smugglers who resided in Tomintoul.- History :Situated in the district of Cromdale on the banks of the River Spey the distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom Lethendry where the Jacobites were...
- Balvenie
The Balvenie Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland owned by William Grant & Sons.-William Grant:...
- Benriach Single Malt
The BenRiach distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in the Speyside area of Scotland. It is operated independently by the BenRiach Distillery Company Limited, formed by two South African whisky enthusiasts Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter and Scotch whisky expert Billy Walker. In 2008...
- Benromach Single Malt
Benromach is a Speyside distillery founded by Duncan McCallum and F.W. Brickman in 1898 and currently owned and run by Gordon and Macphail of Elgin. It is situated near Forres in Morayshire and is fed with spring water from the Chapelton Springs in the Romach Hills beside Forres.-History:Duncan...
- Cardhu Single Malt
Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Morayshire, Scotland, founded by the whisky smuggler John Cumming in 1824. The distillery is currently run by Diageo and the distillery's whisky makes up an important part of the famous Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.-History:The distillery was set...
- Cragganmore
Cragganmore is a Scotch whisky distillery situated in the village of Ballindalloch in Banffshire in Scotland.The distillery was founded in 1869 by John Smith on land leased from Sir George Macpherson-Grant. The site was chosen by Smith both for its proximity to the waters of the Craggan burn and...
- Dailuaine
Dailuaine is a single malt whisky in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland.- History :The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the distillery to James Fleming, a banker from Aberlour. Together with William Mackenzie's son he founded...
- Dufftown Single Malt
- Glendronach Single Malt
- Glendullan Single Malt
Glendullan is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at the Glendullan Distillery in the Speyside region. Glendullan is owned by Diageo.-Production:...
- Glenfarclas Single Malt
Glenfarclas is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky produced at the Glenfarclas Distillery in Ballindalloch, Scotland. Glenfarclas translates as meaning valley of the green grass. The distillery is owned and run by the Grant family...
- Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in Dufftown, Scotland. Glenfiddich is pronounced with a hard ch as in the Scottish loch and means ‘Valley of the deer’ in Gaelic, hence the presence of a deer symbol on Glenfiddich...
- Glen Grant
Glen Grant is a Speyside distillery, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery was owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky. It is the world's second-biggest single malt whisky brand....
- Glen Keith Single Malt
- The Glenlivet
The Glenlivet distillery is the oldest legal distillery in Glenlivet, and is known as "The single malt that started it all". It was founded in 1824 and it has operated almost continuously since. The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World...
- The Glenrothes
The Glenrothes is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at the Glenrothes Distillery, beside the Burn of Rothes in the Speyside region. The Glenrothes is used in blended scotch whiskies such as Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse. The Glenrothes is owned by Edrington Group.-Production:The Glenrothes...
- Glentauchers Single Malt
- Glen Elgin
Glen Elgin is a Scotch single malt whisky, produced at the Glen Elgin Distillery. It is one of the Speyside Single Malts in production.- The Distillery:...
- Glen Moray
The Glen Moray Glenlivet Distillery is a distillery in Speyside, Scotland that produces single malt scotch whisky. The distillery was sold in 2008 by the Glenmorangie Company Ltd to La Martiniquaise.-History:...
- Imperial Single Malt
- Inchgower Single Malt
Inchgower is a whisky distillery producing a single malt of the same name located on the outskirts of Buckie, Moray, Scotland.The distillery was built in 1871 to replace Tochineal Distillery but liquidated in 1903...
- Knockando
Knockando is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky producing area of Scotland.Knockando Distillery was built by John Thomson in 1898, and is named after the village in which it stands. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Cnoc Cheannachd, meaning...
- Linkwood Single Malt
- Lismore Single Malt
- Longmorn Single Malt
Longmorn Single Malt is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at the Longmorn Distillery in Longmorn, Moray, within the Strathspey whisky producing area of Scotland.-History:...
- The Macallan
The Macallan is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Macallan Distillery near Easter Elchies House, at Craigellachie in the Speyside region. Originally, The Macallan was only matured in oak sherry casks brought to the distillery from Jerez, Spain...
- McClelland's Speyside
The McClelland's Single Malt family is a range of Single Malt Scotch whiskies from four of Scotland's key whisky distilling regions - Highland, Islay, Speyside and the Lowlands....
- Miltonduff Single Malt
- Mortlach Single Malt
- Speyburn Single Malt
- The Speyside
The Speyside is a scotch whisky distillery near the hamlet of Drumguish in the Speyside region of Scotland,close to the village of Kingussie -Ethos and origins:...
- Strathisla Single Malt
Strathisla, originally founded in 1789 as the Milltown Distillery, is the oldest continuously operating distillery in Scotland. It was established by George Taylor, as an alternative to the waning industry of flax dressing. He leased the land for the distillery from the Earl of Seafield.By 1830,...
- Tamnavulin Glenlivet Single Malt
- Tamdhu
Tamdhu is a single malt Scotch whisky and a Speyside whisky distillery, located in the town of Knockando in Banffshire, Scotland.The distillery was founded in 1897 by a group of assemblers, wishing to engage in the production of their own whisky. It quickly passed on into the hands of Highland...
- Tomintoul Single Malt
- Tormore Single Malt
Tormore is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, distilled by the Tormore distillery, which is located approximately 1 km south of the River Spey. Its water source is the Achvochkie Burn.- History :...
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Pop Culture References
In a song by Jimmy Eat World called "Bleed American" there is a line "And rest, clean your conscious, clear your thoughts with speyside"