Lowlands

Lowland whisky comes from the southern half of Scotland which lies below the imaginary highland line between Greenock and Dundee. Lowland malts' characteristics tend to be pale in colour and light bodied, the flavour tends towards dryness on the finish. Lowland whisky makes an excellent aperitif.

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Islands

Whisky produced in the Scottish Islands, outside of Islay, are worthy of a region all of their own. These whiskies' characteristics cannot be generalised, they range from reasonably dry to full, sweet and malty. Geographically, the islands stretch from Jura in the South to the Orkney's in the North.

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Islay

Called 'The Queen of the Hebrides', Islay's natural resources fertile soil, extensive peat bogs and wonderful soft peaty water mixed with sea breezes and traditional distilling processes, produce the most easily distinguishable of all malt whiskies. The distilleries in the south of the island produce the most strongly flavoured phenolic whiskies in Scotland. The distilleries to the north tend to be of a lighter character, indeed specify unpeated malt and draw their water direct from springs before it has had time to pick up much peat. In spite of this, they still taste peaty!

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Speyside

Fed by the snow melt of the Grampian mountains, Speyside is a region noted for producing elegant and subtle whiskies. It is situated on the North East coast and is the heartland of whisky production. It is home to some of the most famous and prestigious whiskies in the world, such as Macallan, Glenfiddich, Glenfarclas and The Glenlivet to name a few.

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Highland

The characteristics of the highland whiskies vary between North, South, East and West. North highland malts from Inverness to Wick are generally smooth. Southern highlands around Perthshire and to the West are usually softer and lighter. Western highlands from Oban on the coast to Fort William are often smooth, rounded whiskies. Eastern highland distilleries are spread along the North Sea coast from Brechin to Banff in the North, the whiskies in this area offer a wide range from fruits sweet to peaty dryness.

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Campbeltown

Campbeltown, positioned on the Mull of Kintyre, used to have 30 distilleries, but now only two are operational, Springbank and Glen Scotia.

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