Speyside Whiskys

The whiskies from Speyside are typically the sweetest of the malts, with a variety of strength from light, floral flavours to heavy, rich, sherried flavours. Speyside has always been at the centre of whisky distilling in Scotland. Lying between Inverness and Aberdeen in the Grampian mountains, there are no less than 84 distilleries producing whisky (and 12 currently not producing).  The Scotch whisky industry has been built on the illicit distillers from Speyside who turned legal after the Excise act of 1823. 

The list of Speyside malts is pretty overwhelming, but some of the better known names include The Macallan, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, The Balvenie, Glenfarclas, Mortlach, Glen Moray and Aberlour.