Speyside single malt

Whisky producing regions of Scotland

Speyside single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland.

The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world, The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich, come from Speyside. Speyside has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky-producing areas of Scotland.

Speyside whiskies can generally be classified as light and grassy (e.g. Glenlivet) or rich and sweet (e.g. Macallan).

Speyside is a "protected locality" for Scotch Whisky distilling under UK Government legislation.[1]

List of Speyside malts

References

  1. ↑ Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, Section 10: Locality and region geographical indications


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