Speyside

Speyside , named after the river that flows through it, is one of Scotland's five whiskey-producing regions . Technically part of the Highlands, the area is home to the highest number of distilleries , which has led to it being treated as a region in itself.

The proliferation of distilleries in Speyside is due both to the presence of the Spey River and to the inaccessibility of the area. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, whiskey was in fact heavily taxed by the Corona and the impervious mountain area around the Spey river, rich in water sources , was the ideal place to produce whiskey and escape the control of the authorities.

With such a concentration of distilleries, Speyside whiskeys can vary a lot in terms of style , however they differ from Islay single malts for being less peaty and therefore softer and more elegant , with a body that varies from the light and vegetable one of Glenlivet , full and round Macallan. Among the blended, Chivas Regal and Monkey Shoulder are also assembled from malts from Speyside.

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Small Batch Aged 18 Years Glenfiddich

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Double Cask Matured 14 Years Old Aberlour

Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Year Old Doublewood The Balvenie

Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Years Old Glen Grant

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 16 Years Old Double Cask Matured Aberlour

Single Malt Scotch Whiskey 12 Years Old Glen Grant

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Double Cask Matured 12 Years Old Aberlour

Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Years of Age The Glenlivet

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Years Old Aberlour

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 17 Years Craigellachie

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky A'bunadh Aberlour

Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 Years of Age French Oak Reserve The Glenlivet

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 12 Years Glenfiddich

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Our Solera 15 Glenfiddich

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Years of Age Three Cask Matured The Twelve BenRiach

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Nadurra Peated The Glenlivet

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Years of Age Three Cask Matured The Smoky Twelve BenRiach

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Founder's Reserve The Glenlivet