What Defines Highland Scotch?

Highland single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies produced in the Highland region of Scotland. This categorisation includes the whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of Scotland (the Island single malts), except for Islay (see Islay whisky).

What is the difference between Speyside and Highland scotch?

The Highland region is by far Scotland’s largest, but is only responsible for a quarter of the country’s malt whisky production. Speyside actually falls within the borders of the Highland region, but despite its small size it takes the lion’s share, being responsible for two-thirds of all Scotch malt whisky.

What are the characteristics of a Highland whiskey?

Northern Highland whiskies are often full, rich and cereal sweet, while those from the south are usually slightly lighter, more dry and fruity. Eastern Highland whiskies are full, dry and very fruity, while the full and pungent whiskies from the west tend to be reminiscent of Islay varieties with their peat and smoke.

What’s the difference between Highland and lowland Scots?

Traditionally, the Lowlands were distinguished by the use of the Scots language (considered a dialect or close relative of English) in contrast to the Scottish Gaelic (a Celtic language) spoken in the Highlands.

What are the 4 types of scotch?

There are five Scotch Whisky regions – Campbeltown, Highland, Islay, Lowland and Speyside.

Is Macallan a lowland or Highland?

Another Speyside brand, maybe the most luxurious of them all, is The Macallan. (Editor’s Note: Confusingly, though The Macallan bottle labels state “Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky”, the brand prefers to be known as a Speyside whisky. As Speyside is technically a subregion of the Highlands, it is allowed.)

Is Macallan a Speyside or Highland?

Macallan was one of the first Highland distilleries to take out a licence in 1824, since when it has been distilled by generations of craftsman on a small estate over looking the River near Craigellachie in the heart of Speyside.

Is Chivas Regal a Highland Scotch?

It was founded in 1786, with its home being in the Strathisla distillery at Keith, Moray in Speyside, Scotland, and is the oldest continuously operating Highland distillery.

Is Glenlivet Speyside or Highland?

Speyside
Speyside. As the home of The Glenlivet, we think Speyside is the most beautiful part of Scotland. It’s certainly the most conducive to producing whisky. Our founder, George Smith, was the first licensed distiller to make whisky in Speyside in 1824, and now more than half of Scotland’s distilleries are based here.

Is Johnnie Walker a Highland?

Johnnie Walker Highlands Bottling Note
This expressions explores the Highlands, and it’s a blended malt build exclusively with malt whiskies from the Highlands region, including the likes of Clynelish and Teaninich.

Is Glasgow Highland or Lowland?

Human geography
The major cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and Dundee all lie in the Central Lowlands, and over half of Scotland’s population lives in this region.

Are there any Scottish Highlanders left?

Nowadays there are more descendants from the Highlanders living outside Scotland than there are inside. The results of the clearances are still visible today if you drive through the empty Glens in the Highlands and most people still live in villages and towns near the coast.

Why are Scots called Highlanders?

The Highlanders were from the rugged northern hills and mountains of Scotland. They were of Celtic descent, spoke a Gaelic language, lived in associated family groups called clans, and were largely Roman Catholic in faith.

Which scotches are from the Highlands?

Whiskies of The Highlands

• Ardmore.
• Ardnamurchan.
• Arran (Isle of Arran)
• Atholl Brose.
• Balblair.
• Ben Nevis.
• Black Adder.
• Blair Athol.

Is Glenfiddich a Highland Scotch?

Glenfiddich History: Our Scottish Highlands Single Malt Whisky Story.

Which Scotch is smoothest?

Top 10 Best Light & Smooth Whiskies

• Auchentoshan 1978. Rating: 88/100.
• Bushmills 21 Year Old. Rating: 87/100.
• Auchentoshan 21 Year Old. Rating: 85/100.
• Glenmorangie 18 Year Old Extremely Rare. Rating: 86/100.
• Redbreast 12 Year Old. Rating: 84/100.
• Knappogue Castle 1995.
• Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask.
• Tomintoul 14 Year Old.

Is Glenfiddich a Highland malt?

Glenfiddich is the only Highland single malt distilled, matured and even bottled at its own distillery, using a single source of spring water throughout the process.

Is Glenlivet Scotch a Highland?

The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky.
The Glenlivet distillery.

Why do so many scotches start with Glen?

The reason for so many Glen-something whiskies is because ‘glen’ means ‘valley’ in Gaelic. There are a lot of hills in Scotland, so there are lots of glens.

What are the 6 Scotch regions?

– Scotland has six whisky regions, Highlands, Speyside, Lowlands, Campbeltown, Islay and Islands. – Speyside is by far the most extensive whisky-producing region in Scotland. – Scottish Whisky ‘Scotch’ is renowned around the World.

Is Chivas a Speyside?

Chivas Brothers, has completed the construction of its new Speyside malt whisky distillery, reinforcing its long term growth prospects in the face of increased global demand for Scotch whisky.