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Lowland Region

Soft and smooth malts are characteristic of this region, offering a gentle, elegant palate reminiscent of grass, honeysuckle, cream, ginger, toffee, toast and cinnamon. The whiskies are often lighter in character and perfect for pre-dinner drinks.

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Auchentoshan

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Auchentoshan Distillery / Beam Suntory

Description

Established in the Dunbartonshire estate of Auchentoshan in 1823 by a gentlemen named Thorne, who was an engineer from Greenock. He manufactured an ‘inter alia’ distillery plant.

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Dumbarton

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 Dumbarton / Pernod Ricard

Description

Dumbarton began distilling in 1938 and was the largest continuous distillery in Scotland producing grain whisky. It was also the first to introduce American-style stainless steel columns, rather than copper stills.

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Lingdarroch Lowland

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Bladnoch / Private Owned

Description

Lingdarroch is distilled in the Lowlands of Scotland using unpeated malted barley.

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Littlemill Distillery

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Littlemill Distillery / Loch Lomond Group

Description

Littlemill distillery was a Scottish malt whisky distillery in Bowling, West Dunbartonshire and is  Scotland’s first and oldest licensed whisky distillery. Auchentorlie Estate, along with a brewery call Littlemill, was purchased in 1750 by Archibal Buchanan from his brother Andrew Buchanan.

It was dismantled in 1997, and the remnants of the distillery were destroyed in a fire in 2004. 

The distillery produced three different kinds of whisky, which was made possible through the rectifying columns on the stills: a heavily peated variety under the name “Dumbuck”, a full bodied whisky named “Dunglas” and a light traditional lowland whisky under its own name “Littlemill”. Dumbuck and Dunglas were discontinued in 1972.

The remaining casks from Littlemill are currently at Loch Lomond Distillery with Loch Lomond Group releasing limited edition bottles.

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North British

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North British Distillery / JV (Diageo & Edrington)

Description

The North British Distillery is a grain whisky distillery located in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Established by a group of independent distillers in 1885. It is Edinburgh’s last working distillery, widely known as the “NB.

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Port Dundas

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Mothballed (Silent) / Diageo

 

Description

Port Dundas distillery was built in 1811 at the highest point in the city next to the banks of the Forth & Clyde Canal. Another distillery, Cowlairs, started operation soon after and in 1860 the two sites – by then both with Coffey stills installed – merged.

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Regions

Speyside

The most densely populated Whisky region in the world, famous for fertile glens and, of course, the River Spey. Speyside whiskies are known for being frugal with peat and full of fruit. Apple, pear, honey, vanilla and spice all have a part a role in expressions from this region, which are commonly matured in Sherry casks.

Lowland

Soft and smooth malts are characteristic of this region, offering a gentle, elegant palate reminiscent of grass, honeysuckle, cream, ginger, toffee, toast and cinnamon. The whiskies are often lighter in character and perfect for pre-dinner drinks.

Highland

This region, which also takes in the islands, has a huge diversity of flavours and characters. From lighter whiskies all the way through salty coastal malts, the Highlands offers a Scotch for all palates.

Campbeltown

Campbeltown whiskies are varied and full of flavour. Hints of salt, smoke, fruit, vanilla and toffee mingle in whiskies of robust and rich character.

Islay

Islay (pronounced ‘eye-luh’) is a magical island where the majority of its population are involved in whisky production. Famous for fiery, heavily peated whiskies.

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