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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 ).
The Macduff Distillery Company was founded in 1960 by the Macduff Distillers Ltd. [1] The distillery's official name In 1972, Macduff was acquired by William Lawson Distillers but official bottlings come mostly under the former.
Glengoyne 17-year-old was voted "World's Best Single Highland Malt" in the "Best of the Best" whisky tasting, organised by Whisky Magazine. [ 21 ] Due to the rapid growth recently of the Scotch malt whisky industry (recent figures indicate a 9% growth in 2002 [ 9 ] ) and of the premium whisky market as a whole, [ 9 ] Glengoyne is mainly ...
The location of the Dalmore's distillery and its smooth, floral flavor qualify it as a Highland malt. [7] The wash stills at Dalmore have flat tops and are also in two sizes. Three are 13,000 litres (2,900 imp gal; 3,400 US gal) in capacity, and the fourth is double that.
Wolfburn Distillery was founded just to the west of the town of Thurso, Caithness, [1] in 1821 [2] by William Smith. [3] The distillery was of considerable size for its day and ran as a successful commercial enterprise for several decades, being handed down through several generations of the Smith family. [4]
Despite the name, the whisky has no connection to the real-world Loch Lomond distillery. It was first mentioned in the 1966 English-language edition of Tintin and the Black Island (replacing Johnnie Walker in the original), although it remains ambiguous whether or not Hergé came up with the name on his own.
Highland Park distillery was founded by Magnus Eunson, a butcher and church officer by day and illicit distiller and whisky smuggler by night. In 1798 he was caught illegally distilling whisky on the site. In 1826, nearly 30 years later, Highland Park received an official licence to distill whisky. [2]
Glendronach distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery located near Forgue, by Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in the Highland whisky district. [2] It is owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation. The name Glendronach derives from the Scottish Gaelic gleann dronach which means 'valley of the brambles' or 'valley of the blackberries'.