©2019 scotch whisky association DISCOVER THE WORLD OF SCOTCH WHISKY Many countries produce whisky, but Scotch Whisky can only be made in Scotland and by definition must be distilled and matured in Scotland for a minimum of 3 years. Scotch Whisky has been made for more than 500 years and uses just a few natural raw materials - water, cereals and yeast. Scotland is home to over 130 malt and grain distilleries, making it the greatest MAP OF concentration of whisky producers in the world. Many of the Scotch Whisky distilleries featured on this map bottle some of their production for sale as Single Malt (i.e. the product of one distillery) or Single Grain Whisky. HIGHLAND MALT The Highland region is geographically the largest Scotch Whisky SCOTCH producing region. The rugged landscape, changeable climate and, in The majority of Scotch Whisky is consumed as Blended Scotch Whisky. This means as some cases, coastal locations are reflected in the character of its many as 60 of the different Single Malt and Single Grain Whiskies are blended whiskies, which embrace wide variations. As a group, Highland whiskies are rounded, robust and dry in character together, ensuring that the individual Scotch Whiskies harmonise with one another with a hint of smokiness/peatiness. Those near the sea carry a salty WHISKY and the quality and flavour of each individual blend remains consistent down the tang; in the far north the whiskies are notably heathery and slightly spicy in character; while in the more sheltered east and middle of the DISTILLERIES years. region, the whiskies have a more fruity character. 13. ABERFELDY 37. GLENTURRET, THE Malt whisky is classified in one of five main categories - Highland, Lowland, Speyside, John Dewar & Sons Glenturret Islay and Campbeltown - according to the geographical location of the distillery in 14. ABHAINN DEARG 38. GLENWYVIS Abhainn Dearg Distillery GlenWyvis Distillery which it is made. In many ways, the geography and climate of each region influences 15. ARBIKIE 39. HIGHLAND PARK the character of the whisky produced there. Arbikie Distilling Edrington #SUPPORTSCOTCH 16. ARDMORE 40. ISLE OF HARRIS Beam Suntory Isle of Harris Distillers 17. ARDNAMURCHAN 41. ISLE OF JURA Adelphi Distillery Whyte & Mackay 18. ARRAN 42. LAGG Isle of Arran Distillers Isle of Arran Distillers www.scotch-whisky.org.uk 19. BALBLAIR 43. LOCH LOMOND Inver House Distillers Loch Lomond Group 20. BEN NEVIS 44. LONE WOLF Ben Nevis Distillery BrewDog 21. BLAIR ATHOL 45. MACDUFF Diageo John Dewar & Sons 22. CLYNELISH 46. NCN'EAN Diageo Drimnin Distillery Co. 23. DALMORE 47. OBAN Whyte & Mackay Diageo 24. DALWHINNIE 48. PULTENEY ORKNEY Diageo Inver House Distillers 25. DEANSTON 49. ISLE OF RAASAY 39 Distell International R&B Distillers 52 Kirkwall 26. DEESIDE 50. ROYAL BRACKLA Deeside Brewery John Dewar & Sons 27. DORNOCH 51. ROYAL LOCHNAGAR Dornoch Distillery Co. Diageo 28. EDRADOUR 52. SCAPA Cape Wrath Signatory Vintage Chivas Brothers . S 29 FETTERCAIRN 53. STRATHEARN Whyte & Mackay Strathearn Distillery E 30. GLENCADAM 54. TALISKER 60 Thurso John D o'Groats Angus Dundee Distillers Diageo 31. GLENDRONACH, THE 55. TEANINICH I LEWIS Brown-Forman Diageo 32. GLEN GARIOCH 56. TOBERMORY R 14 Stornoway 48 Beam Suntory Distell International Wick B 33. GLENGLASSAUGH 57. TOMATIN Brown-Forman The Tomatin Distillery Co. E 34. GLENGOYNE 58. TORABHAIG Lochinver HARRIS Ian Macleod Distillers Torahbhaig Distillery Co. H 35. GLENMORANGIE 59. TULLIBARDINE Glenmorangie Co. Terroirs Distillers 40 36. GLEN ORD 60. WOLFBURN Diageo Aurora Brewing 22 R Brora Ullapool E Bonar Bridge SPEYSIDE MALT NORTH 27 Speyside, a region that borders much of the length of the River Spey T 19 UIST 35 on the eastern side of the Highlands, is home to more Scotch Whisky Highland Tain distilleries than any other region. U Invergordon 55 The whiskies of this region are noted for their elegance and complexity. 129 Speyside 23 The flow of water over the hills of granite and through the moors of Torridon 38 Lossiemouth peat add a refined smokiness to many of the malt whiskies and the O Dingwall slightly more sheltered nature of the terrain imparts specific gentleness 102 Elgin Buckie and delicacy to their character. Portree 70 92 SOUTH Nairn 79 100 88 96 Banff Fraserburgh 36 68 33 Forres 87 97 45 UIST 99 81 64 Macduff 49 54 50 63 103 85 Keith 95 61. ABERLOUR 86. GLENLIVET, THE 84 105 Rothes 89 91 INVERNESS 90 106 Chivas Brothers Chivas Brothers 72 Kyle of Lochalsh 74 62. ALLT A’BHAINNE 87. GLENLOSSIE SKYE 110 61 98 Craigellachie ly 67 au 94 76 82 e 80 83 93 31 Chivas Brothers Diageo B 73 75 78 69 77 57 101 Huntly 63. AUCHROISK 88. GLEN MORAY Ness 107 65 h Grantown- 66 62 Dufftown c 86 Diageo Glen Turner Co. o on-Spey 16 58 Fort Augustus L 108 64. AULTMORE 89. GLENROTHES y 109 32 e Tomintoul 71 Oldmeldrum p 44 John Dewar & Sons Edrington S 65. BALLINDALLOCH 90. GLEN SPEY Aviemore Inverurie Mallaig Ballindalloch Distillery Diageo 66. BALMENACH 91. GLENTAUCHERS Kingussie 104 Inver House Distillers Chivas Brothers ABERDEEN 67. BALVENIE, THE 92. INCHGOWER Wm Grant & Sons Diageo 26 24 D 51 Ballater ee 68. BENRIACH 93. KININVIE ISLAY MALT Fort William Banchory 20 Ben Nevis Loch Ericht Brown-Forman Wm Grant & Sons Islay, a small island off the west coast of Scotland, may 1343 m 17 69. BENRINNES 94. KNOCKANDO only be 25 miles long and 8 miles wide but is home to 9 Scotch Whisky distilleries. Stonehaven Diageo Diageo Tobermory 70. BENROMACH 95. KNOCKDHU 46 Glen Coe Islay is frequently lashed by Atlantic storms. Sea spray 56 Gordon & MacPhail Inver House Distillers blows across the island, impregnating the peat used in 29 71. BRAEVAL 96. LINKWOOD the malting of the barley and blows into the warehouses Loch Pitlochry 28 where casks of Scotch Whisky lie maturing, thus affecting Rannoch 21 Chivas Brothers Diageo the taste and aroma. 72. CARDHU 97. LONGMORN Aberfeldy 30 13 Diageo Chivas Brothers Some of the Islay whiskies are pungent and powerful, MULL Tay Montrose Blairgowrie 73. CRAGGANMORE 98. MACALLAN, THE with a distinctive whiff of the sea air in them. Other Oban 15 Diageo Edrington distilleries that are in a more sheltered location, and use 47 Loch Tay less peat during malting, have a gentler but still clearly Arbroath 74. CRAIGELLACHIE 99. MANNOCHMORE identifiable character. John Dewar & Sons Diageo Carnoustie Loch Awe 75. DAILUAINE 100. MILTONDUFF 1. ARDBEG 6. CAOL ILA Dundee 37 Perth Glenmorangie Co. Diageo 53 Diageo Chivas Brothers 2. ARDNAHOE 7. KILCHOMAN Inveraray 76. DALMUNACH 101. MORTLACH Auchterarder 121126 Chivas Brothers Diageo Hunter Laing & Co. Kilchoman Distillery Co. 59 8. LAGAVULIN Callander 119 77. DUFFTOWN 102. ROSEISLE 3. BOWMORE 25 111 Dunblane 118 Diageo Diageo Beam Suntory Diageo Loch St Andrews 78. 9. LAPHROAIG 125 GLENALLACHIE 103. SPEYBURN 4. BRUICHLADDICH Lochgilphead Lomond Stirling Kinross 127 GlenAllachie Distillers Co. Inver House Distillers Bruichladdich Distillery Co. Beam Suntory Glenrothes 79. GLENBURGIE 104. SPEYSIDE 5. BUNNAHABHAIN 124 Islay 5 Helensburgh Chivas Brothers Harvey's of Edinburgh Distell International 2 JURA 43 130 34 Falkirk 80. GLENDULLAN International 6 41 Port Askaig Dumbarton 105. STRATHISLA 7 Greenock Diageo 4 Tarbert Chivas Brothers 3 81. GLEN ELGIN 114 122 North 120 EDINBURGH 131 Diageo 106. STRATHMILL 123 Berwick 133 82. GLENFARCLAS Diageo GLASGOW 117 CAMPBELTOWN MALT 1 132 J & G Grant 107. TAMDHU Port Ellen 8 121 9 Campbeltown is a town at the southern end of the Mull of Kintyre 18 83. GLENFIDDICH Ian Macleod Distillers on the west fringe of Scotland. At its peak, Campbeltown was home Wm Grant & Sons 108. TAMNAVULIN to more than 30 Scotch Whisky distilleries. East Kilbride 84. GLEN GRANT Whyte & Mackay Brodick Campbeltown whiskies are robust in character and carry the salty Glen Grant Distillery Co. 109. TOMINTOUL tang of the sea. Kilmarnock Lowland 85. GLEN KEITH Angus Dundee Distillers 110. TORMORE ARRAN Troon Tweed Chivas Brothers 10. GLENGYLE 10 Biggar Chivas Brothers 11 42 J & A Mitchell & Co. 12 Prestwick Melrose 11. GLEN SCOTIA Ayr Loch Lomond Group Campbeltown 12. SPRINGBANK LOWLAND MALT J & A Mitchell & Co. The Lowland whiskies are produced in the south of Scotland, identified on the map as the 128 area south of a line between Dundee and Greenock. 112 116 Hawick Moffat Lowland whiskies reflect the calm, lush countryside of the region and tend to be light, soft GRAIN WHISKY and mellow and gentle on the palate. Grain whiskies form the heart of Blended Scotch Whiskies. They are located primarily in the Lowlands, with the exception of one in the Highlands. Grain 111. ABERARGIE 119. EDEN MILL whisky distilleries operate a continuous distillation process, always including The Perth Distilling Co. Eden Mill malted barley, but unlike malt whiskies, also using other unmalted cereals, as 112. AILSA BAY 120. GLASGOW well as yeast and water. Dumfries Wm Grant & Sons Glasgow Distillery Co. The main purpose of grain whisky is as the base to which the malts are added 113. ANNANDALE 121. GLENKINCHIE creating Blended Scotch Whisky, but a small proportion is bottled as a Single Stranraer Annandale Distillery Co. Diageo Grain and enjoyed for their subtle character. 113 Castle Douglas Annan 114. AUCHENTOSHAN 122. HALEWOOD CHAIN PIER Wigtown Beam Suntory Halewood Wine & Spirits 127. CAMERONBRIDGE 131. NORTH BRITISH 115 115. BLADNOCH 123. HOLYROOD Diageo The North British Distillery Co. Bladnoch Distillery Holyrood Distillery 128. GIRVAN 132. STARLAW 116. BORDERS 124. INCHDAIRNIE Wm Grant & Sons Glen Turner Co. The Three Stills Co. John Fergus & Co. 129. INVERGORDON 133. STRATHCLYDE 117. CLYDESIDE 125. KINGSBARNS Whyte & Mackay Chivas Brothers Morrison Glasgow Distillers The Kingsbarns Company 130. LOCH LOMOND 118. DAFTMILL of Distillers Loch Lomond Group The Cuthbert Family 126.