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Arran Distillery Arran Distillery

The Arran distillery is the newest distillery in Scotland, producing the first single malt whisky on the Isle of Arran for 150 years. The distillery was built with traditional plant, including wooden washbacks and copper stills, to produce a whisky of the finest quality.
Balblair Distillery Balblair Distillery

The distillery is located at Edderton (the Parish of the Peats) on the Dornoch Firth. The water used by the distillery passes over the surrounding peat, which goes light and crumbly when seasoned, imparting finesse to the final whisky
Balblair owners supply the barley seeds to farmers in Fife ensuring maximum control over pre-production factors.
Traditional rivet finished stills are still in use.
Ben Nevis Distillery Ben Nevis Distillery

The distillery ,located at Lochy Bridge near Fort William, was established in 1825 by ‘Long John’ Macdonald. This nickname, used as a brand name for his whisky, is now owned by Allied. The water used is drawn from the Allt a’Mhuilinn (The Mill Burn) that starts as snow melt from Ben Nevis, making it very pure and cold.
The whiskies are lightly peated with a sweetish, grassy, spicy character.
Clynelish Distillery (Brora Distillery) Clynelish Distillery (Brora Distillery)

The original distillery in Brora, named Clynelish, was founded in 1819 by the Marquis of Stafford, who had married into the Sutherland family.
Across the road,a new distillery went into production in 1967, taking the name Clynelish. The older distillery was renamed Brora, closing down in 1983.
When Clynelish and Brora were both in production, Brora initially produced spirit from a highly peated barley, producing an Islay type whisky. Latterly it went over to a less peated barley similar to the one used by Clynelish.
Dalmore Distillery Dalmore Distillery

Dalmore distillery is located at Alness, on the A9 north of Inverness. It was established in 1839 when Alexander Matheson, a wealthy Hong Kong trader, bought Ardross farm on the northern shore of the Cromarty Firth. In the early days, his trading firm dealt in everything from tea to opium.
The distillery once had its own railway connection and pier, allowing direct delivery of all of the required commodities and shipment of the products.
During World War 1 the warehouses were requisitioned by the Admiralty as a mine making factory. All of the maturing whisky was removed to three other distilleries in the area, to be returned in 1920 with no loss.
There are about 100,000 casks of maturing spirit on site, the oldest of which is a 1939 distillation.
Glen Mhor Glen Mhor

Built in 1892 on the western edge of Inverness, the distillery was closed and the buildings demolished in 1986. Cosequently, Glen Mhor whisky is becoming very scarce.
Glenmorangie Distillery Glenmorangie Distillery

Records show that distillation took place on the site of ‘The Glen of Tranquillity’ distillery as early as 1730, but licensed activity started in 1843 with the conversion of a brewery. The distillery was completely rebuilt in the 1880’s, with the buildings surviving to the present day..
The location in at Tain on the shore of the Dornoch Firth..
Glenmorangie is produced primarily for sale as the best selling single malt in Scotland, with a small percentage being used for in-house blending..
Glenmorangie was the first to use steam heated stills to allow greater control. The stills are the tallest in Scotland and have a bulge below the neck to ensure that the lightest alcohols pass over during distillation. These two design factors contribute to the particular house-style of the product..
Only American ex-Bourbon casks are used to mature the spirit, all casks being rejected after 3 refills.
Glen Ord Distillery Glen Ord Distillery

Located at Muir of Ord a few miles north of Inverness, the distillery was established in 1838, and modernised in 1966. The distillery has its own maltings..
The distillery has had a few changes of name, being known as Muir of Ord, Glen Ord or simply Ord. The whisky was known as Glenordie for a time.
Highland Park Distillery Highland Park Distillery

The distillery is situated in Kirkwall on Orkney. Due to remoteness and heavy taxation, legitimate distilling was not viable in the 18th Century. Illicit stills, therefore, abounded with smuggling routes being developed to such an extent that Orkney whisky was to be found in Southern Scotland. The illicit business was accepted by all levels of society to such an extent that Provost of Kirkwall and the Government’s resident naval commander were among the leading smugglers. There was a wealth of distilling knowledge and skill in the Islands when the excise act was passed in 1823. It was no surprise, therefore, that the Highland Park operation, set up in 1825, produced whisky of the highest quality..
The distillery is one of the few with its own floor maltings.
Isle of Jura Distillery Isle of Jura Distillery

The distillery is located at Craighouse in the south-east of the island. The distillery dates from about 1830, but there is evidence that significant amounts of illicit distillation took place prior to this. The leasing conditions demanded by the laird made it difficult for operators to make a success of the process, resulting in only two lasting more than a year. Finally friction and illwill between the tenant and landlord resulted in the tenant stripping out his stills and machinery and abandoning the distillery in 1901. The roofs were removed to avoid paying taxes, and the buildings fell into disrepair.
The present distillery was built in the late 50’s and early 60’s.
The earlier whiskies were heavy and peated similar to those of Islay. The new distillery uses tall stills to produce a lightly peated Highland type malt to appeal to a wider market.
Oban Distillery Oban Distillery

Sitting on the esplanade just below McCaig's Folly in Oban, the distillery was established in 1794 by the Stevenson Brothers who were involved in the development of Tobermory on Mull. It is one of the oldest distilleries. The licence was issued in 1797, but revoked the following year. The distillery was shut until 1818, rebuilt in 1884 and has two periods of shut-down, from 1931 to 1937 and 1969 to 1972..
During the rebuild in 1884, evidence of Mesolithic settlers dating from 4500BC, was found..
A unique rectangular double worm-tub is still in use at the distillery.
Old Pulteney Distillery Old Pulteney Distillery

The distillery is at the southern side of Wick harbour, in an area called Pultneytown, and is the most northerly on the Scottish mainland. It was established in 1826 and closed in the 1930's. The distillery was rebuilt in 1959..
The saltiness of the whisky has led it to be called the 'Manzanilla of the North' in comparison with certain sherries matured in the Jerez area in Spain..
The distillery prefers the use of Bourbon casks for spirit maturing..
The two stills are distinctive and oddly shaped, but will not be altered in case the 'signature' of the whisky changes.
Scapa Distillery Scapa Distillery

Scapa Flow, the stretch of water connecting the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean, played an important role in both world wars. It is in Scapa Flow that the German Fleet was scuttled at the end of world war 1, and is now one of the most important diving areas in Britain..
Scapa distillery is located at St. Ola near Kirkwall in Orkney. The distillery opened in 1885. It was silent between 1934 and 1836 and rebuilt in 1959, with further improvements in 1978..
The water supply is heavily peated, hence the barley is left unpeated. The single malt distillate is matured in oak charred Bourbon casks.
The distillery still has not succumbed to the use of hi-tech control of processes
Talisker Distillery Talisker Distillery

The distillery sits on Loch Harport at Carbost on the west side of the Isle of Skye. It was built in 1831 by the MacAskill brothers from Eigg, and named after their estate house close to the distillery. In 1960 a fire gutted the still house, resulting in the need for five exact replica replacement stills. This is always considered essential incase the signature of the spirit changes. With the resurgence in crofting, it is no surprise that many of the distillery workers are also crofters..
Talisker still uses the worm-pipes as condensers..
The whisky is extremely individualistic, with a strong smoky, peaty taste.
Teaninich Distillery Teaninich Distillery

Established in 1817 by the local laird, it was extensively remodelled in 1974, and is basically a new distillery. It has 12 stills and produces large quantities of spirit, primarily for blending.
It is located at Alness about 20 miles north of Inverness.
Tobermory Distillery Tobermory Distillery

The original name for the distillery is Ledaig, resulting in whiskies being labelled under both names. The distillery is situated at Tobermory, on the island of Mull. It would appear that Ledaig was the only legal distillery on Mull. The distillery was built in the early 1800’s and has had a chequered history, closing in 1837. It was run by several owners between 1878 and 1930, but was closed again between 1930 and 1972, being used as a mess hall for sailors during the second world war. .
There has been some irregular activity since 1972.

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