Given that Speyside distilleries account for about half of all production, it’s no surprise that the best ones are always in high demand from the blenders. What the vast majority of Speyside whiskies have in common, however, is the absence of strong peat flavour.
Speyside has no one particular type or style of whisky, with bourbon and sherry casks both commonly used for maturation.
(The river Spey is Scotland’s second longest river, 110 miles, and its fastest flowing.) Four of the top five best selling single malts are from Speyside: Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Macallan and Glen Grant. Over forty distilleries are clustered within the Spey valley. Speyside has the highest concentration of distilleries of the five regions.
