Whisky Information at the Deeside Hotel

Whisky - The name is an English corruption of the ancient name for spirits "water of life" - which in Scottish and Irish Gaelic is "uisge beatha" or "usquebaugh" and sounded to the English ear like "uishgi" and hence "whisky".
 
Check this site for an excellent overview of the origins and manufactire of  "the water of life".
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/glossary.html

The information below is courtesy of:
 http://www.scotchwhisky.net/distilleries/index.htm

We have information on 125 distilleries in the Speyside, Highland, Islay, Campbeltown, Lowland and Island regions, some of them are silent or dismantled but most of the distilleries are still in operation.

The six 'Classic Malts', carefully selected to best represent each of the main whisky producing regions of Scotland. They embrace the full diversity of regional tastes and styles.
Region
Whisky
Islay
Lagavulin
Campbelltown
Oban
Highland
Dalwhinnie
Lowland
Glenkinchie
Speyside
Cragganmore
Skye
Talisker

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SPEYSIDE
ABERLOUR
ALLT A'BHAINNE
ARDMORE
AULTMORE
BALMENACH
BENROMACH
BALVENIE
BENRIACH
BENRINNES
BRAEVAL
CAPERDONICH
CARDHU
COLEBURN
CONVALMORE
CRAGGANMORE
CRAIGELLACHIE
DAILUAINE
DALLAS DHU
DALWHINNIE
DUFFTOWN
GLENALLACHIE
GLENBURGIE
GLENDRONACH
GLENDULLAN
GLEN ELGIN
GLENFARCLAS
GLENFIDDICH
GLENGLASSAUGH
GLEN GRANT
GLEN KEITH
THE GLENLIVET
GLENLOSSIE
GLENMHOR
GLEN MORAY
GLENROTHES
GLEN SPEY
GLENTAUCHERS
IMPERIAL
INCHGOWER
KININVIE
KNOCKANDO
KNOCKDHU
LlNKWOOD
LONGMORN
MACALLAN
MACDUFF
MANNOCHMORE
MILTONDUFF
MORTLACH
PITTYVAICH
ROYAL BRACKLA
SPEYBURN
DRUMGUISH
STRATHISLA
STRATHMILL
TAMDHU
TAMNAVULIN
TOMATIN
TOMINTOUL
TORMORE
HIGHLAND
ABERFELDY
AUCHROISK
BALBLAIR
BEN NEVIS
BEN WYVIS
BLAIR ATHOLL
CLYNELISH
DALMORE
DEANSTON
DRUMGUISH
EDRADOUR
FETTERCAIRN
GLEN ALBYN
GLENCADAM
GLENESK
GLENGARIOCH
GLENGOYNE
GLENMORANGIE
GLEN ORD
GLENTURRET
GLENUGIE
GLENURY.ROYAL
LOCH LOMOND
LOCHSIDE
MILLBURN
NORTH PORT
OLD PULTENEY
ROYAL LOCHNAGAR
TEANINICH
TULLIBARDINE

ISLAY
ARDBEG
BOWMORE
BRUICHLADDICH
BUNNAHABHAIN
CAOL ILA
LAGAVULIN
LAPHROAIG
PORT ELLEN

ISLAND
ARRAN
HIGHLAND PARK
ISLE OF JURA
SCAPA
TALISKER
TOBERMORY
LOWLAND
AUCHENTOSHAN
BLADNOCH
GLENKINCHIE
GLEN FLAGLER
INVERLEVEN
KINCLAITH
LADYBURN
LlTTLEMILL
ROSEBANK
ST MAGDALENE

CAMPBELTOWN
GLEN SCOTIA
OBAN
SPRINGBANK









GRAIN
CALEDONIAN
CAMBUS
CAMERON BRIDGE
DUMBARTON
GIRVAN
INVERGORDON
NORTH BRITISH
PORT DUNDAS



Visit our local
Royal Lochnagar Distillery
(United Distillers & Vintners) Crathie, Ballater,
Aberdeenshire AB3 5TB
April-September: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12 noon-4pm
October-March: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
Last tour one hour before closing time Group bookings: by appointment Admission charge with redemption in shop Contact: Distillery Office (01339) 742700

For more information on the regions and for a map of the East Highland Distilleries click on the link below.
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