The World of

Scotch Whisky
Many countries produce whisky, but Scotch 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 ingredients - water, cereals, and yeast.

Scotland is home to around 100 malt and grain distilleries, making it the greatest concentration in the world.
Many of the Scotch Whisky distilleries featured on this map bottle some of their production for sale as Single Highland Malt
Malt (ie, the product of one distillery) or Single Grain Whisky.
The Highland region is geographically the largest Scotch Whisky
producing region. The rugged landscape and changeable climate, and in
However, the majority of all Scotch Whisky is consumed as Blended Scotch Whisky. This means as many as some cases, coastal locations, are reflected in the character of its
50 of the different Single Malt and Single Grain Whiskies are blended together, ensuring that the ORKNEY whiskies, which embrace wide variations.
individual scotch whiskies harmonise with one another and the quality and flavour of each individual
blend remains consistent down the years. 41
32 As a group, Highland whiskies are rounded, robust and dry in character,
Kirkwall with a hint of smokiness/peatiness. Those near the sea carry a salty
tang; in the far north the whiskies are more notably heathery and slightly
Malt whisky is usually classified in one of five main categories -
spicy in character; while in the more sheltered east and middle of the
Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Islay, and Campbeltown - region, the whiskies have a more fruity character.
according to the geographical location of
Cape Wrath
the distillery in which it is made. In 12. ABERFELDY 30. GLEN ORD
many ways, the geography and S John Dewar & Sons Ltd Diageo
climate of each region E 13. ARDMORE 31. GLENTURRET
influences the character of John Beam Global Spirits & Wine The Edrington Group Ltd
the whisky produced
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o'Groats 14. ISLE OF ARRAN 32. HIGHLAND PARK

there. I LEWIS Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd The Edrington Group Ltd
15. BALBLAIR 33. ISLE OF JURA
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Inver House Distillers Ltd Whyte & Mackay Ltd
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Ben Nevis Distillery (Fort William) Ltd Inver House Distillers Ltd
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18. CLYNELISH 36. MACDUFF
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19. DALMORE 37. OBAN
Whyte & Mackay Ltd Diageo
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20. DALWHINNIE 38. PULTENEY
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Ullapool 21. DEANSTON 39. ROYAL BRACKLA
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Invergordon 24. GLENCADAM 42. TALISKER

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55 64 85 73 81 78 Buckie Banff Fraserburgh
26. GLEN GARIOCH 44. TOBERMORY
Forres 53 27
UIST Nairn 72 82
84 66 50 36 Macduff
Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd
27. GLENGLASSAUGH
Burn Stewart Distillers plc
45. TOMATIN
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70 Keith 34
69 87 The Edrington Group Ltd The Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd
Inverness Rothes 74 57 89
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Aberdeen Speyside Malt

20 Dee 40 Ballater
Banchory Speyside, a region that borders much of the length of the River Spey on the
Fort William 16
Ben Nevis Loch Ericht eastern side of the Highlands, is home to half of Scotland’s Scotch Whisky
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distilleries which are drawn together around a system of rivers.
Stonehaven
Tobermory The whiskies of this region are noted for their elegance and complexity. The
44 Glen Coe flow of water over hills of granite and through moors of peat, add a refined
Loch Pitlochry 22
23 smokiness to many of the malt whiskies and the slightly more sheltered nature
Rannoch 17 of the terrain imparts a specific gentleness and delicacy to their character.

Aberfeldy
MULL Tay
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Montrose 47. ABERLOUR 72. GLENLOSSIE
Blairgowrie
Oban Chivas Brothers Ltd Diageo
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Loch Tay 48. ALLT A’BHAINNE 73. GLEN MORAY
Arbroath Chivas Brothers Ltd Glenmorangie Co Ltd
Loch Awe Carnoustie 49. AUCHROISK 74. GLENROTHES

Islay Malt Perth Dundee Diageo The Edrington Group Ltd

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Crieff 50. AULTMORE 75. GLEN SPEY
Inveraray
John Dewar & Sons Ltd Diageo
Auchterarder Lindores
Islay, a small island off the west 46 51. BALMENACH 76. GLENTAUCHERS
Callander
coast of Scotland, may be only 25 Inver House Distillers Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd
Loch 21 Dunblane St Andrews
miles long but is home to 8 52. BALVENIE, The 77. IMPERIAL
Lomond
Islay
distilleries. Lochgilphead Stirling Kinross Wm Grant & Sons Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd
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Glenrothes 53. BENRIACH 78. INCHGOWER
The whiskies from this area have Benriach Distillery Co Diageo
more than a hint of saltiness due to
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35101 28 Falkirk 54. BENRINNES 79. KININVIE
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the fact that Islay is frequently Port Askaig 33
Dumbarton Diageo Wm Grant & Sons Ltd
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Greenock
lashed by Atlantic storms. Sea spray 3 Tarbert 55. BENROMACH 80. KNOCKANDO
blows across the island, 2
95 EDINBURGH 102
North Gordon & MacPhail Diageo
impregnating the peat used in the
103 Berwick 56. BRAEVAL 81. LINKWOOD
malting of the barley and blows into GLASGOW 104
Chivas Brothers Ltd Diageo
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the warehouses where casks of Port Ellen 8
7 97 57. CAPERDONICH 82. LONGMORN
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Scotch Whisky lie maturing, thus Chivas Brothers Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd

Lowland
affecting the taste and aroma. East Kilbride 58. CARDHU 83. MACALLAN, The
Brodick Diageo The Edrington Group Ltd
The result is that some of the Islay Berwick- 59. CRAGGANMORE 84. MANNOCHMORE
Kilmarnock upon-Tweed
whiskies are pungent and powerful
with a distinctive whiff of sea air in
ARRAN Troon Tweed
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9 Biggar 60. CRAIGELLACHIE 85. MILTONDUFF
them. Other distilleries that are in a 10
11 Prestwick John Dewar & Sons Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd

Campbeltown
Melrose Coldstream
more sheltered location, and use 61. DAILUAINE 86. MORTLACH
Ayr
less peat during malting have a Diageo Diageo
gentler but still clearly identifiable 62. DUFFTOWN 87. SPEYBURN
character. Diageo Inver House Distillers Ltd
99 63. GLENALLACHIE 88. SPEYSIDE
1. ARDBEG
Hawick Chivas Brothers Ltd Speyside Distillers Co Ltd
Moffat
Glenmorangie Co Ltd 64. GLENBURGIE 89. STRATHISLA
2. BOWMORE Chivas Brothers Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd
Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd 65. GLENDULLAN 90. STRATHMILL
3. BRUICHLADDICH Diageo Diageo
Bruichladdich Distillery Company 66. GLEN ELGIN 91. TAMDHU
4. BUNNAHABHAIN Diageo The Edrington Group Ltd
Dumfries
Burn Stewart Distillers plc 67. GLENFARCLAS 92. TAMNAVULIN-GLENLIVET
5. CAOL ILA J & G Grant Whyte & Mackay Ltd
Stranraer 68. GLENFIDDICH 93. TOMINTOUL
Diageo Castle Douglas
6. KILCHOMAN Wigtown Wm Grant & Sons Ltd Angus Dundee Distillers plc
Kilchoman Distillery Co Ltd 96 69. GLEN GRANT 94. TORMORE
7. LAGAVULIN Glen Grant Distillery Co Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd
Diageo 70. GLEN KEITH
8. LAPHROAIG Chivas Brothers Ltd
Beam Global Spirits & Wine 71. GLENLIVET, The
Chivas Brothers Ltd

Campbeltown Malt Grain Whisky Lowland Malt

Campbeltown is a remote town at the southern end of the Mull of Grain whiskies form the heart of Blended Scotch Whiskies. The Lowland whiskies are produced in the south of Scotland, Around 40 of the distilleries featured on this map
Kintyre on the west fringe of Scotland. At its peak, Campbeltown Located primarily in the Lowlands of Scotland, with the exception identified on the map as the area south of an imaginary line open their doors to the public and unveil some of the
was home to more than 30 distilleries. of one in the Northern Highlands, grain whisky distilleries operate between Dundee and Greenock.
secrets of making Scotch Whisky to over one million
a continuous distillation process from a mash of cereals, always
Campbeltown whiskies are robust in character and carry the salty including malted barley, but unlike malt whiskies, also using other Lowland whiskies reflect the calm, lush countryside of the region
visitors a year. A copy of a booklet showing the
tang of the sea. unmalted cereals, as well as yeast and water. and tend to be light, soft and mellow and gentle on the palate. location of these distilleries, along with contact
information and opening times, can be obtained from:
9. GLENGYLE The main purpose of grain whisky is as the base to which the malts 95. AUCHENTOSHAN
J & A Mitchell & Co Ltd are added creating Blended Scotch Whisky, but a small proportion Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd
10. GLEN SCOTIA is bottled as a Single Grain and enjoyed for their subtle character. The Scotch Whisky Association
96. BLADNOCH
Loch Lomond Distillery Co Ltd Co-ordinated Development Services 20 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 8HF
98. CAMERONBRIDGE 102. NORTH BRITISH
11. SPRINGBANK 97. GLENKINCHIE t: +44 131 222 9235
Diageo The North British Distillery Co Ltd
J & A Mitchell & Co Ltd Diageo e: contact@swa.org.uk
99. GIRVAN 103. PORT DUNDAS
Wm Grant & Sons Ltd Diageo or
100. INVERGORDON 104. STRATHCLYDE 14 Cork Street, London W1S 3NS
Whyte & Mackay Ltd Chivas Brothers Ltd t: +44 20 7629 4384
101. LOCH LOMOND e: london.office@swa.org.uk
Loch Lomond Distillery Co Ltd
www.scotch-whisky.org.uk