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Whilst the title of the most northernmost whisky distillery in the world goes to Aurora Distillery, situated far beyond the Article Circle in Norway, there are several distilleries which are based at the tip of Scotland. These are eight Highland distilleries in Scotland which are the most northern, and arguably the most Highland - starting from the highest up.
As we approach the release of the spring issue of Whiskeria - the official magazine of The Whisky Shop and the foremost whisky-centric magazine in the world - we'd like to give a sneak peek into the content to come. There's so much to look forward to in our Spring issue, from reviews by whisky expert and author Charles MacLean to our quarterly distillery visit by whisky writer Gavin Smith. Here we have a look behind the scenes of our latest magazine - get excited!
Whilst the title of the most northernmost whisky distillery in the world goes to Aurora Distillery, situated far beyond the Article Circle in Norway, there are several distilleries which are based at the tip of Scotland. These are eight Highland distilleries in Scotland which are the most northern, and arguably the most Highland - starting from the highest up.
By far the largest producing region, the Highland region stretches from the North of Glasgow all the way to the northernmost tip of the east coast and beyond. To the North there are full bodied single malts, rich and sweet in character, such as the Dalmore whiskies. The lighter and fruity whiskies are found to the south, such as Aberfeldy, and similar drams with a touch more body are found to the East, such as Glendronach. The Western Highlands offer full body with a peaty punch, such as Oban. Here are ten of our favourites: