Once the whisky capital of Scotland, now home to just three distilleries producing complex, slightly briny malts.

Regional Flavour Profile

Average across 60 expressions with flavour data.

Top Expressions

ExpressionDistilleryScore
Springbank 1999 Single CaskSpringbank93.0
Springbank 30-year-old Limited ReleaseSpringbank91.4
Springbank 21-year-oldSpringbank89.2
Springbank 18-year-oldSpringbank89.0
Springbank 12-year-oldSpringbank89.0

Active Distilleries (3)

DistilleryFoundedOwnerExpressions
Glen Scotia1832Loch Lomond Group20
Glengyle1872Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd20
Springbank1828J&A Mitchell & Company20

Silent, Closed & Planned (26)

DistilleryStatusFounded
Albynclosed1920
Ardlussaclosed1927
Argyllclosed1923
Benmoreclosed1927
Burnsideclosed1919
Caledonianclosed1842
Campbeltownclosed1924
Dalaruanclosed1922
Dalintoberclosed1925
Drumoreclosed1847
Glen Nevisclosed1923
Glenramskillclosed1854
Glensideclosed1926
Hazelburnclosed1925
Highlandclosed1852
Kinlochclosed1926
Kintyreclosed1920
Lochheadclosed1928
Lochruanclosed1925
Longrowclosed1896
Meadowburnclosed1882
Mossfieldclosed1837
Springsideclosed1926
Thistleclosed1837
Toberanrighclosed1860
Unionclosed1850