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An Introduction to Highland Whisky

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Scotch Whisky
Choose The Right
Scotch
To Start
How to Choose Highland Whisky
It would be an understatement to say that there is such a dizzying array of excellent drams available in the world of Scotch whisky today, which can make taking your first steps into the world of whisky a daunting affair, especially where the Highland region is concerned.
top 5 highland whisky brands in the uk and ireland, with text overlaying them
Top 5 Highland Whisky Brands
With so many excellent options available in the modern day it can be potentially quite daunting to figure out where to start on your journey with Highland whisky, so we’ve compiled a list of five beasting distilleries that we feel best represent the style of the sub-region they reside in.
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Isle Of Islay
The Isle
The East
Glasgow
Edinburgh
An Introduction to Highland Whisky
Geographically, the Highland region covers a gargantuan swathe of the Scottish mainland and (officially) includes all of the islands with the exception of the Isle of Islay. Effectively anything between the Firth of Clyde in the west and the Firth of Tay in the east (so, roughly between Glasgow and Edinburgh) is considered to be part of the Highlands.