Explore Highlands Whisky
Why we love Highland Scotch whisky
In terms of flavour profile, the Highlands might be one of the hardest whisky-producing regions in Scotland to pin down, because it covers such a large geographical area (in fact, the largest geographical area out of all the Scotch whisky regions), but that's what makes it fabulous! It covers such a breadth of flavour diversity, encompassing historic distilleries like Dalmore and Glenmorangie, as well as newer distilleries like Nc'nean.
What is Highland Scotch like?
In a word: diverse! The north encompasses rich, full-bodied whiskies like The Dalmore; the south produces lighter, fruitier whiskies from distilleries like Aberfeldy; to the east, the whiskies become a little more pungent and fruity, like Glen Garioch; and in the west the whiskies are peatier, while nearer the coast they become more maritime, from distilleries such as Clynelish and Pulteney.
What does Highland whisky taste like?
A range of different flavours! The hardest region to summarise when it comes to flavour diversity, you'll have to explore the breadth of Highland Scotch whisky to discover all that it has to offer – we can help with that.
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About Nc'nean Distillery
Relatively new (in Scotch whisky terms), Nc’nean was founded in March 2017 by Annabel Thomas, becoming the first fully organic modern distillery in Scotland powered by 100% renewable energy!
The name is pronounced ‘nook-knee-anne’, and it’s an abbreviation of Neachneohain, a witch-queen in Scots Gaelic folklore. In keeping with its sustainable mission, the wood chips for the biomass boiler are sourced from a local forest, and all by-products are recycled as animal and plant feed on the distillery’s estate.
Win a trip to Nc'nean!
You could win a trip for two to Nc'nean, including dinner, a distillery tour and tasting, and even a limited-edition bottle! All you have to do is buy one of the selected bottles from the Nc'nean range, and you're automatically entered! This once-in-a-lifetime trip could be yours.
Buy these Nc'nean bottles to enter the competition!
Buying any of these bottles will get you automatically entered to win a trip to Nc'nean.
More of our favourites from... The HIGHLANDS
Here we have the best of the rest – discover the wealth of flavour the Highlands has to offer!
