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The best Speyside whiskies

Speyside, on the banks of the River Spey, is the Scottish region with the most distilleries and the home of fruity, elegant single malt. Sherry casks are widely used here, bringing dried fruit and spice, but there are also lighter whiskies with apple, pear and honey. Each one’s flavour profile tells you which side it falls on.

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  5. Speyside, Scotland

    Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask

    Single malt · 12 years

    A Speyside malt very popular in France and increasingly easy to find in Spain. It combines whisky matured in traditional oak casks with whisky matured in sherry casks, and the result is friendly and rounded: red apple, honey and spice, with a background of dried fruit.

    • Sweet
    • Fruity
    • Dried fruit

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  6. Speyside, Scotland

    Cardhu Gold Reserve

    Single malt

    The no-age-statement version of Cardhu, very well known in Spain. It keeps the light, fruity and honeyed style of the Speyside distillery, but with a little more sweetness and caramel notes than the twelve-year-old.

    • Sweet
    • Fruity
    • Vanilla

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  8. Speyside, Scotland

    Tamdhu 12 Year Old

    Single malt · 12 years

    Tamdhu matures all its whiskies in sherry-seasoned oak casks, according to the brand, something unusual even in Speyside.

    • Dried fruit
    • Sweet
    • Spicy

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  9. Speyside, Scotland

    Glenfiddich 15 Year Old

    Single malt · 15 years

    One of the most interesting malts in the Glenfiddich range because of its method: whiskies matured in sherry, bourbon and new oak casks are combined in a large solera-type vat that is never completely emptied.

    • Sweet
    • Dried fruit
    • Fruity

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There are 82 more whiskies that meet the criteria. All whiskies from Speyside (92)

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