Lowland Scotch Whisky
Annandale Distillery is located in the Lowland region of Scotland, so our whisky will be designated as a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
From a whisky-making point of view, the Lowland region is defined as the mainland area that falls below an imaginary line drawn between Dundee in the East and Greenock in the West. There are currently 10 whisky distilleries in the Lowland region; 5 Single Malt distilleries and 5 Grain distilleries:
Single Malts:
- Ailsa Bay
- Auchentoshan
- Bladnoch
- Daftmill
- Glenkinnchie
Grain Whiskies:
- Cameronbridge
- Girvan
- North British
- Port Dundas
- Strathclyde
Although the vast majority of Scotland's grain whisky (for blending purposes) is produced in the Lowland region, there are currently only five single malt distilleries in production. Of these Auchentoshan and Glenkinnchie are the largest and best known single malts.
Bladnoch is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland (and the most southerly). It had a good reputation for producing high quality single malt in the era when it was operated by the predecessors of Diageo. It is now privately owned by the ebullient Raymond Armstrong who re-commenced limited production in 2000. There has been a small release of 'new production' at 6 years old.
Daftmill Distillery is a new farm-based distillery near Cupar, Fife