Dalwhinnie

History: Founded in 1897 as "Strathspey", the distillery quickly was sold the following year and the name changed to Dalwhinnie, which is the highest-located distillery in Scotland (326m). 1934 it burned down, reopened in 1938 and underwent complete refurbishment in 1986 and 1992. It is one of the few bigger distilleries still using only 2 stills.
Character: malty, honey, fruity
Status: active