Spirit of Scotland
The Spirit of Scotland Podcast is all about Scotch Whisky - single malts, blends and special bottlings - as well as craft beer and craft gin and vodka.There's been an explosion of interest in these sectors with a range of new producers coming on the market, everything from gins made on the farm to whisky festivals, from craft beers and lagers to the latest single malts from the well-known and long established distilleries.
Spirit of Scotland
9 Chivas Brothers and The Glenlivet
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David Calder, Ann Miller, Alan Winchester
Of the various regions that produce Scotch whisky, Speyside is the largest. There are some 50 distilleries in the area producing a wide range of single malts and blends. The style of the single malts in particular has been characterised as rich and fruity. That is certainly true of The Glenlivet, the flagship of Chivas Brothers, itself part of the French company Pernod Ricard. Chivas owns a significant part of the sector on Speyside – so we went to find out more.