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Today is International Scotch Whisky Day, and we didn’t want to let the day pass without mentioning the link between Jerez (Andalusia) and Scotch whiskies. So keep reading to discover more about this special Spanish-Scottish connection and sherry cask ageing. The origin of a tradition Before we move on, let’s travel back in time for a moment. Let’s find out where the tradition of using sherry casks for ageing whiskies…

The malts of Speyside are the raw material for the Scottish malt whisky,  the most desirable of the world. This malt is distillated in Cairngorms, the area next to the Spey river in Moray and Aviemore Cairngorms, in the north of Scotland. The two most sold whiskies of the world come from Speyside and that tells a lot about the quality of the malts and their distillation process. The region…

Today we will visit some of the whisky distilleries that you have to see when visiting Scotland. Scotland, apart from beatiful landscape and coasts, counts on one of the biggest and most popular whiskey productions and exportations which generate an income of 800 million euros. It is one of the most popular products of this land and the touristic visits to its distilleries are one of the attractions you cannot…