Glen Spey Scotch whisky distillery, Scotland
One of the most ‘obscure’ distilleries in Scotland is Glen Spey, even
though it is located in the heartland of malt whisky production: the
Speyside area. This might be caused by the fact that the capacity
of the distillery is relatively modest compared to other distilleries in
the area. What’s more, Glen Spey was always meant to be used
for blended whisky and no proper OB was ever released.

Glen Spey distillery was built in 1878 by James Stuart & Co. under
the name ‘Mill of Rothes’. Less than a decade later James Stuart
bought the Macallan distillery and sold Glen Spey to W. & A. Gilbey
for 11,000 GBP. According to the Malt Whisky Yearbook they were
the first English company to buy a Scottish malt whisky distillery.