Why are so many whiskies Glen-something? That’s a question we tried to answer last year. But Scotland is also famous for its Bens, like Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. Did you know there are also a handful of “Ben-something” whiskies named after the hills and mountains of Scotland too? Well fear … Continue reading “Whiskies from Glen to Ben”
The reason for so many glen-something whiskies is because ‘glen’ means ‘valley’ in Gaelic.
There are a lot of hills in Scotland, so there are lots of glens. Distilleries are built in glens because:
1. You need a lot of water to make whisky, so the bottle of a valley is an excellent place to be.
2. It’s easier to build a distillery at the bottle of a hill than on top of one.
A lot of distilleries take their name from their location. It isn’t a surprise there are so many scotch whiskies that have glen in their name.