Speyside single malt G. Grant and William Grant & Sons and by The Edrington Group (majority owned by a charitable trust). Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail is a tourism initiative featuring eight Speyside distilleries and the Speyside Cooperage. Speyside also hosts an annual whisky festival known as "Spirit of Speyside". Speyside whiskies can generally be classified as light and grassy (e.g. Glenlivet) or rich and sweet (e.g. Macallan). Speyside is a "protected region" for Scotch Whisky distilling under UK Government legislation. In addition to those single malts sold under the distilleries' names, brands associated with Speyside include Allt-á-Bhainne, Casg Annamh, Glen Turner, Lismore, McClelland's
Strathspey Thistle F.C. 2009 when the club were elected into the Highland League. "As of 28 November 2017" Strathspey Thistle F.C. Strathspey Thistle Football Club are a senior football club from Grantown-on-Spey in the Highlands of Scotland. They currently play in the Highland Football League, but formerly played in the Scottish Junior Football pyramid from 1993. They were accepted into the Highland League on 25 February 2009 and entered the league for the start of the 2009–10 season. Their first match was an 8–1 defeat against Wick Academy. Strathspey Thistle's home ground is Seafield Park in Grantown-on-Spey. The stadium has a maximum capacity