The Speyside distillery The Speyside distillery The Speyside distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery near the hamlet of Drumguish in the Speyside region of Scotland, close to the village of Kingussie. It produces the Speyside single malt and Drumguish single malt. The distillery was founded in 1962 by George Christie. It was built by hand by George Christie over the next decades, and was finished in 1987. It took another three years until whisky production started in 1990. Two pot stills of traditional shape were installed. Because massive production was never one of George's objectives, they are some of the smallest in Scotland.
Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society the twinning of the two cities, Edinburgh and Munich. In 1985 they represented Lothian Region again, this time at the Scottish Schools Prom Concert in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. This concert was presented to commemorate European Music Year and was broadcast on television by BBC Scotland. For several years now the Lothian Schools Strathspey and Reel Society has competed at the Kirrimuir Fiddle Festival, one of the top festivals of its kind in Scotland, and many of its members past and present have featured in the prize list for both solo and group performances. 2000 was a particularly successful year