Cragganmore distillery Cragganmore distillery Cragganmore is a Scotch whisky distillery situated in the village of Ballindalloch in Banffshire, Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1869 by John Smith on land leased from Sir George Macpherson-Grant. The site was chosen by Smith both for its proximity to the waters of the Craggan burn and because it was close to the Strathspey Railway. Smith was an experienced distiller, having already been manager of the Macallan, Glenlivet, Glenfarclas and Wishaw distilleries. The Strathspey Railway is now disused and forms the Speyside Way long-distance walking route. Cragganmore was marketed by United Distillers under their "Classic Malts"
Speyside, Ontario Speyside, Ontario Speyside is an unincorporated community in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. Once a thriving pioneer community, little remains of the original settlement. The Bruce Trail and Speyside Resource Management Area are located near the settlement. Early settlers believed a local creek resembled the River Spey in Scotland, and named the new settlement "Speyside". Between the 1850s and 1870s, Speyside had a hotel (the Stewart Hotel), two general stores, a village hall (used as a school), a tannery, a blacksmith, two saw mills, and a stone quarry. The settlement had seven streets and several houses. The population in 1874 was