The Speyside distillery The Glenspey mash tun was the very last fitted by Newmill engineering before they closed down. Though small the distillery can produce 500,000 litres of alcohol per annum. The distillery is the most southern on Speyside and takes its water directly from the River Tromie. The Speyside distillery offers many varieties of Scotch whisky in addition to many other distilled spirits. Their ten-year single malt Scotch whisky is no longer produced, having been superseded by twelve and fifteen-year-old malts, whilst an unaged malt called Drumguish is also available. It also produces malts under the names Glentromie and Củ Dhub. The
Badenoch and Strathspey wards became effective for representational purposes, the Highland Council's management and committee structures were re-organised. The Badenoch and Strathspey management area and the Badenoch and Strathspey area committee were therefore abolished. The new wards are much larger, each electing three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system; Badencoch and Strathspey is now a single ward, electing four of the council's 80 members, and a ward management area within the council's new Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey corporate management area. The new corporate area is one of three covering the council area. It consists of nine of the