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 Camanachd increased popularity in football, and the outbreak of World War II, by the 1940's no Shinty club in Strathspey continued operation. Kincraig Camanachd, of Badenoch, and Loch Ness based Boleskine Camanachd would benefit from exiled Strathspey based players. In 2011 a group of local enthusiasts established a senior club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland with the club entering the Camanachd Association-sanctioned Development League North the very same year. Strathspey played their first match against Ardnamurchan Camanachd on 12 February 2011 before a run of further friendlies. Finishing first in the Development League Strath Cam gave way to a final-game defeat