Editing Scottish Highlands (section)

==== Whisky production ====
[[File:Distillery from the pier - geograph.org.uk - 1302806.jpg|thumb|Oban distillery from the pier]]
[[File:Scotch regions.svg|right|thumb|The regions of Scotch whisky]]
Today, the Highlands are the largest of Scotland's whisky producing regions; the relevant area runs from Orkney to the Isle of Arran in the south and includes the northern isles and much of Inner and Outer Hebrides, Argyll, Stirlingshire, Arran, as well as sections of Perthshire and Aberdeenshire. (Other sources treat The Islands, except [[Islay]], as a separate whisky producing region.) This massive area has over 30 distilleries, or 47 when the Islands sub-region is included in the count.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highland Distilleries – Whisky Tours, Tastings & Map |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/food-drink/whisky/distilleries/highland/ |website=www.visitscotland.com}}</ref> According to one source, the top five are [[The Macallan distillery | Macallan]], [[Glenfiddich distillery | Glenfiddich]], [[Aberlour distillery | Aberlour]], [[Glenfarclas distillery | Glenfarclas]], and [[Balvenie distillery | Balvenie]]. While Speyside is geographically within the Highlands, that region is specified as distinct in terms of whisky productions.<ref name="manofmany.com">{{Cite news |last=Osborn |first=Jacob |date=13 August 2019 |title=A Comprehensive Guide to Scotland's Whisky Regions |work=Man of Many |url=https://manofmany.com/lifestyle/drinks/guide-to-scotland-whisky-regions}}</ref> [[Speyside single malt]] whiskies are produced by about 50 distilleries.<ref name="manofmany.com" />

According to ''Visit Scotland'', Highlands whisky is "fruity, sweet, spicy, malty".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Whisky Distilleries in the Highlands |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/see-do/food-drink/whisky/distilleries/highland/ |access-date=25 August 2021 |website=VisitScotland}}</ref> Another review<ref name="manofmany.com" /> states that Northern Highlands single malt is "sweet and full-bodied", the Eastern Highlands and Southern Highlands whiskies tend to be "lighter in texture" while the distilleries in the Western Highlands produce single malts with a "much peatier influence".