It’s the de facto home of single malts. We’re not sure Speyside and its environs, along the northeast coast of Scotland, need much more in the way of an introduction, or a recommendation. Granted, it may not be Royal Deeside, with its gilded Balmoral-Braemar associations, picture-ready crags and sweet-box towns; nor does it trade in the austere landscapes of the far north. But this swath of the Scottish Highlands offers – aside from the origin sites of more than three dozen of the world’s finest single-malt spirits, almost all of which can be enjoyed in situ – a rich history, much beauty and convivial welcomes; not least among them the nine?bedroom retreat that is Glenmorangie House (see “Inside Glenmorangie’s Dazzling New Distillery”)
這里是單一麥芽威士忌事實上的原產地。我們不確定位于蘇格蘭東北海岸線上的斯貝塞(Speyside)及其周邊地區是否需要更多的介紹或推薦。誠然，這里不像皇家迪賽德(Royal Deeside)既有與皇室淵源頗深的巴爾莫勒爾-布雷馬地區，也有景色如畫的懸崖峭壁和風光秀麗的小鎮；這里也沒有蘇格蘭最北部地區那種蒼涼的景色。但蘇格蘭高地上的這片地區——三十多種世界頂尖單一麥芽威士忌的原產地，可以現場享用幾乎所有這些威士忌——有著豐富的歷史、諸多美景，并且熱情好客；其中最受歡迎的是擁有9間臥室的Glenmorangie House酒店。