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Lowland
Lowlands whisky is traditionally known for a lighter, softer style and has long been associated more strongly with grain and blended whisky than with malt whisky.
More broadly, Lowlands malt often has a soft body in which the character of the barley comes through clearly. Traditionally, the barley used has been unpeated, possibly because the Lowlands, East Lothian in particular, had a strong coal-mining industry.
Traditionally, most whiskies from the region have been described as lighter and grassier, without the smoky character produced by peat. This less intense profile also makes Lowland malt well suited to blends, since it does not dominate the other constituent whiskies.
More recently, however, some Lowlands distilleries, such as Ailsa Bay and Annandale, have embraced peat, producing whiskies with a flavour profile more typical of Islay and marking a notable departure from the region’s traditional style.