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Created some 500 million years ago through massive
volcanic upheavals, the Highlands are among the oldest rock formations
on earth. During the Ice Age the landscape underwent further dramatic
changes, the glaciers cropping and smoothing the mountaintops
and gouging out the glens. When the ice subsequently melted, Scotland's
famous lochs were formed.
The Highlands have been described by ecologists
as the last great wilderness in Europe. They are large and largely
empty, the terrain and climate creating ideal conditions for making
whisky. Down the slopes of the hills and mountains fast-flowing
streams tumble through rich peat cloaked in fragrant heather,
influencing the flavour and character of the whisky. The air is
clear and bracing, and the soft Highland mist seeps into the maturing
spirit leaving an indefinable imprint.
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