While scouting for the perfect location to establish his distillery, Hopkins discovered the Granty Burn - an untouched freshwater stream of astonishing clarity nestled in a tree lined Speyside valley.
John Hopkins knew what he was looking for…
He’d been searching for hours, scouting out the perfect location to establish his distillery. Wandering through the leafy glen at the edge of the tree-lined Speyside valley, he rounded a corner and saw it. He stopped to gaze…
What he’d discovered was the Granty Burn, an untouched freshwater stream, pure and vital, and teeming abundantly with salmon and trout.
His instinct was that the burn's exceptionally pure water, flowing with astonishing clarity and rich in natural fortifying minerals, would produce a remarkably smooth whisky with a refreshing character.
John was right.
To this day, more than 125 years after its founding, Speyburn Distillery still produces smooth refreshing whisky and remains the only distillery to use the pure, crystal-clear waters of the Granty Burn.
We’re thankful that John Hopkins searched so meticulously. Today, Speyburn Distillery is regarded as one of Scotland’s more traditional and picturesque distilleries, in a location that has lost none of the quiet charm that first drew John Hopkins to this area.
The Perfect Spot
