Scotland is home to around 100 malt and grain distilleries,making it the greatest concentration in the world.The term whisky comes from the Gaelic 'uisge beatha' or 'usquebaugh' meaning water of life.Whisky has been distilled in Scotland for hundreds of years.There is some evidence to show that the art of distilling could have been brought to the country by Christian missionary monks,or simply that Highland farmers discovered how to distil spirits from their surplus barley.Malt whisky is usually classified into five categories - Highland,Lowland,Speyside,Islay and Campbeltown,according to the geographical location of the distillery.The geography and climate of each region play an important role and influence on the character of the whisky produced there.
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