Namn på 80 skotska destillerier
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Aberfeldy Pool of the water god
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Aberlour Chattering burn
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Abhainn Dearg Red river
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Allt’ a Bhainne The milk burn
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Ardbeg Small headland
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Ardmore Big promontory
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Arran Place of peaked hills
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Auchentoshan Corner of the field
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Auchroisk Ford across the red stream
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Aultmore Big burn
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Balblair Farm on the moor
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Balmenach The middle farm
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Balvenie Village of monks
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BenRiach Speckled mountain
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Benrinnes Promontory hill
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Benromach Hill of flowing streams
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Blair Athol Plain of the new Ireland
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Bowmore The big reef
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Brackla Speckled hilltop or ”the badger’s sett”
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Braeval (Braes of Glenlivet) Hillside or steep bank
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Bruichladdich The brae by the shore
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Bunnahabhain Mouth or bottom of the river
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Caol Ila The Sound of Islay
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Cardhu Black rock
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Clynelish Golden meadows (alternatively sloped garden)
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Cragganmore (Cragan Mor) Big crag
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Craigellachie Dangerous rock (or rock of the stony place)
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Dailuaine The green vale or meadow
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Dallas Dhu Field by the black waterfall
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Dalmore Big meadow land (Gaelic and Norse)
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Dalwhinnie Plain of meetings or meeting place or field of the champion
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Deanston The hill fort or Dean’s Farm
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Duff town Town named after its founder, James Duff
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Edradour Between two waters
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Fettercairn Foot of the mount (Cairn 0′ Mount) or wooded slope
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Glen Elgin Glen of little Ireland
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Glen Grant Grant’s Glen (a Grant founded the distillery)
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Glen Moray Gaelic Glen Moireibh, meaning valley of the sea settlement
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Glen Ord The glen of the rounded hill
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Glen Scotia Glen of the Scots
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GlenalIachie Glen at the rocky place
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Glenburgie Glen of the fort (part of norse)
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Glendronach Glen of the brambles (blackberries)
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Glendullan Glen of the standing rock
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Glenfarclas Glen of the green grassland
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Glenfiddich Fid’s Glen or Glen of the stag
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Glenglassaugh Glen of the grey green place
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Glengoyne Glen of the wild geese
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Glenkinchie Glen of the de Quinccy family landowners
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Glenlivet Glen of the River Livet or Glen of the smooth place
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Glenlossie Glen of the River Lossie
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Glenmorangie The glen of tranquillity (or Glen ofthe big meadow)
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Glentauchers Glen of the Tauchers burn
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Glenturret Glen of the little dry stream
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Isle of Arran Isle of the high place
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Isle of Jura Isle of the deer
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Kilchoman Church of Saint Choman
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Knockando Little black hill
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Knockdhu Black hill
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Lagavulin The hollow where the mill is
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Laphroaig The hollow by the broad bay
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Ledaig (or Tobermory) The small slope (or the Norse derivation is a bay difficult to enter)
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Longmorn Holy man
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Macallan ’Fillan’s plain or son of Allan
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Mannochmore Place of the monks
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Miltonduff Vale of Duff (family name)
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Mortlach Bowl-shaped valley or law place of Moray or big bill
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Oban Little bay
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Royal Brackla Royal name given by King William IV to the malt whisky which he liked (Brackla means speckled hill slope or ’the badger’s sett’)
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Royal Lochnagar Noisy or laughing water (Royal comes from the distillery being on Balmoral Estate)
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Scapa Boat
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Strathmill Broad river valley
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Strathisla Wide valley of the River Isla
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Talisker Sloping rock
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Tamdhu Small black hill
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Tamnavulin The mill on the hill
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Teaninic House on the moor
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Tomintoul The barn on the little hill or the mound on the hill
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Tormore Big hill
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Tullibardine Hill of warnin