Invergordon is a Highlands grain distillery, now owned by Whyte & Mackay, sits in a region of Scotland historically associated with malt distilling.

Grain distilling has long been a specialty of central Scotland. Distillers there had access to a wider selection of grains, meaning there was a different character from the earliest days. A larger market on their doorstep meant that bigger distilleries were built, while the development of trade with England – mainly for spirit to be rectified into gin – resulted in the adoption of new distillation technology, most significantly continuous stills.

With most blending houses, bottling facilities, and distribution networks also based close to the central belt, it seemed unnecessary to build a grain plant elsewhere. Discovering one in the far north-east of Scotland therefore comes as a bit of a surprise.