Discover Speyside

Welcome to Forres

In a milestone move designed to elevate the cask ownership experience of our clients, Cask Trade opened a warehouse in Scotland in 2025. Situated in Speyside, Scotland’s biggest malt whisky region, the warehouse is located in Forres and specially designed to hold thousands of whisky casks.

Known as the flower of Scotland, Forres is a pretty, historical town in the north-east of Scotland, perfectly placed for visiting the Moray Coast, Speyside, Cairngorms and Aberdeenshire. The area even has literary significance, being featured in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Just 30 minutes from Inverness and under two hours from Aberdeen, Forres is accessible via a number of routes. 

The Cask Trade Warehouse is surrounded by more than 50 world-renowned single malt distilleries and a range of hotels, making it the perfect place for customers to visit their cask and explore. Visitors can also enjoy the breathtaking landscapes, from stunning beaches on the Moray Firth to mountainous forests in the Cairngorms National Park.

Top Three, Lesser-known, Distilleries  

You know you are in Malt Whisky Country when you can detect the familiar, yet pungent, smell of yeasty malt wafting in the air.

There are an abundance of distilleries in Moray, Speyside including some well-known names such as The Macallan, The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich. However, our top three, lesser-known, recommendations are Strathisla Distillery, Benromach and Glen Moray.  

Strathisla Distillery is home to the legendary Chivas Regal and is a beautiful listed building located in Keith.

Benromach is located right next to our warehouse in Forres and is the flagship distillery of Gordon MacPhail - one of the big historic independent bottlers of Scotland. A visit to Benromach is a great insight into small batch production at less than one million litres per year and they experiment with different yeasts and cask finishes. 

The team at Glen Moray are brilliant. There is great warehouse access at the end of the tour and it has the best café of any distillery in Speyside for lunch! Glen Moray won best Speyside single malt for 2024 and has also featured among Beyond The Cask’s top-performing distilleries. 

The Speyside Cooperage is also well worth a visit where you can watch casks being made.

Unrivalled Beauty 

Take in the stunning wildlife as you hike across the heather moors dotted with lochs and backed by peaks in the Cairngorms National Park. 

You only have to take a peek at a map of the region to see how many castles shape the countryside. The Brodie Castle and Estate is a must-see highlight of the highlands. 

Why not spend time on the water spotting seals and dolphins on the Moray Firth or kayaking up the River Spey?

Where To Stay 

You are spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing a place to stay. From the beautiful, boutique Dowans Hotel and The Mash Tun, with its iconic whisky bar and whisky and cigar shop, to The Craigellachie described by Conde Nast Traveller as “the oldest and greatest whisky hotel in the world.”

How To Get There 

Direct flights to Inverness from Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton, take between 1 hour 20 minutes and 1 hour 45 minutes. 

Alternatively, you can take the Caledonian Sleeper train from London Euston to Inverness. 

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Watch our latest trip to Speyside below: