The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, the world's leading Scotch whisky festival, takes place at the beginning of May. Speyside is the spiritual home of Scotland’s whisky industry, playing host to over half the distilleries in Scotland and with the greatest concentration of malt whisky producers of any whisky producing region. The Spirit of Whisky Festival takes place in locations across the Speyside region and includes exclusive behind-the-scenes tours, whisky nosing and tasting with industry experts, food pairing as well as outdoor and heritage activities.