Category Archives: Tours

Whisky Holiday? The Malt Whisky Trail!

The Malt Whisky Trail Have you ever thought about making a whisky holiday pilgrimage to visit some of the most famous names in whisky? I bet you have! There’s quite a few different trips you could do, from island hopping, … Continue reading

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Trip: A visit to Balblair (plus a review of the 1990 vintage)

A visit to Balblair (plus a review of the 1990 vintage) This was originally written in 2015, and I totally forgot to post it! It was based on a visit a few years ago, but I’ve been back twice since then… … Continue reading

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Visit: The Glenrothes Distillery

    Recently I was lucky enough to be invited up to visit The Glenrothes distillery. There’s a few things I want to quickly clear up before I continue… Firstly, The Glenrothes distillery is in Rothes, Speyside…. Not Glenrothes, Fife. … Continue reading

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My Dewar’s Last Great Malts Trip – Day Two

         So, I’ve been on a Last Great Malts trip, kindly put on by Dewar’s… To read about day one of the trip, go here. Day 2, and it’s a bright and early start. Actually, I tell a … Continue reading

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My Dewar’s Last Great Malts Trip – Day One

         Last week I was one of a lucky few to be invited up to Scotland by Dewar’s to look around their distilleries. Termed the ‘Last Great Malts’, Dewar’s have taken the step to release single malt whiskies … Continue reading

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Trip to Old Pulteney

Recently there was a press trip to various Inver House Distillers Ltd distilleries, and being the kind folk that they are they had noticed I was on holiday in Inverness for the week and so invited me up for the … Continue reading

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Blog: My drambassador’s trip to Glen Garioch

My drambassador’s trip to Glen Garioch Now, where do I start? I’m no article writer and my brain isn’t what it once was… So I reckon we’ll just walk through my packed couple of days and randomly jump from one … Continue reading

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Day 4… Last day on Islay & Jura!

Our last full day on Islay (and Jura) today, off in the morning back to reality! Today’s trips included Jura Distillery, Islay Ales and finally Bruichladdich.

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Day 3 on Islay… Busy tours!

So… Day 3. The southerly distilleries. Some sun, some drams and some pictures (at least I took lots, none for here till I’m home to upload them! – Crappy O2)

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Day 2 on Islay… Weather’s picked up a fair bit

Ok, so, I’ve already written notes for day 2 on Islay, but my buggering iPhone didn’t post it and then deleted it, grr. So shorter notes below as I try remember what I got up to…

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