Whisky Trails Trip - Scotland
#31
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Wow, that sounded like one hell of a fantastic trip/adventure!
Good to see the two main things Scotland has, whisky and stunning scenery, come through loud and clear in your TR!
Good to see the two main things Scotland has, whisky and stunning scenery, come through loud and clear in your TR!
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As a whisky collector and fanatic who loves fine dining, thanks for sharing! We will be mimicking some of your amazing trip details on our wedding anniversary trip next year. Trip of a lifetime, for sure. Im envious about some of those barrel tastings!
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BTW the difference between the 40 year old from 1979 to the 1977 was amazing, I did know about the earlier years being heavily peated due to the drought on Islay but didn't realise the 1977 was going to be so peated (in a really nice smoky way and not a harsh over the top) but the 1979 (40 year old) had a whiff of smoke at the most.
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#37
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I thought I would not be prone to become jealous.
I was so, so, SO wrong!
Being a whisky, beer and food fanatic, this trip really seems to be the promised "trip of a lifetime" from my point of view. Having visited my fair share of distilleries so far, I envy you because of Brora.
But then again: I will be flying to Edinburgh in 2 days and we are already booked tables at "The Lookout" and "The KItchen". And 5 weeks ago, I was sitting at Martin Wishart ... so ... first world complains ... ;-)
I was so, so, SO wrong!
Being a whisky, beer and food fanatic, this trip really seems to be the promised "trip of a lifetime" from my point of view. Having visited my fair share of distilleries so far, I envy you because of Brora.
But then again: I will be flying to Edinburgh in 2 days and we are already booked tables at "The Lookout" and "The KItchen". And 5 weeks ago, I was sitting at Martin Wishart ... so ... first world complains ... ;-)
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Perhaps the greatest whisky experience weve ever had was barrel tasting at Glenfiddich and Balvenie with the Rare Brands manager at the timestill one of our very close friends. Sampling from old casks of Balvenie and Glenfiddich was amazing. But sampling from one particular 48 year old cask of Glenfiddich truly was sublimeespecially when you realized that it was bottled only a few years later as part of the 50 yo release that cost a fortune!
We also returned a few years later as part of a bachelor partyincluding a trip up from Islay to Elgin where we enjoyed special barrel and bottle tastings from so many distilleries where our friends had connections. Amazing experiences drinking some very old and rare whiskies.
We also returned a few years later as part of a bachelor partyincluding a trip up from Islay to Elgin where we enjoyed special barrel and bottle tastings from so many distilleries where our friends had connections. Amazing experiences drinking some very old and rare whiskies.