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Me and Frau Ronno had a very enjoyable week's holiday last week staying in a cottage in Glenlivet in the heart of whisky country. I enjoy the od dram o' The Glenlivet so I took a couple of bottles wi' me in case of emergencies. I ha'e to say that the 18 year old is a rather splendid drop o' whisky.
I'm a member o' the Glenlivet Guardians Society so I was invited into a secret room within the distillery (I even ha'e my ane key for the room
) and me Christine were entertained with a couple o' healthy dram measures o' this...
Smooth as silk wi' a lovely sherry finish. It has to rate as the best whisky I've personally tasted. Now, I'm nae expert and there must be hundreds o' whiskies that have never touched my lips but this is a seriously fine dram. It cost us nothin' but a bottle is aboot £90 (only available in the Glenlivet shop)and I can honestly say that I reckon it's worth it: just to ha'e the occasional dram and to savour. Even Frau Ronno commented on how smooth it was and agreed that it was worth the money! I was disappointed that she liked it though (I was hopin' she'd gi'e me hers
)
I've sat in worse places gettin' pished...
The Glenlivet are increasing production and were installing new stills when we were staying there
We bumped into the Stillman who was "nosing" a delivery of malted barley
A guid job for a young man and apparently he even gets paid for da'en it.
There are over 45 distilleries on Speyside and we stopped at a good few for a photo and sometimes a quick visit into the Visitor Shop. A lot of the distilleries are purley working places with no visitor centres.
Glenfiddich started the Distillery Visitor trend and they have a very impressive shop and cafe/bar.
We had oor lunch at Glenfiddich one day and when Christine had a bit o' cake wi' her coffee to finish, I treated myself to a dram of Glenfiddich 21 year old. This used to be called Gran Reserva and was voted THE best whisky by the author Iain Banks in his Raw Spirit book (his personal tour around distilleries seeking the best dram). It was certainly a decent enough dram but Mr Banks must ha'e a different palate fae me.
We stopped off at the Glenfarclas (a whisky that I like a lot) distillery and I was tempted to buy a bottle of their 1957 (me and the bottle were born the same year) but at aroond £800, I decided it was slightly oot o' my pocket money range. The wifie in the shop went to a lot o' bother to get it oot o the casing and set it up for a wee photie for me. Maybe she tought I had the look o' a man that could afford it
There are some distilleries much more photogenic than others although the general area is really picturesque. Probably the two nicest distilleries from a viewpoint were Speyburn at Rothes and Strathisla in Keith. The road between the two places was a cracker tae. Strathisla is the main whisky used in Chivas Regal. I bought a bottle o' Strathisla and it's very nice.
Just in case you think that it was an a' drinkin' holiday...me and my dug walked to the summit of Ben Rinnes (a few distilleries are dotted around the foot o' the mountain)
A fair old hike but well worth it for the views
You can see Ben Rinnes from the site of the original Glenlivet distillery/still (about a mile south of the existing distillery)
A wee monement marks the site of George Smith's original Still. Incredibly, all the water used to make The Glenlivet whisky is sourced from Josie's Well which is a couple of hundred yards uphill from the distillery. This is Josie's Well.
Speyside is a crackin' area to visit and stay.
Although, we were in the car, there were one or two roads that would be enjoyable on two wheels
We had a couple o' overcast days but the majority were days like this
I've had worse weeks aff my work
I'm a member o' the Glenlivet Guardians Society so I was invited into a secret room within the distillery (I even ha'e my ane key for the room
) and me Christine were entertained with a couple o' healthy dram measures o' this...
Smooth as silk wi' a lovely sherry finish. It has to rate as the best whisky I've personally tasted. Now, I'm nae expert and there must be hundreds o' whiskies that have never touched my lips but this is a seriously fine dram. It cost us nothin' but a bottle is aboot £90 (only available in the Glenlivet shop)and I can honestly say that I reckon it's worth it: just to ha'e the occasional dram and to savour. Even Frau Ronno commented on how smooth it was and agreed that it was worth the money! I was disappointed that she liked it though (I was hopin' she'd gi'e me hers
) I've sat in worse places gettin' pished...
The Glenlivet are increasing production and were installing new stills when we were staying there
We bumped into the Stillman who was "nosing" a delivery of malted barley
A guid job for a young man and apparently he even gets paid for da'en it.
There are over 45 distilleries on Speyside and we stopped at a good few for a photo and sometimes a quick visit into the Visitor Shop. A lot of the distilleries are purley working places with no visitor centres.
Glenfiddich started the Distillery Visitor trend and they have a very impressive shop and cafe/bar.
We had oor lunch at Glenfiddich one day and when Christine had a bit o' cake wi' her coffee to finish, I treated myself to a dram of Glenfiddich 21 year old. This used to be called Gran Reserva and was voted THE best whisky by the author Iain Banks in his Raw Spirit book (his personal tour around distilleries seeking the best dram). It was certainly a decent enough dram but Mr Banks must ha'e a different palate fae me.
We stopped off at the Glenfarclas (a whisky that I like a lot) distillery and I was tempted to buy a bottle of their 1957 (me and the bottle were born the same year) but at aroond £800, I decided it was slightly oot o' my pocket money range. The wifie in the shop went to a lot o' bother to get it oot o the casing and set it up for a wee photie for me. Maybe she tought I had the look o' a man that could afford it
There are some distilleries much more photogenic than others although the general area is really picturesque. Probably the two nicest distilleries from a viewpoint were Speyburn at Rothes and Strathisla in Keith. The road between the two places was a cracker tae. Strathisla is the main whisky used in Chivas Regal. I bought a bottle o' Strathisla and it's very nice.
Just in case you think that it was an a' drinkin' holiday...me and my dug walked to the summit of Ben Rinnes (a few distilleries are dotted around the foot o' the mountain)
A fair old hike but well worth it for the views
You can see Ben Rinnes from the site of the original Glenlivet distillery/still (about a mile south of the existing distillery)
A wee monement marks the site of George Smith's original Still. Incredibly, all the water used to make The Glenlivet whisky is sourced from Josie's Well which is a couple of hundred yards uphill from the distillery. This is Josie's Well.
Speyside is a crackin' area to visit and stay.
Although, we were in the car, there were one or two roads that would be enjoyable on two wheels
We had a couple o' overcast days but the majority were days like this
I've had worse weeks aff my work
, it jist shows yer a forward thinkin modern guy 
