By Rupert Shanks, Chief Storyteller
Published: May 31, 2017More by Rupert
It’s the final stop on our wee whisky tour around Scotland as whisky month comes to a close. The Highlands is the region that has the most diversity in its drams meaning you should leave plenty of time to explore it at your leisure. Here are a couple of ideas.
Take the twisty route north and tick the North Coast 500 off your bucket-list. Once you’ve rounded the headland and begun to trundle along our most northerly mainland coast you can take your your first distillery detour. Wolfburn, near Thurso, is one of Scotland’s newest distilleries but it is in fact a reincarnation of an old one using the same water source. The first casks matured in 2016 but its already winning awards.
As you head south towards Brora look out for Pultney and Clyenlish. Keep going on past the fairytale casle of Dunrobin and over the causeway to Glenmorangie. And finally to Teaninich near Alness. And if you still haven’t had enough detour to Glen Ord and arrive in Inverness via Beauly.
“The Highlands is the region that has the most diversity in its drams meaning you should leave plenty of time to explore it at your leisure.”
Scotland’s famous long-distance trail the West Highland Way and near the start of this epic walk is a little sign inviting your for a dram at Glengoyne Distillery. We think it’d be rude not to take a wee dram when its so graciously offered so head towards the large white building with a pagoda shaped roof and sample their unpeated malt whisky.
If you’d prefer to follow in the footsteps of Scotland’s most famous outlaw then take the Rob Roy Way from Drymen to Callander. Stop in and take a tasting with the friendly team at Spirit of Callander. They have sourced whisky from across all the regions but they are partial to showing off some of the wares of their local distilleries like Deanston. It’s a light tasty dram too so why not have try?
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