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    The Whisky Highlands: Toast Your Hike with a Dram

    Author: Rupert Shanks
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    Geographically the Highlands is the biggest whisky region taking in distilleries from Orkney to Loch Lomond.

    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.

    Break up your northern road trip with a hike and a dram

    Whisky Highlands Sandwood Bay

    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.

    Work up a thirst on a long distance trail

    West Highland Way

    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?

    Join us on a long distance hiking adventure in the Highlands! To see the full range of all our walking and hiking adventures please visit here.

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    Meet the Author: Rupert Shanks

    After a spell in the corporate world in London Rupert decided to find a more rewarding way of life involving a closer connection to the outdoors and to his camera!

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