I don’t know if I have shared with you previously, but my star sign is Virgo – some of the characteristics are attention to detail, punctuality and generally a predisposition to order. These characteristics drive my wife nuts, but Hey Ho, that’s the way it is. So on a sunny Monday morning off we set, [...]

It was early March when Nicola and Jim received an e-mail from Patrick Roberts (Cognis Public Relations London) detailing an invite from Dr Nick Morgan, Diageo’s Scotch Knowledge and Heritage Director and Christine McAfferty, Diageo’s Archive Manager to visit the world leading Diageo Archive, based in Glenochil House Menstrie, which also shares this site with Diageo’s [...]

The kids are off school and we have nothing organised so early on Saturday morning (9th April) I decide, lets go to Islay….

We get on the phone to Margaret at Port Charlotte Holidays to ask if she has any availability for tomorrow until next Saturday, YES she does….

It was in mid February when we (Jim & Nicola) received an e-mail from Kaye Rawlings, account manager with Richmond Towers Communication, the PR company for Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard). The e-mail was an invite to be guests…

It is early on Thursday 27th January and Jim and Nicola are heading to Bladnoch Distillery (Scotlands most southern Distillery) by the scenic route via Dumfries and Newton Stewart.
We arrived around noon and parked near the shop and visitor centre of this very quaint Distillery.
This Lowland Distillery is on the north bank of the river [...]

An unexpected visit to the Oban Whisky Distillery:
Oban Distillery,
Oban,
Argyll,
PA34 5NH
telephone…01631 572004
website - via - www.classicmalts.com
Owners - Diageo
Jim and Jacqueline were siting in the dining room having breakfast on Sunday August 29th 2010, and as it was a beautiful day we decided we would go for a drive, but to where was the question.
We checked the [...]

Kilbeggan Distillery - A visit to the Oldest Licensed Distillery in the World.
It is Wednesday the 30th of June 2010 and Jim and his wife, Jacqueline together with Philip Giles (a past guest taster) and his wife Lorraine left their hotel just outside Dublin for the hour or so journey to the Kilbeggan Distillery.
Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey [...]

Tullibardine Whisky - Distillery Visit

The home of this Distillery is on the southern edge of the town of Blackford on the A9 which is the main road north from Glasgow.

Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery
Pencaitland
Tranent
East Lothian
EH34 5ET
telephone 01875 342004
website www.malts.com
Owner, Diageo
The home of this Distillery in the village of Pencaitland which is only about 14/15 miles outside Edinburgh. Being so close to Scotland’s capital all the labels proudly state “The Edinburgh Malt”. Glenkinchie is one of only 2/3 remaining lowland distilleries and sits among barley fields.
The Lammermuir [...]

Deanston Distillery
Deanston,
Near Doune,
Perthshire
FK16 6AG
Telephone 01786 841422
Fax: 01786 841439
Owners,
Burn Stewart Distillers
Head Office
8 Milton Road
College Milton North
East Kilbride G74 5BU,
Scotland.
Telephone 01355 260 999
Fax 01355 264 355
Website www.burnstewartdistillers.com
Jim and Nicola left Longcroft at 10:15 am on Friday 12th of February 2010 to take the short journey to the Highland Distillery of Deanston ( approx 35 mins ).
We had [...]