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9 Whisky Distilleries You Must Visit in Scotland

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9 Whisky Distilleries You Must Visit in Scotland
By Alexander Crow/ Scotland/ See & Do/ Culture Trip/ theculturetrip.com

"Ask anyone around the globe what springs to mind when you mention Scotland and — as well as shortbread, tartan kilts, and bagpipes — you can bet they will mention whisky. The country is split into six distinct whisky producing regions and, in total, there are over 125 different distilleries. Many of these allow visitors a glimpse at their creative process through tours, which usually end in sampling their wares. This guide shares nine of the best to visit....."

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Thanks!
I sent the link to 2 people I know going to Scotland this month.
 

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We never went to even one when we were there because we don't like whiskey. When I told people this it was like heresy! LOL!
 

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We got married near Blair Athol distillery- Scotland's smallest. They made sure we knew the difference. NO PEAT!

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Hmmm....We don't have time for 9 distilleries in Scotland when we still have over 7,000 pubs yet to sample in England & Wales. We will be dutifully continuing our research next month, starting in the Cotswolds.
 

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Thanks for sharing this link. I just email this link to our friends doing a transatlantic later this year.
 

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How Scotland Is Bringing Back Its Lost Alcohol
By Lane Nieset/ Travel/ National Geographic/ nationalgeographic.com

"With many Scotch distilleries closed or forgotten, whisky makers look to the past to rethink the country's heritage spirit.

During the last century, almost half of Scotland’s distilleries have been shut down, with many destroyed or forgotten. Global recession, world wars, and overproduction all played a role. Now whisky makers find inspiration in the flavor profiles of closed distilleries.

In towns like Aucehtermuchty, the country's heritage spirit is undergoing a revival. Driving through Scotland’s castle-covered former capital of Fife, it would be easy to skip over the small town of Auchtermuchty in favor of one of the more famous names like St. Andrews. Most of the town’s 2,000 residents don’t even realize that Auchtermucty was once dominated by a distillery whose faded, mint green-coated warehouse sits boarded up on Distillery Street. [Discover more of the best places to drink around the world.]

Three generations of the Bonthrone family—some of Scotland’s first commercial maltsters—crafted internationally exported whisky here before shuttering during Prohibition. “These were pioneering brands that survived for one hundred or so years because they were very good at what they do, and now half of the country’s distilleries have been destroyed and closed,” says Scott Watson, co-founder of the Lost Distillery Company. “It’s a massive part of our identity and cultural heritage that has been discarded.”...."

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Glen Moray started production in Speyside in 1897, but many of the country's historic distilleries closed.

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Geez.

I have got to plan my distillery visit. Waiting for DS to finish college so I can go.

It'll still be there....just more $$$
 

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To this list I would add Strathisla. You can only drink and buy this whisky at the Distillery. The reason is that it forms the base in the blended whiskey Chivas Regal. So almost all the product goes to Chivas Regal, which has owned Strathisla for quite some time
 
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