Scottish Whisky (101)Through the cobblestone streets of Edinburgh to the rolling hills of the Speyside Valley, to the salty water of the island of Islay, Kevin Brauch, host of
The Thirsty Traveler, searches this lush and historic country for its fine whisky on the "Whisky Trail."
Whisky is an important part of Scottish life. Its flavor and composition is celebrated and acknowledged in annual festivals like Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, and at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, whose headquarters is in one of the oldest commercial buildings in Scotland, The Vaults in Leith.
Only 25 miles long and 20 miles wide, the island of Islay (eye-la) was known for hundreds of years as the "Queen of the Hebrides," the island of Islay (eye-la) once supported 23 distilleries—now supporting only seven.
Resources:
Caledonian MacBrayne Ferry
www.calmac.co.uk
The ferry from Kennacraig to Islay takes two hours and will cost about $83.50 for two people with a car.
Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
www.edfringe.com
Glenmachrie Country Guest House
Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, PA42 7AW
Phone: 011 44 1496 302560
glenmachrie@lineone.net, www.glenmachrie.com
Distilleries:
Laphroaig Distillery (Islay)
Phone: 011 44 1496 302418, www.laphroaig.com
The Glenlivet Distillery (Islay)
Phone: 011 44 01542 783220, alan_greig@seagram.com
Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Ltd. (Islay)
Phone: 011 44 1496 810441
christine.logan@morrisonbowmore.co.uk
www.morrisonbowmore.co.uk/
Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Edinburgh, The Vaults, 87 Giles St.
Phone: 011 44 1315 543451
Speyside Cooperage, Dufftown Road, Dufftown, Scotland
Phone: 011 44 1340 871108, www.speysidecooperage.co.uk
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