whisky tourism

Visiting the recently-built Kingsbarns Distillery

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-14

After a 15-minutes drive from the highly-picturesque and golf aficionados Mecca Saint Andrews (Fife), we finally reached our malted destination: the recently-built Kingsbarns Distillery, nestled within a unique historical renovated barn and providing whisky enthusiasts with a new taste of the Scottish Lowlands! I need to mention here that the distillery offers different tours to suit your whisky experience, time or budget (check their website …

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3 Seriously Cool Places To Stay On The Isle Of Mull

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-09

Fancy a change from the regular Speyside/Highlands/Islay whisky pilgrimage? Why not considering a picturesque off shore getaway, in one of the most magical Scottish islands, the charming Isle of Mull? For those in the back of the room or the non-whisky-geeks (aka those who don’t spend 1564878 hours a week documenting themselves on The Spirits Business and other whisky-related websites – no worries, not blaming …

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3 Alternative Whisky Destinations To Visit In 2016

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-07

Famous for its stunning beauty of snow capped mountains, tranquil forest and sweeping green vistas – it comes as no surprise that New Zealand has some of the purest air and water on earth. With the exceptional natural resources and a history of distillation, New Zealand is the perfect setting for producing world class whisky. Indeed, the South Island of New Zealand has a long …

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Where to enjoy a good dram in Aberdeen?

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-06

I didn’t spend much time in Aberdeen during my Scottish roadtrip but the stormy weather called for some heartwarming drams (not like I need an excuse for drinking whisky but hey, it was pouring out there!)… If you see what I mean! I then took the time (not like it was any sort of constraint… Don’t get me wrong) to visit some great dramming spots… …

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Where to enjoy a good dram in Bangkok? Part 2/2

thewhiskylady - 2015-12-16

Following my first piece on whisky hotspots in Bangkok, I couldn’t forget to mention Whisgars – simply superb, from the setting, decoration, atmosphere to whisky and cigars selections (I also got to visit the Ice Bar and cocktail lounge of the Silom branch, both truly well thought-after and boasting this “Please let me stay here forever, I’ll bring my bed, cat and desktop computer and …

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3 seriously cool places to stay on the Isle of Arran

thewhiskylady - 2015-12-11

The Isle of Arran, located just off the beautiful West coast of Scotland, offers a perfect alternative destination. Off the roads from the more touristic paths, the island offers its visitors both breath-taking landscapes and stunning places to stay, whether you’re travelling on a budget or looking for luxury getaways. The Isle of Arran is also welknown amongst whisky enthusiasts for hosting The Arran Distillery …

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WHISKY TOURISM: 4 Christmas gift ideas for whisky wanderers

thewhiskylady - 2015-12-09

A new 10-night cruise to the Southern Hebridean Islands will take in the whisky isles of Islay and Jura as they celebrate 200 years of malt whisky production. The best way to experience these unique distilleries is from the sea, reflecting the maritime flavour of the whiskies themselves. Mini-cruise operator The Majestic Line is offering two departures for 2016 on May 21st and August 27th …

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4 Brand New (or soon-to-be) Scotch Whisky Distilleries To Watch Out!

thewhiskylady - 2015-09-25

BUILT FROM SCRATCH/ Isle of Harris Dubbed The Social Distillery, it is the first commercial distillery to be built of the Isle of Harris and is only the second distillery in the Outer Hebrides. The result of a seven-year project, the Tarbet-based site will provide 20 local jobs. “It is on this special island that conditions prevail for the production and maturation of a unique and exceedingly …

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7 Questions for Old Carrick Mill’s founder Steven Murphy

thewhiskylady - 2015-09-04

“Help Save Ireland’s History!” Here’s how Steven Murphy, the young entrepreneur behind The Old Carrick Mill project, chose to start his Kickstarter speech! The recently-launched crowd-funding campaign aims at bringing back to life an historical Irish building where Steven plans to build a new Irish distillery (yes, another one!). As Ireland is currently undergoing some sort of whiskey renaissance, Seems like Steven chose the right …

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7 Questions For Tobias Gorn

thewhiskylady - 2015-08-07

For this second episode of my recently-launched “7 questions for…” series (remember, we were talking whisky & chocolate last week!), I wanted to introduce you to a very special company, working in my first area of expertise (kidding, completing a degree doesn’t make me an expert at all, but hey, please let me think diplomas matter… At least just a little bit ? No ? …

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