We are visiting Springbank distillery in 2 weeks! Stay tuned and subscribe to our mailing list for all the updates! Springbank is also the only distillery with a Whisky School. We will be spending 5 days working in the distillery and trying our hand at every process in whisky making - from malting, turning the barley …
Visiting Chichibu Distillery
The little distillery in Japan that has become a legend with a cult following! Chichibu for me is like Springbank of Japan - producing small batch whisky. Chichibu distillery differentiates itself in terms of taste by having more Scottish influenced tasting whisky. At the end of my snowboarding trip in Nagano, we decided to stop …
Ewan Gunn’s Ideal Distillery Hop — Dram Attic
Ewan Gunn is the Global Whisky Master at Diageo and Whisky Expert. We like the short guide he has put together for visiting Scotland’s finest distilleries. Read the full itinerary here: via Ewan Gunn’s Ideal Distillery Hop — Dram Attic
Islay North Day 1
We started our morning with a visit to Bunnahabhain. Bunnahabhain was founded in 1881 and has a capacity of 2.5 million litres annually. We signed up for the Warehouse 9 Tour which was one of the best on Islay and all our distillery visits in Scotland. It was the best for us because the guides were knowledgeable …
Day 2: Glen Ord and Dalmore
Today we are off to the Highlands! The first distillery we set off for was Glen Ord. There are 3 versions of the Singleton. The Singleton for Glen Ord, Glendullan and Dufftown. With the latter two located in Speyside. The Singleton of Glendullan malt whisky is available in the USA while customers in Europe can enjoy …
Tomatin Distillery Visit
Tomatin is a lesser known brand in Asia. This is also because the bulk of their production goes into blended whisky. Nonetheless, having read some excellent reviews online, we signed up for the Single Cask Experience. Our two hour tour with our guide, Rosemary exceeded all our expectations! Throughout our tour, Rosemary was especially hospitable and shared …
Day 1: Strathisla & Glenfarclas
With its Pagodas, or more accurately, Cupolas - Strathisla is one of the most iconic, picturesque distilleries. Our tour at Strathisla was led by James, who took us through the distillery and shared the history of Chivas Brothers. Chivas was started by James Chivas, who was a grocer in Aberdeen. He started blending whisky to …
Day 1: Balvenie & Glenfiddich Distillery
8 days and 18 distilleries: this is the start of the distillery series - documenting our visit to Scotland in August. We started the first day of distillery visits with a bang, covering many distilleries. We were after all in Speyside – my idea of “Whisky Wonderland” where around 50, the largest number of …
Laphroaig Distillery Tour
A sneak preview for my visits to the distilleries at the end of this month https://youtu.be/k9Xo900woaU
Whisky Wonder 