The Whisky Trail

[Steve T]

Originally Posted by lowflyer

He's WELSH, What do you expect ????

Oii, cei de geg (or however you spell it properly in Cymru)

Whiskey - Whisky - its all the same to me cos I don't consume the stuff.

Back on topic -nothing to see here, move along

[Wee Jack]

Originally Posted by Steve T

Oii, cei de geg (or however you spell it properly in Cymru)

Whiskey - Whisky - its all the same to me cos I don't consume the stuff.

Back on topic -nothing to see here, move along

[Steve T]

Whilst out working this afternoon I managed to "bag" another distillery.

Aultmore distillery in . . . . Aultmore (near Keith)



This was the road over to Aultmore from the coast


And this is a view from Cullen viaduct (bikes not allowed up there normally, but seeing as I'm on official bussiness )


All in all, another great day @ the office .

More tomorrow.

TTFN,

Steve T

[The Mountie]

Herer are some more distillery pics from today..........

[Annette]

Originally Posted by Wee Jack

SteveT - TUT bloody TUT for your spelling on the title line of the thread!!!

Whiskey !!!! WTF is that ??? that's the stuff the Irish chaps make.

Great idea for a thread though !!! but a Whisky Trail would be better.

Wee Jack

So it doesn't bug you for the whole year. Changed it for you

[FatFergie]

Originally Posted by Annette

Wee Jack

So it doesn't bug you for the whole year. Changed it for you

What about us?

[Steve T]

Managed to get out on the bike today before the Mountie. here a few pictures of some more local distilleries (as per the theme of this thread )

I know the Mounties already photo'd this one, but I thought I'd post the pic anyway. Nice and frosty road to this shelterd distillery near Rothes.


The Cardhu Distillery near Knockando. A better picture from the car park I think
http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distil...peyside/Cardhu


The Tamdhu Distillery in Knockando. This one is right down on the side of the Spey. It has the Speyside Way running through it's grounds.


Cragganmore - this distillery was originally owned by the Ballidalloch estate.
http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distil...de/Cragganmore


Tormore - situated on the A95 Grantown on Spey road just south of Ballindalloch castle. So scenic is this distillery, with it's white washed houses along side the distillery, that it's known to be an accident black spot due to drivers slowing down to gorp in wonder.


The Glenlivet - I'm told by the Mountie that this was the first licensed distillery.
http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distil...side/Glenlivet


A nice view back to the distillery from the B9008. The white stuff on the hills is called snow, for those of southern extraction that don't get to see & experience it that often


Allt a Bhainne on the slopes of Ben Rinnes. Not an attractive looking building, but the surroundings are quite spectacular. Please note that we drive on the right up here during the winter - evens out the wear on the roads apparently


Mortlach Distillery in Dufftown


Glendullan - also in Dufftown


Balvenie - located just outside Dufftown, right behind the Glenfiddich distillery.
http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distil...peyside/906757


Craigellachie Distillery - in Craigellachie of course!


And finally for this report, a scenic shot of my @, at the Thomas Telford bridge over the Spey, near Craigellachie


The Mountie will be along shortly to add his latest pictures and slate my pronunciation and spelling.

[alpslapper]

Ace

I had no idea there was so many distilleries in such a small geographical area I'm just amazed you manage to get from one to the other

What a brillant idea for a thread

[Steve T]

Originally Posted by alpslapper

I I'm just amazed you manage to get from one to the other

That lot put just 77 miles on the bike. Several that I'd done before are in the same area - Dufftown / Craigellachie / Rothes.

Disclaimer :- No alcohol was consumed before or during the production of this epic journey!

However, a couple of furry / feathered animals may die as a direct result of severe impact trauma during future journeys (the Mountie seems to attract them when he rides in front of me ).

Of the 101 distilleries in Scotland, 43 are in Moray (all facts taken from the mouth of the Mountie - he does the reading / swatting up, I do writing and riding )
Looking forward to the longer days / better weather, when I can plan up an assault on the island distilleries - another Mountie fact - there are 6 distilleries on Isla. That'll be a nice weekend trip then.

Then there's Orkney to be visited.

Excellent summer of riding coming up I think

[The Mountie]

Here is my offering from today.................All are in the Elgin/Rothes area. Once the distances increase Steve T and me are going to team up and get some serious mileage in - including some island hopping. Can't wait..........