A small dram of Scotch!

We arrived earlier than check in time, so we stowed our bags at the hotel and headed off for a tour of the Blair Athol distillery. It is a bit of a walk downstream and over a bridge of the river Tummel. They started legally making whiskey here in 1765. Our guide is a Welshman, but has lived here so long he sounds Scottish. He takes advantage of his heritage by continually reminding those of us on tour, how cheap the Scots are! “Have you ever known a Scot to give something away?” It is a favorite refrain during the tour. He talks of how they sell the mash back to the farmers when they are finished with it, how they sell the casks or repurpose them for furniture when they are no longer useful. To drive this point home, the dream of whiskey that we are promised at the end is what both Dianne and I consider quite small. Dianne drinks hers and mine is put into a tiny container for Dianne to have later. It seems hardly worth it to carry it anywhere.Читать далее