Well, I’m back. Had a lovely time. The last four days were a bit hazy as we started the whisky tastings some time in the late morning in general, and although I didn’t have much of any one whisky I did have a lot of different ones. I learnt a lot. We had tours of several distilleries (of which, the Aberlour tour is recommended, but be warned that it must be booked in advance), and though I knew roughly what the production process was, and though I have been round distilleries before (granted, I was ten at the time), there were a lot of details to absorb (hm, apt word) – enough to make one’s head swim, even without the occasionally heavy alchohol fumes in the air.
In Dufftown we stayed at a place called Tannochbrae, where we also had dinner every night, a wise decision as the food was heavenly (in fact, the tagliatelle carbonara was so good I ended up having it three days in a row) and reasonable. As a B&B Tannochbrae is soundly recommended, for the food, the rooms, the prices and the hosts.
I have, of course, spent way too much money, but I think it was worth it.
More tidbits will probably follow over the next couple of weeks, but that will have to be all for now.
Voice in my head: Complicated (Avril Lavigne)