Whisky Month // Whisky Tour Challenge

Whisky the water of life

World Whisky Day was 17th May 2014.  Events took place all over the world to celebrate whisky.  It is all about celebrating the drink but encourages drinking responsibly.  I only just noticed #worldwhiskyday late Saturday evening but was well aware of Scotland's love of the drink.

Here in Scotland we are very proud of the stuff & to celebrate the amber nectar of the gods this year we are celebrating for a full month!  May is whisky month & all over scotland there are loads of festivals, events, tastings going on - check out the Visit Scotland website for more info.

A wee dram

Mr B loves the stuff! Like properly appreciates it - not just glugging it back, he really savours the stuff.

So this Christmas as I tried to think of 'different' gifts, I came across a map of all Scottish Distilleries. Ping!

So I bought the map

Excuse the BAD picture - its on the wall now in a frame & just couldn't get the light right :(

Some stickers

I bought a bottle bag/tube - filled it with cans so it would feel like a bottle was inside.  Mr B was convinced it was a bottle of a malt to add to his collection!

The Challenge

Actually what was inside with the cans, was a challenge.

His mission, should he choose to accept it was

To visit every distillery in Scotland

The Rules

He was to do a tour if they had one & to try their whisky.  After a visit he would put a sticker on the map to show his progress.

Now, some of them don't have tours & some are in active but if we can we should still visit & try find their whisky.

I am well aware there are always new ones opening, so this will definitely be a long term project.  If it takes a lifetime, well, I'm not gonna complain!

Our local dram

He has visited a few distilleries already & so he put those stickers on, but to get him started I also gifted a local tour.  I encouraged him to do the local ones first, as in Perthshire we have a few!

I started him off with Tullibardine Distillery in Blackford, a Highland whisky still produced using traditional methods.

I have posts planned for the distilleries we've been to so there will definitely be more posts dedicated to Scotland's dram.

Do I like whisky?

Mmmm, no not really!  It's very strong to me & I have weak baby tastes.  However I do like to bring in the new year with a patriotic dram which I sip away at.  When I went to my friends one new year I took a bottle for such a purpose & obviously it's good for 'first footing'.  Who knows what I will be bringing the year in this year as I will be in New York!

Do you like whisky?

Ever visited a distillery?