Found Whiskey & Snow

Being in Scotland for six months and not visiting a distillery, I think we have broken some kind of a law. So before the authorities caught us, we decided to rectify the situation. Along the way we found a bit of home...Snow.


We had many distilleries to choose from, but a few of Janna's family members have asked about Dewar's so that's where we headed. The tourist part of the company is located in a town called Aberfeldy. They still make the whiskey there, but sadly the aging barrels are kept elsewhere. I was surprised that they actually open up the fermentors and let us peek inside. You can't imagine how amazing it smelled. Of course the best part was the tasting. Being a typical girl, Janna can't appreciate whiskey. But it worked out great...I got her tasting...yummy.


Aberfeldy is located northwest of Edinburgh on the edge of the highlands. I was amazed by the beauty of the mountains and scenery. We honestly felt like we were driving around western Montana (except everyone is driving on the wrong side of the road). Then it really began to feel like home. As night set in, the snow came in. We have driven in much worse back home, but here we drive a tiny little go-cart (they call them cars here) with non-snow tires (tyres in the UK). If someone had placed a quarter between my cheeks, it would have come out a dime. Never missed my truck so much. Thankfully there was only a few miles of snow before we dropped elevation and the snow turned into rain.