From Issue Seven of Hidden Scotland Magazine
Whisky Distilleries
A roundup of some of Scotland’s best whisky distillery experiences.
Words by Ben Lerwill · Photographs by Jack Anstey & Sarah Afiqah Rodgers
Malted barley, water and yeast. Three simple ingredients that unlock a world of stories, memories, aromas, seasons and flavours. Malt whisky isn’t so much a product of Scotland as a part of it – a heady distillation of the country’s soul and soil. More than 140 malt and grain distilleries are dotted around the national map, collectively forming the world’s greatest concentration of whisky producers. Each one, in its own way, conjures magic in a glass.
Some are old, seemingly as much a part of the landscape as the machair grass and ancient pine forests. Others are more modern, bringing fresh ideas and new ways of doing things.
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