The Malt Whisky Trail is the ultimate Scotch experience, sitting in the heart of malt whisky country. Be sure to check back on our blog to keep up to date with all the latest news from the Malt Whisky Trail. Read stories from our visitors, enjoy insight from the masters of malt, and find out what is going on in beautiful Moray Speyside.
The Malt Whisky Trail recently invited some media to come and experience the ultimate Scotch destination.
By Dennis Malcolm, Master Distiller at Glen Grant
Having been born on the Glen Grant grounds, I knew that my future was destined to be linked with the world of whisky.
Did you know that the French drink more whisky than their national drink, cognac? Whisky has quickly overtaken wine and cognac as the country’s most popular drink, with the average person drinking an average of 2.15 litres a year – more than any other country.
By Graeme Cruickshank, Operations Manager discussing Strathisla Distillery
Having grown up living in the Keith area all of my life I have always known about Strathisla and its history.
Alasdair Joyce, Steward at Dallas Dhu:
I may be biased, but I think Dallas Dhu is a really special distillery.
In this week’s Malt Whisky Trail Podcast episode, I go behind the scenes of Glen Moray with Master Distiller Graham Coull and get insider tips from Visitor Centre Manager, Iain Allan, and Assistant Manager, Emma Ware.
The Malt Whisky Trail’s Chairman, James Johnston, recently did a fascinating Q&A with the bloggers from Booze Dancing, read it all right here: Read More
Billy Abbott is a writer for The Whisky Exchange, a blogger on his website Spirited Matters and an all-round drinks man. We invited him to visit our Malt Whisky Trail in early July and he kindly blogged his experience: Read More
Glenfiddich is a globally recognised whisky maker. Established by William Grant in 1876, with the first spirit running off the stills in 1887, today the company is still run by his descendants and was the first whisky to truly market itself as a single malt.