Balblair Distillery Visit 2017

Wooden washback at Balblair (2017)

Balblair Distillery 2017

In the warehouse at Balblair (2017)

In the warehouse at Balblair 2017

Tasting at Balblair Distillery 2017

Balblair Distillery 2017

Balblair Distillery

The Still Room at Balblair

In the warehouse at Balblair

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Balvenie Distillery Visit 2017

Balvenie Distillery

Balvenie Malt

The Balvenie malts about 10% of their barley consumption at the distillery

Balvenie Malt Hopper

The barley at Balvenie is steeped in spring water for 26 hours and then drained for 23 hours

Balvenie Malting Floor

Balvenie Barley Elevator

Balvenie Seasoning Kiln

Balvenie seasons about 10% of their barley with peat

Balvenie Still Room

Balvenie Spirit Safe

Balvenie Kiln Cupola

The cupola, formerly known as a Doig ventilator, draw air up through the kiln and they rotated depending on the direction of the prevailing wind

Balvenie Cooperage

Balvenie is one of the few distilleries that still has their own cooperage on-site

Balvenie Visitor Center

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Bowmore Distillery Visit 2018

Bowmore No. 1 Vaults

Bowmore Warehouse

Bowmore Visitor Centre

Bowmore Malting Floor

Whisky is the answer. I don't remember the question.

View of Bowmore Distillery from the beach on Islay

Kiln at Bowmore

Maturing Cask at Bowmore Distillery

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Bruichladdich Distillery Visit 2018

Bruichladdich Visitor Center

We were not permitted to take photographs during the warehouse tasting.

Bruichladdich Visitor Center

Lots of Octomores!

Bruichladdich Visitor Center

The Yellow Submarine

Click through for the charming story of the Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine

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Bunnahabhain Distillery Visit 2018

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Dalmore Distillery Visit 2017

Dalmore Visitor Experience

Dalmore Stag

The legend of The Dalmore dates back to 1263, when Colin of Kintail, Chief of the clan Mackenzie, saved King Alexander III of Scotland from a charging stag. As a reward the grateful King, granted Colin of Kintail the right to use the 12-pointed Royal Stag as the Mackenzie clan crest.

Dalmore Visitor Experience

Relatively small visitor center with a tasting room in the back where visitors can watch a film about Dalmore whiskies.

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Edinburgh 2016

Edinburgh Castle 2016

Thomson's Bar

Near the Edinburgh Convention Centre

Edinburgh Castle from the Royal Mile 2016

Husband Day Care in Grassmarket (Edinburgh) 2016

The wall at Maxie's (Edinburgh) 2016

Daily menu at Maxie's (Edinburgh) 2016

Haggis, neeps and tatties (Edinburgh) 2016

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Fiddichside Inn 2017

Joe Brandie (1929-2017)

Joe was the publican at The Fiddichside Inn for decades.

The Fiddichside Inn: A Step Back in Time

The Inn never added a juke box or bar food because Joe Bandie, the publican, felt that the the inn was just as a pub should be a "social environment where you meet people and get talking.”

The Fiddichside Inn

The Fiddichside Inn, on the banks of the River Fiddich at Craigellachie, was built in 1840, originally to accommodate workers building the local railway.

A dram at The Fiddichside Inn

The Fiddichside Inn

A dram at The Fiddichside Inn

The Fiddichside Inn

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Glenfarclas Distillery Visit 2016

The Glenfarclas Ten Decades Tasting

Glenfarclas Family Casks from 1991, 1983, 1971, 1966, 1959

Glenfarclas single malt advertisement

Glenfarclas 60 Year

Priced at 14,500 GBP

Glenfarclas Visitor Center

Glenfarclas Distillery

Water source at Glenarclas Distillery

The brownish tinge is evidence of a touch of peat in the water.

Glenfarclas Distillery

The wash at Glenfarclas Distillery

The wort or mash technically becomes wash as soon as yeast is added to start fermentation

A Glenfarclas still

the Glenfarclas Distillery

Warehouse sign at the Glenfarclas Distillery

The Glenfarclas Visitor Center

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Glenfiddich DIstillery Visit 2017

The bar at the Glenfiddich Visitor Restaurant

Pioneer's Tour Tasting Center

The Glenfiddich is owned by the Grant family which began producing blended whiskies in 1887. They did not start producing single malt whiskies until 1960.

Glenfiddich Underback

"Stand Fast"

Grant's Stand Fast was known as Blend No. 1 in the Grant's Blending Book written in 1912.

Glenfiddich Duty Warehouse

Glenfiddich Tasting Room

Glenfiddich means "valley of the deer" in Scottish Gaelic

The Glenfiddich Visitor Center

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Glengoyne Distillery Visit 2018

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Glenmorangie Distillery Visit 2017

The stream at the Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Center

Glenmorangie Visitor Center

The Glenmorangie Visit Center includes an exhibition that chronicles the history of the Easter Ross region and its early inhabitants.

Glenmorangie Tasting

A sample of Glemorangie single malts tasted in 2017

Glenmorangie DIstillery

Glenmorangie Distillery

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Inverness 2017

Inverness Castle 2017

The Glenalbyn Pub on the River Ness in Inverness 2017

"Friendship is like whisky, the older the better"

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whisky is barely enough"

Inverness 2017

Sunset over the River Ness (Inverness) 2017

Springbank 2018

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Strathisla 2017

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Tomatin Distillery Visit 2016

Tomatin Distillery

Porteus Malt Mill at Tomatin Distillery

Interior of a mash tun at Tomatin Distillery

Still room at Tomatin Distillery

Spirit still at Tomatin Distillery

Tasting at Tomatin Distillery

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Whisk(e)y Events 2019

July 3: PWS Happy Hour

Host: The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo: The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

June 24: Executive Bourbon Steward Certification

Location: King’s County Distillery
Host: The Whiskey Steward
Photo: The Whiskey Steward

June 24: Executive Bourbon Steward Certification

Location: King’s County Distillery
Host: The Whiskey Steward
Photo: The Whiskey Steward

June 10: Single Cask Nation Tasting Event

Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

June 6: Ardbeg Day

Photo: The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

May 30: South Jersey Bourbon Drinkers

Hosted by The South Jersey Bourbon Drinkers

May 16: Another Dram Society: Whiskey Wednesday

April 13: Epic Bottle Share

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

April 10: WhiskyFest DC

April 10: WhiskeyFest (DC)

April 5: American Whiskey Convention

Representing The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

March 20: Irish Whiskey Fest

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

March 20: Irish Whiskey Fest

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

March 20: Irish Whiskey Fest

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

March 20: Irish Whiskey Fest

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

January 17: Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond Tasting Event

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

January 17: Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond Tasting Event

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

February 28: Macallan and Edrington Tasting Event

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

February 28: Macallan and Edrington Tasting Event

Hosted by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society
Photo by The Philadelphia Whiskey Society

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Whisk(e)y Events 2018

Diageo Rare Scotch Event

March 2018
Philadelphia, PA

Whisky Guild New Jersey Classic 2018

March 2018
Morristown, NJ

Whisky Guild New Jersey Classic 2018

March 2018
Morristown, PA

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JSW Galleries

Balblair Distillery Visit 2017

Balvenie Distillery Visit 2017

Bowmore Distillery Visit 2018

Bruichladdich Distillery Visit 2018

Bunnahabhain Distillery Visit 2018

Dalmore Distillery Visit 2017

Edinburgh 2016

Fiddichside Inn 2017

Glenfarclas Distillery Visit 2016

Glenfiddich DIstillery Visit 2017

Glengoyne Distillery Visit 2018

Glenmorangie Distillery Visit 2017

Inverness 2017

Springbank 2018

Strathisla 2017

Tomatin Distillery Visit 2016

Whisk(e)y Events 2019

Whisk(e)y Events 2018

Galleries