Scottish Whisky Experience

Our friends Kristen, Dave, James and Aidan are visiting us for a few weeks. For Dave's birthday a few months ago, we sent him a gift certificate for The Scottish Whisky Experience in Edinburgh. On Saturday, he and I went for the whisky tour, which included some sampling. I must admit that I'd fallen a little behind in my exploration of Scottish culture, so this was a good opportunity for some catching up.

It was a reasonably fun tour in which we were driven around a set of tracks in a train car that was meant to resemble a whisky cask. I didn't learn much that I hadn't known already regarding the making of Scottish whisky, but the trip did help in my approach to acquiring a taste for whisky. In Scotland, we learned that there are generally four areas in which single malt whisky is made, each with a distinctive taste (this is most certainly an overgeneralization - this site refers to eight regions - but it gives me a place to start). From the sampling, I discovered a preference for whisky from the Lowlands. And afterwards, I purchased a small bottle of Glenkinchie whisky. In continuing to sample this evening, I'm still reasonably impressed by this choice. However, I think I'll have to continue practice to improve my technique. Stay tuned for further updates.