Over 40 malt whisky distilleries (and other related facilities) in Scotland and Northern Ireland are detailed in this visitors' guide. On a regional basis, centred around an appropriate touring base, every whisky-related facility is explored for the whisky enthusiast. Preliminary chapters deal with the evolution of the distillery visitor centre, the manufacture of Scotch (and Irish) malt whisk(e)y, an explanation of how the guide works and how it should be used, and a brief history of distilling in Scotland. The second part ...
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Over 40 malt whisky distilleries (and other related facilities) in Scotland and Northern Ireland are detailed in this visitors' guide. On a regional basis, centred around an appropriate touring base, every whisky-related facility is explored for the whisky enthusiast. Preliminary chapters deal with the evolution of the distillery visitor centre, the manufacture of Scotch (and Irish) malt whisk(e)y, an explanation of how the guide works and how it should be used, and a brief history of distilling in Scotland. The second part is an A-Z of all the relevant distilleries, cooperages and heritqge centres. Thes are detailed comprehensively and are given a 7-still rating for overall performance. The guide covers aspects such as ambience, appearance, ease of access for caravans/campers, AV quality, range of goods for sale, tour content and quality, quality of catering, toilets and disabled access.
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