A beautiful small distillery, the soft waters for the still come from the springs below the nearby volcanic plug, quite a steep nearby hill (bit much for me). Distillery is well worth a visit with a lovely visitor centre, a group of excellent guides, and a varied choice of visits from the standard walk through, to multiple tastings and at the end of the day, a voucher to get discount on a lovely single malt.
had a good blether to one of the welcoming staff who turned out to be a retired Police Officer from the former Strathclyde Force ( pre Police Scotland) and who was also in community services so we had a great deal in common and had to be dragged away.
The alternative means of getting there is to walk the West Highland Way, the ninety nine walk from Milnagavie, north Glasgow, to Fort William, which is actually shorter by seven miles than driving by road. The W H W walkway actually passes within three hundred yards of the distillery which makes it one of the first points of interest en route north - however, there is a regular hourly bus from Glasgow which stops on the doorstep.
Tomorrow, heading south with the IPA - Scottish motorcycle touring Group to Newcastle for a bit of a rendezvous on Monday morning. More to follow.
Bit dehydrated - time for a dram methinks.
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