A Quick Guide To Scottish Whisky

When people think of Scotland, their minds typically go to one of two places - whisky or kilts. And there are countless numbers who flock to this beautiful part of the world to go on whisky holidays of Scotland… but what exactly is it about this particular tipple that proves to be so appealing time and time again?

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Western Lochs & Highlands June

Guide - Jon
Clients - Adam, Mari, Ragnvald, Joanne, Belle, Rachel, Nehama
Conditions - Wet on Ben Lomond, very wet on the Cobbler, gorgeous rest of the week

Ben A'an summit - Beseggen of the Trossachs!

Corporate Day hike Ben Ledi 12th June

Guides - Jon, Josef
Clients - global management team from imcd.nl

Championes!

Big Highland Tour May

Guide - Peter
Clients - Claire, Karen, Keith
Conditions - usual spring mixture, still a lot of snow on Ben Nevis

Skye Discovery May

Guide - Andy
Clients - Christine, Genevieve, Calvin, Rebecca, Tracy, Graham, Ewa, Sharon
Conditions - Grey but ace!

Big Highland Tour April

Guides - John, Eric
Clients - Arnaud, Robert, Rea
Conditions - usual mixture for late Spring

Skye Discovery April

Loch Scavaig towards Camasunary Bay

Guide - Andy - Eric helping
Clients - Ailsa, Amy, Yun
Conditions - Unseasonably warm!
Our first week-long holiday of the season - back to Skye

Ben Nevis Weekend Easter

Guide - Jon
Clients - Amy, Julie, Kristina, Mark, Nicola, Sofia
Conditions - Ace!
This was a glorious weekend to start off the 2014 season. Blue skies, warm sunshine and a lot of snow on the summit of Ben Nevis - we took our time, stayed safe and all got to the top on Saturday. The views of the snow-topped Mamores and Glencoe Hills under us were especially memorable. On Sunday, we took it easy and wandered up to Dun Deardail iron age hill fort on the West Highland Way.

View from Nevis Summit

Happy Easter!

Confirmation of trip meeting place details

Trip meeting place details

All our van-based tours meet at the corner of Waverley Bridge and Market street - map at the link here.
Our website and tour info has "Outside of Lothian Travel".
Lothian Travel is currently being refurbished and there isn't much space in the street, so please congregate next door outside the Edinburgh Tattoo office, on the right of the picture by the archway - red car in the photo.

Walkabout Scotland's meeting place at the corner of Market Street and Waverley Bridge. 

The train-based tours (Highland Railways & Hills, Awesome Arran Weekend and Ben Vrackie Day tour) will all continue to meet at the atrium by the Market Street exit of Waverley station.

Highland Railways and Hills 1st Sept

Guide - Stu
Clients - Robert, Catherine, John W, Jane, Joyce, John C, Ruth, Sue and Bonny the Dog
Conditions - mostly dry

Ben Nevis Weekend - early August

Guests - Elizabeth,  Rosemarie, Andrew and Deborah. 
-->Guides - Sophie and Andy. 
Trip Notes - A wet weekend. Unfortunately the weather prevented the group from getting to the top of Ben Nevis. The Lost Valley on Sunday was a good bad weather option.

Awsome Arran Weekend - August

Guests - Petra, Colum, Andrea and Sandy. 
Guide - Jon
Trip notes - sunshine and rain, but more sun than rain and no midges! A weekend full of walks, bike riding, whisky tasting and a clear view from the top of Goat Fell. 

Arran Whisky tasting on the Lochranza Bay.

 

North West Highlands - July

Guests - Christine, Jos, Elisabeth, Margaret, Maud, Ross and Frank
Guide - Ian  

Oystercatcher on the roof of Achnasheen Station

North West Highlands - French trip

Guests - Yves, Catherine,  Marie Noelle, Cecilia, Enrica, Catherine, Pierre-Antoine, Nicolas and Matthieu.
Guide - Susan

Highlands Railways and Hills - late July

Guests - Louis, Marilyn, Martha, Ted, Clare, Marion, Alex, Tom, Victoria, Silvia and  Whitney.
Guide - Stuart and Sophie. 

Through the Chalamain Gap

North West Highlands - private group

Guests - Anne, Ed, Tracy, Jo, William, Moira, William and Moira. 
Guide - Richard

Trip Notes - Laid back week, lots of sight seeing in the heat. The group went up Slioch to find a breeze and avoid midges. 

Awsome Arran Weekend - July

Guests - John, Connor and Nicole
Guide - Jon
Trip notes -  Big mornings sea kayaking and mountain biking on Saturday saw the group happy to soak up the island atmosphere at the pub in Corrie rather than cycling right round the island. Goat Fell on Sunday was a warm climb and clear views from the summit.

Goat Fell summit looking back at Brodick Bay and the Holy Isle.

 

Highland Hills ans Railways - early July

Guests - Andrew, Michele, Helen, Robin, Christine, Mark, Elfriede, Steve, Desiree and Beatrice. 
Guide - Stuart
Trip notes - Unseasonably warm and dry weather kept everyone on their toes. 

The big Big Highland Tour - July

Guides - Ian, Laura, Andy and Sophie
Guests - Michael, Michelle, Charlotte, Amy, Libby, Mary, Helene, Leah, Ian, Jared, Arnold, Elaine, Gary, Carol, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Katherine, Tim, Anne, France, Francois and Paul.

Trip notes - Our plan was to have multiple smaller groups for this trip - but everyone got on so well it truly became the big Big Highland Tour. This was the start of the hot spell in the Highlands.

 

Looking over the north face of Ben Nevis