BACK  TRANSLATE 7. Towards noon we reach the "Balblair Distillery". We get a leading through the distillery at no charge.

Balblair Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Balblair Distillery (Photo by Monika Gabriel 21.04.2006)Balblair Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Balblair Distillery Potstill (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Balblair Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

After "Balblair" we past the Distillery "Glenmorangie". The french Moët Hennessy has bought the Glenmorangie plc with the distillery of the same name and both the distilleries Glenmoray and Ardbeg as well as the different belonging blend-marks for about 300 millions pounds.

Glenmorangie Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)Glenmorangie Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

In visiting the the next distillery "Dalmore" we buy among other things the Single Malt 12 years old as well as a "Cigar Malt" special created for cigar-smokers.

Dalmore Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)Dalmore Distillery (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Afternoon we reach "Loch Ness". The lake is 37km in the length, only 1,5km in the width (55km²) and 230 meters unusual deep.

Loch Ness (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Loch Ness (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

We spend the night in "Fort Augustus" in a nice B & B at the south end of Loch Ness. In a pub we find a seldom Whisky-bottle from a distillery named "Glenlochy", which dos not exist since 30 years. The glas costs 12 pounts.

B & B  Fort Augustus (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Glen Lochy 1965 (Photo by Gerhard Lang 21.04.2006)

Bottler: Signatory Silent Stills

Alkohol content: 47.9%vol.

Year: 1965

Year of bottled: 1997

Age: 32 Year

move on:    1. Ravens Craig    2. Ullapool    3. Ullapool - Scourie    4. Scourie - Orkney    5. Orkney    6. Orkney - Dornoch    7. Dornoch - Fort Augustus    8. Fort Augustus - Inverness

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