From Speyside to Jerez…

Sherry Casks have been used to age Scotch Whisky for well over 200 years. But what are distillers looking for when choosing casks, and how are they able to produce specific flavours? Does the type of wood also play a role?

The wood makes the whisky: is an insight into Gordon and McPhail’s philosophy in matching wood to spirit, click here to read more.

Distillery Tours near to us:

Talisker Distillery Carbost Isle of Skye

Torabhaig Distillery Teangue, Sleat Isle of Skye

The Gaelic Whiskies & Gin Distillery @ Isle of Ornsay, Sleat

Rassay Distillery, Isle of Rassay (Requires Ferry Trip)

Glen Ord Distillery, Muir of Ord Ross-shire.