Crieff Hydro Hotel to Glenturret Distillery to the Kelpies, to Dunfermline to Edinburgh-Scottish Isles and Glens
Today we're going to see the Kelpies! Our brief, overnight stay at the Crieff Hydro Hotel is over. By far THE nicest hotel we've stayed in on this trip. It sits on a beautiful property and the rooms are off-the-charts comfy. Our Guide Graham, ready for our next adventure. Today's adventure begins with a visit to the Glenturret Distillery -just down the road. Yup a Whisky tasting at 10 AM what could go wrong... They claim to be the oldest distillery in Scotland; a rental document from the Murray family is dated back to 1763 helping to support this claim. In 2019, Glenturret was purchased by Lalique. After a tour by our very enthusiastic guide, we get to the tasting. Photos are not allowed during the tour, they say because of the fumes and possible fires. But I've photographed many a distillery, I think it's to keep trade secrets, a secret. The distillery even has a monument to their best mouser of a cat, Towser, who is in the Guinness Book of record by the way! W...