By Milo 
I’ll skip over days nine and ten as they were spent those days relaxing around the hotel, seeing a few sites, and getting messages and sleeping in.
The whiskey trip as a whole was a success in the achieved goal of visiting numerous Scottish distilleries, having a relaxing vacation, and seeing the lush countryside. We did bring a few bottles back home, but mostly the trip was all about sampling on the visit. Should you be wondering, however, how many samples did we taste, here is the answer.
Day 1
- Glengoyne 15 year
- Glenkinchie 12 year
- Smokehead Extra Rare
Day 2
- Bowmore 12 year
- Kilchoman Machir Bay
- Lagavulin
- 8 year
- 200th Anniversary Limited Edition
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Day 3
- Bruichladdich The Laddy 8
- Islay Barley 2009
- Bowmore
- 12 year
- 15 year
- Lagavulin
- 8yr old,
- 200th anniversary edition,
- Jazz Festival 2016 special
Day 4
- Oban Little Bay and Distillers’ Edition
- Glenfiddich 12 year
- Jura – Superstition
- Singleton
Day 5
- Dallas Dhu – Roderick DHN
Day 6
- Strathisla 12 year
- Undefined 12 year Grain Whiskey
- Chivas Regal
- 12 year
- 18 year
- Glenfarclas
- 10 year
- 15 year
- 2002 Distillery Exclusive
- Cardhu 12
- Cragganmore Distillery Only
- Glenlivet Founders Reserve
Day 7
- Glenfiddich IPA Experiment
- The Balvenie Doublewood 12 year
- Benromach 10 year
- The Stags Breath Whiskey Liquor
- Tomintoul 16 year
- Old Ballantruan 10 year
- Murray McDavid Mystery Malt
- BenRiach 17 year
- GlenDronach 2 year
Day 8
- Dalwhinnie
- 15 year
- Distillers Edition,
- 25yr old ( this was the most expensive whiskey we sampled this trip at 325.00 per bottle)
- 1998 Single Cast
Day 9
- Big Peat – a small batch blend
- BenRiach – peated quarter cask
Day 10
- Auchentoshan Springwood
In the end we sampled 51 whiskies. But don’t worry, just because we sampled doesn’t mean we drank all that much. Just like doing a wine tour, sampling sometimes involves a sip or small drink. And, in some cases a shot or two.
