Category Archives: Whisky

The Coastal Path in Scotland – Jura

Jura is the eighth largest Scottish island by size, yet the thirty-first largest by population.  It is 36,692 hectares, and yet in 2001 was populated by only 196 people.  This means that there are 20 million square feet per person … Continue reading

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The Coastal Path in Scotland – Dornoch

In June of 2014 I was back up in Scotland for a meeting with my friend Campbell.  Whenever we are in Scotland we try to visit some distilleries and we also try to fit in a walk along the coast.  … Continue reading

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The Coastal Path in Scotland: Dallas Dhu Distillery

Every time I go to Scotland I tend to visit some distilleries, usually my with friend and Guest Walker, Campbell.  Whilst many distillery tours are similar, we tend to find that each one has something unique to offer, or that … Continue reading

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The Coatal Path in Scotland – Loch Ewe Distillery

Towards the end of my drive from Inverness to Gairloch I stopped at Drumchork.  Drumchork lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ewe, and I wanted to visit a place I had heard about when on Islay a couple of … Continue reading

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The Coastal Path in Scotland – Islay

In June I visited Islay on a combined business/pleasure trip.  It is not in our rules that we have to walk around the coast of the islands of Britain as well as its mainland.  That was a good thing, because … Continue reading

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The Coastal Path in Scotland – Deanston Distillery

Today’s trip was to Deanston, a distillery featured in the 2012 film by Ken Loach, The Angel’s Share. It is only since the release of the film that the Visitors’ Centre has been open. The distillery itself is housed in … Continue reading

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Orkney: Highland Park Distillery

The Coastal Path is a blog about walking around the coast of Britain.  Our walk does not include islands (although if there is a bridge to an island then we will generally try to include it).  The Orkneys were never meant to feature on our … Continue reading

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