The Whiskey Experience - Edinburgh, Scotland

The Whisky Experience in Edinburgh is exactly what it is, an experience! The tour begins with a very cool ride inside a whisky barrel touring the history of Whisky in Scotland. At the start of the tour you are not allowed to take any pictures unfortunately, so no pics of the whiskey barrel ride! sorry! The tour breaks down the 6 regions in Scotland which produce whisky. Each region has its unique distinct flavor and process. Scotch Whisky is produced through out these regions called, Highlands, Speyside, Lowlands, Campbeltown, Islay and Islands. 

My husband is a speyside whisky drinker but I was never a big whisky fan but will admit I now have a pallet for whisky and prefer whisky from the Lowlands!   The experience  has media room where they will break down the whisky aromas from the 6 regions to a whisky tasting room where you can choose a dram of whisky from any of the regions, they even give ya a scratch and sniff sheet of the different regions to make it easier to find a whisky of you pallet. Shortly after you will be taken into the worlds biggest collection of whisky showcase. There is even a Whisky as old as the late 18th century! Whisky loses about 2 percent of out of the barrel a year, called the "angels share" in Scotland. A whisky has to be aged a minimum of 3 yrs to be considered a scotch whisky, ok getting to into detail again sorry! hehehe. Back to the tour, it will end at a whisky bar where you can try different whisky's from the 6 regions through out Scotland. Please make time to take the Whisky experience tour wether you like whisky or not, you even get a free Glencair glass, the official whisky glass in Scotland, the shape of the glass is derived from the traditional nosing copitas used in whisky labs around Scotland.