Whisky Forum - New whisky festival to be held in Dornoch

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A new whisky festival is to be held in the Highlands.
The event will be held in Dornoch in Sutherland from 27 to 29 November and involves distilleries in Ross-shire and also Old Pulteney in Wick.
The festival will feature tours of Glen Ord, Dalmore, Balblair, Glenmorangie and Clynelish distilleries and also tasting sessions in local hotels.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34719799
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STUDOGG37 · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:19 am Post subject:

We are heading up to this, staying in Dornoch for two nights, anyone else going.....?
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TheWM · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:04 pm Post subject:

I'm thinking about it but need to be in aberchirder by 9am the next morning... A night at the highlander seems more appealing currently!

STUDOGG37 · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:26 pm Post subject:

Here is a list of the whiskies that I tried during the Dornoch whisky festival.

Friday: Scapa 16 x2 & Balblair 03 x2

Saturday: Dalmore tasting event- 12yr,15yr, 18yr,cigar reserve, King Alexander III & 21yr.
Dornoch Castle: StrathIsla 8yr 1970's, Cadenheads 1974 Macallan 20yr, Berrys Bros & Rudd Jura 35yr 1976 Cask 888.
Balblair 03.

Sunday: Glenmorangie Distillery (they opened it for us) , straight from the cask 10yr/2yr ruby port, 10yr/2yr Oloroso, 10yr,Signet,Portwood & 25yr.
Golf club-Macallan Speymalt yr?, Clynelish 14yr x2,Balblair 1990 24yr.(last 3 were free)

Dornoch Castle whisky themed dinner: Aberlour 12yr single cask 3071, Ardbeg Auriverdes ,Balblair 03, Glendronach 2002 PX cask.
Then had 3x Argyll 15,then finished with a Balblair 03.

Home for rehab

Razz

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