[Statesideowl]

How far up did you get on your distillery tour?
I visited the 8 Doors Distillery at John o'groats the other day, it's a small, very new distillery that are blending other scotch's together at the moment until their own reaches maturity.
They let you try their mother spirit which comes in at 63%
The blends aren't bad either.

Balblair near Tain Also went to the new one in Grantown who are doing pretty much the same thing.

A little under 2hrs drive south is Tain for me. I'm literally in the Sea.

Some cracking distilleries dotted about. I'm hoping to spend a few days over on Islay at some point and hit a few distilleries there, particularly Lagavulin and Laphroaig