Get in the Spirit!
Welcome to Travel Distilled, where two of the most enjoyable things in the world – travel and distilleries – get to meet. If you’re interested in travelling to distilleries, reading about spirits, or just sampling them, you’ll find something to read here.
I write about distillery visits I’ve made, the history of cocktails, spirits I’ve tasted, books I’ve read, people I’ve met – and anything and everything to do with the world of distilling.
Here I write about all the spirits I enjoy – gin, whiskey (and whisky), bourbon, rum, tequila, mezcal, vodka, and more, from wherever my travels happen to take me.
Take a look at some of my most recent postings below. Or read the About Me page to find out more about who’s behind Travel Distilled.
Recent Posts
Glen Moray
Travel Distilled’s guide to the Glen Moray Distillery in Elgin on Speyside in Scotland, with its history, signature releases and how to tour Glen Moray.
Glen Elgin
Travel Distilled’s guide to the Glen Elgin Distillery on Scotland’s Speyside, with a brief history and information on how to visit the distillery.
The Glasgow Distillery
Travel Distilled’s guide to the Glasgow Distillery in Glasgow, Scotland, makers of Makar Gin, with a brief history and full information on distillery tours.
Visiting Blair Athol
Travel Distilled’s guide to visiting Blair Athol Distillery in Pitlochry, Perthshire, with a brief history, and what to expect from a tour.
Christopher’s Cordials
Travel Distilled tried Christopher’s Cordials, a refreshing soft drink that can be mixed with waters and sodas, or used as a mixer.
Firkin Gin
Travel Distilled tells you all about the Firkin Gin Distillery in Edinburgh including its history, location and whether you can visit Firkin Gin.
Edradour Distillery
Travel Distilled’s guide to the Edradour Distillery in Perthshire, including its history, location, and what to expect from a tour when visiting the distillery.
Visiting Edinburgh Gin
Travel Distilled’s guide to visiting the Edinburgh Gin Distillery along with a history of the distillery and information about tours.
Visiting Eden Mill Distillery
Travel Distilled tells you all you need to know about visiting Eden Mill Distillery in St Andrews, Scotland, including what tours are available.
Visiting Rock Rose Distillery
Travel Distilled tells you what you all about visiting Rock Rose Distillery, though officially it’s the Dunnet Bay Distillery on the north coast of Scotland.
Visiting Dufftown Distillery
Travel Distilled on visiting Dufftown Distillery, which is not open to regular tours, plus its history and special whiskies.
Scottish Mezcal
Making Scottish mezcal isn’t possible but it’s now easier to buy mezcal in Scotland thanks to the importing of Pelo del Perro (or Hair of the Dog) from Mexico.
Visiting Dalwhinnie
Travel Distilled on visiting Dalwhinnie, with a history of the highest distillery in Scotland and what to expect from a visitor tour and tasting.
The Little Book of Whisky
Travel Distilled reviews The Little Book of Whisky by Nick Moyle, the ideal beginner’s guide and a Whisky 101 that would make the ideal present.
Daftmill Distillery
The Travel Distilled guide to Daftmill Distillery, where public tours are not available on this working farm in rural Fife.
Visiting Crossbill Gin
The Travel Distilled guide to visiting Crossbill Gin Distillery in Glasgow, including information about what experiences they offer to visitors.
