点评:An excellent tour. Our guide, Paula, was such a sweet and knowledgeable woman with a fantastically fun personality.
For those wanting to know what to expect: if your tour is anything like the one I just experienced (and location details are not my strong suit), you'll first be greeted by the guide in the lobby, and they'll run you through the history of the estate. They'll tell you about the history of the machinery in the floor of the lobby, the history of the grounds, it's changing hands, the like. Then upstairs, into a cozy and charming movie theater with very plush armchairs where you watch a short video about the history of the estate and the crafting of the whisky. From there, you move into this massive room where the actual process occurs. There are some grain silos, massive water tanks, the machine where they mix the grain and water, and the stills themselves. The guide goes over the process, showing you jars of what each grain looks like and what the components look like at each major step. They also show you how clear the whisky comes out of the stills. From there, it's onto the warehouse where you'll learn about the barrels used, which is what provides all the colour and some taste. The barrels are really neat, as you can see the line made from the penetration of the whisky into the wood. The last stop is the tasting room where the guide will walk you through the scents and flavors of a few different whiskys.
It was very neat to learn about the history of the area and the distillery. Definitely look into the glass floor section of the lobby, you'll see some of the original machinery which was crafted by the same company that worked on parts of the Titanic.
翻译:一次很棒的旅行。我们的导游 Paula 是一位非常亲切、知识渊博的女性,性格非常有趣。
对于那些想知道会发生什么的人:如果您的旅行与我刚刚经历的旅行相似(并且位置细节不是我的强项),您将首先在大厅受到导游的欢迎,他们会带您了解庄园的历史。他们会告诉您大厅地板上机器的历史、场地的历史、它的易手等等。然后上楼,进入一个舒适迷人的电影院,里面有非常舒适的扶手椅,您可以在那里观看关于庄园历史和威士忌制作的短片。从那里,您将进入一个巨大的房间,实际的过程就在这里发生。那里有一些谷物筒仓、巨大的水箱、混合谷物和水的机器,以及蒸馏器本身。导游会介绍整个过程,向您展示每个谷物的样子以及每个主要步骤的组件。他们还会向您展示蒸馏器中蒸馏出来的威士忌有多么清澈。从那里,您可以前往仓库,了解所使用的酒桶,正是这些酒桶提供了威士忌的所有颜色和味道。酒桶非常整洁,您可以看到威士忌渗透到木头中形成的线条。最后一站是品酒室,导游将带您领略几种不同威士忌的香气和口味。
了解该地区和酿酒厂的历史非常有趣。一定要看看大厅的玻璃地板部分,您会看到一些原始机器,它们是由为泰坦尼克号零件工作的公司制造的。