Date of this adventure: April 2, 2013
Approaching Slains Castle
Built in 1597, New Slains Castle was used by Bram Stoker as the inspiration for the castle in his novel Dracula.
These North Sea cliffs helped to defend the castle.
Near Slains Castle, the Bullers of Buchan is a collapsed sea cave that forms a chasm through which the sea runs.
The cliffs at the Bullers provide a nesting site for colonies of birds, such as puffins, kittiwakes, and a few different gulls.
Absolutely LOVE this grass
After visiting Slains and the Bullers, we made a stop in Huntly at a local whisky shop called Whiskies of Scotland.
Whiskies of Scotland offers exclusive bottlings from several different Scottish distilleries. If you are looking for unique Scotch that others are not likely to have, I recommend visiting this shop.
Stopping for a taste of Dean's Shortbread in Huntly
More than half of Scotland's malt whisky distilleries are located in Speyside. "The unique characteristics of each Speyside whisky distillery result in delightful, hand-crafted whisky form each one."
Glenfiddich Distillery
To read a bit about the distillation process of whisky and our last visit to Glenfiddich, click here.
Learning about the distillation process
About to get our wee drams
Cheers!
Glenfiddich is currently the world's best-selling single malt whisky.
The picturesque, lush countryside of Speyside
Our next stop was The Glenlivet distillery.
Glenlivet is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the U.S. and is the second biggest selling single malt whisky worldwide.
We were a wee bit late to attend a tour of the distillery so we settled for just a dram of the popular The Glenlivet malt.
We drove back to Aberdeen through the Cairngorms, a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland.
Yep, it was still snowing in April...
Our last stop was Glenbuchat Castle.
Built in 1590, Glenbuchat Castle is located above the River Don in Aberdeenshire.
Another beautiful day exploring Scotland with family
We are blessed.
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