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Pencaitland: Field upon field of barley ready for malting
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Benriach: Malting floor where germinated barley is dried for 4-6 days to stop germination
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Glen Scotia: Old traditional grinder to convert malted barley into grist.
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Isle of Arran, Lochranza Distillery: Malted barley, a lump of peat and grist in front of the Mash Tun where water is added to grist.
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Isle of Arran, Lochranza Distillery: After mashing, the sweet sugary liquid is known as wort.
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Isle of Arran, Lochranza Distillery: The wort is pumped into washbacks, where yeast is added and fermentation begins.
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Glen Scotia: Fermentation under way in the washback.
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Benriach: The Pot Stills where alcohols are distilled from the Wash.
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Isle of Arran, Lochranza Distillery: The Pot Stills
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Glengoyne: A Pot Still
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Glen Scotia: New make spirit from the still is sorted into the receiving flask.
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Isle of Arran, Lochranza Distillery: In the spirit safe, distilled spirit is sorted into three alcohol levels on the left, with second distillation on the right.
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Benriach: Barrels lined up outside.
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Benriach: The spirit sits in oak barrels for at least 3 years - but usually many more.
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Benriach: Cobwebs in the storage warehouse are an indication that this is not a fast process to create excellence.
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Glen Scotia, Campbeltown:
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Glen Scotia: One of the oldest remaining distilleries in Campbeltown.
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Glen Scotia: A rare treat - barrel tasting with distillery manager, Iain McAlister.
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Glengoyne: The best visual display of the whisky aging process and the impact of the "Angel's Share".
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Glen Grant: Beautiful old building on the site and adjacent to magnificent gardens.
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Glen Grant: Their ultra-modern tasting room.
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Edradour: One of Scotland's smallest - and certainly a beautiful setting.
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Dalwhinnie: Tastings paired with chocolate!
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Glenfarclas: Six generations over 150 years have produced some of the best and most consistent sherry-finished drams.
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Oban: A great classic single malt and their tour is excellent (but for non-Scots, note it is pronounced "Obin" and not "Obaan")
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