History and Whiskey in Scotland

Battlefield of Culloden

This is the site that ended the Jacobite uprising for good. The Battle of Culloden | National Trust for Scotland (nts.org.uk) The center has an exhibit that explains the war from both sides. Also, there are memorials and walking trails around the battle grounds themselves. The battle itself was done in 45 minutes, with thousands of Jacobite lives lost in the first 5-10 minutes.

This wall depicts the lives lost in battle. Each protruding rock is a person. The red coats lost less than 100 on the left and over 3,000 Jacobites on the right of the flat section.

The bodies of identifable casualties were buried together, and a stone was placed on the mass grave. There are several markers for mixed clans when bodies were not able to be determined which clan they belonged to.

Clava Cairns

Graves or memerials that are about 4,000 years old. Clava Cairns, The Highlands – Monuments & Ruins | VisitScotland

Again, these are ancient sites, so most theories ate just that guesses as to what these Cairns were for. The educated consensus seems to be memorials and some worship sites.

If you watched Outlander then you might recognize this spot.

Pitlochry

Blair Athol Distillery was the highlight. I tried the flavor flight of whiskey.

Cragganmore Distillers Edition (Sweet), Cardhu 12 year old (fruity), Blair Athol 12 year (spicy), and Caol lla moch (smokey)

Personally, except for the Smokey, which was too smokey, they all tasted pretty much the same to me, and I needed to add a few drops of water to them to finish.

Highlander Experience Tours

After driving back to Edinburgh, the tour was finished. It was an amazing journey through Scotland, and I’m so glad I went. I met some great individuals and have other countries to visit to meet up with them again.

I do recommend them if you head to Scotland. My guide was fabulous, and the hotels were all great.

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