So this report is about Thursday and our trips to visit local noteworthy places around Crieff. We began the day with a visit to the "Famous Grouse Experience" at the Glenturret Distillery. We learned the steps necessary to process the barley into whisky from milling to bottling. The tour included experiencing the changes in aroma as the malting process evolves and the yeast ferments the sugars. We were able to taste test their new "Ice Grouse", "Famous Grouse", "Naked Grouse" and "Black Grouse" whiskys. It truly was an experience.
After a lunch at a local animal park, we went to Drummond Castle Keep, which is normally closed to the public. We were given a private tour of the keep tower which is undergoing renovation. It was very rustic and primitive, but, seemed to evoke thoughts of its earlier rough purpose. The nearby gardens were expansive and well kept. They were a Victorian formal layout and very beautiful, in spite of a gentle rain that fell while we were there.
After the gardens, we all went our separate ways. My hosts took me back up the Turret River to the reservoir, past the Highland Cows grazing on the way, and I took in the views of the Loch under lowering drizzly skies. It was well worth the trip. Thanks, Sir John and Lady Morag, for adding that to my list of sights. Dinner, conversation and drinks followed.
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