Edinburgh - Glasgow and Glengoyne Distillery

On our last full day in Scotland we went first to the edge of the Highlands to the Glengoyne Distillery. The distillery, which takes its name from "Glen Guin" or Glen of the Wild Geese, has been producing single malt scotch whisky for nearly 200 years. It is unpeated whiskey (the malt is dried with hot air rather than peat fire). The water and barley malt is mixed in one room sent to another room with 6 large vats where yeast is added and fermentation occurs and finally piped to the final room where double distillation occurs. Before the tour I was able to taste a "wee dram" of their 10year old scotch and in the shop I was able to taste the 17yr old (which I ended up buying).

We then drove into Glasgow. Jennifer went to a Charles MacIntosh exhibit at the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. I took the kids to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The museum had a litte bit of everything from fossils to wildlife to paintings from many different countries/artist/periods.

It was a great last day in Scotland and a great way to end the vacation!