Whisky pilgrimage
The booming whisky tourism is giving Scotland's long history of distilling a fresh vitality
IT HAS BECOME something of a travel cliché: whisky drinkers making the pilgrimage to Scotland's world-famous distilleries. But when you're in the cool, low light of the dunnage house at Cardhu in Speyside, surrounded by American oak casks stacked three-high, and sipping a glass poured straight from the barrel, any concern about unoriginality seems to dissipate.
When you consider Scotch's long history - the first official record of distilling dates back to 1494 - whisky tourism is still a relatively new trend. It began in the 1960s, when Glenfiddich, Glenlivet and Glenfarclas opened visitor centres, but didn't really take off until the 1990s.
Today, Scotland's national drink is also its biggest export. Last year, 39 bottles were shipped overseas every second, with an export value of £4.37 billion (S$7.8 billion).
KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Lifestyle
Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh
Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito
Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant
If Jay Chou likes Ju Xing’s zi char, you might too
Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal
What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut