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EDINBURGH

Friday Oct 6 - After traveling all day we arrived in Edinburgh late afternoon.

Dinner was at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in downtown Edinburgh. The SMWS was founded in 1983, when Pip HIlls and some of his friends were experiencing an increasing appreciation for single malt whiskys. But they also found that quality single malts at a reasonable price were difficult to reliably find. So they formed the society that sources single malts in Scotland and throughout the world, buy an entire barrel and bottle it for society members. The identity of the distillery is never revealed but only given a code and barrel number. The bottles also carry unusual, whimsical names. Membership fees start at around $100 per year, and today there are around 40,000 members worldwide. Following a tasting of society bottlings, we were treated to a very good dinner.

Saturday Oct 7 - We checked out of the hotel ready to head for the airport and our flight to London. But we had one last adventure at the Johnnie Walker Whisky Experience. It is located in an old, multi-story department store which has been complexly renovated to a modern retail outlet and multimedia experience highlighting Johnnie Walker history, scotch production and product lines. It was like Gucci/Prada meet Disneyland. The tour took about an hour and consisted of a lot of high tech multimedia presentations, videos and light shows. We made two bar stops during our tour to sample scotch-based cocktails based on our predetermined taste preferences. An amazing experience.
SCOTCH MALT WHIKY SOCIEY
SCOTCH MALT WHIKY SOCIEY		 WHISKY GLASS CHANDELIER AT SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY
WHISKY GLASS CHANDELIER AT SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY		 DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY		 DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY		 DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY		 DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY		 DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
DINNER AT SCOTCH SINGLE MALT SOCIETY
PUMPKIN PANNA COTTA WITH DUKKA, PICKLES AND SMOKED GARLIC VINAGRETTE
PUMPKIN PANNA COTTA WITH DUKKA, PICKLES AND SMOKED GARLIC VINAGRETTE		 SLOW COOKED SMOKED BEEF CHUCK, CELERIAC AND BLUE CHEESE GRITS WITH GLAZED ONION
SLOW COOKED SMOKED BEEF CHUCK, CELERIAC AND BLUE CHEESE GRITS WITH GLAZED ONION		 HONEY SPONGE WTH SPICED PLUMS AND TONKA BEAN ICE CREAM
HONEY SPONGE WTH SPICED PLUMS AND TONKA BEAN ICE CREAM		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JW DISTILLERY LOCATIONS IN SCOTLAND
JW DISTILLERY LOCATIONS IN SCOTLAND		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
ACTRESS NARRATES THE HISTORY OF JOHNNIE WALKER
ACTRESS NARRATES THE HISTORY OF JOHNNIE WALKER		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 CONDIMENTS TO COMPEMENT YOUR TASTING PREFERENCE
CONDIMENTS TO COMPEMENT YOUR TASTING PREFERENCE
CONDIMENTS TO COMPEMENT YOUR TASTING PREFERENCE
CONDIMENTS TO COMPEMENT YOUR TASTING PREFERENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 VARIOUS TASTING PREFERENCES
VARIOUS TASTING PREFERENCES		 AUTOMATED DRINK DISPENSER PICKING UP YOUR FLAVOR PREFERENCE WITH CHIP IN BASE
AUTOMATED DRINK DISPENSER PICKING UP YOUR FLAVOR PREFERENCE WITH CHIP IN BASE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE		 JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY EXPERIENCE
THE JOHNNIE WALKER PRODUCT LINE
THE JOHNNIE WALKER PRODUCT LINE

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