Dunnet Bay Distillers - Scottish Gin Awards 2017
Scottish Gin Awards - Scottish Distillery of the Year - Finalist 2017
Dunnet Bay Distillers - Rock Rose Gin - Great Taste Awards 2015 Top 50
The judges certainly enjoyed this hand-crafted gin, produced in mainland Britain’s most northerly distillery in Caithness. Described as “clean, crisp and zesty” with a “wonderful scent of citrus”, the gin is made with local botanicals that vary with changes in the climate.
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Scotland - Dunnet Head on 4 May 2015
1513 - the most northerly point on mainland Britain.
GinPunch.com introduces the City of London Distillery
The City of London Distillery is just off Fleet Street, in Bride Lane London EC4. With their two big copper pots named after the two fat ladies Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson, you know you'll get an entertaining Gin tour.
SCOTLAND ROAD TRIP - NC 500
North Coast 500: More than 500 miles of the best the North Highlands has to offer. The route way runs to and from Inverness, venturing round the capital of the Highlands, up the West Coast and back via the rugged north coast.
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The North Coast 500 day 4 & 5. Durness to Wick then home
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A short video of our fourth & fifth day doing the North Coast 500 road trip.
9:30am and it was already 19°. After getting the car packed in Sango Sands Oasis campsite, Durness. It was time to get going for the day. Our first stop was Cocoa Mountain before heading to Smoo Cave.
Our next stop was Strathy Point, we were hoping to sit there for a while and hopefully see some whales. However, after quite a drive and finally reaching the car park, there were signs up saying no dogs allowed. So we jumped back in the car and went in search for lunch.
After passing the Dounreay nuclear site and passing through Thurso we arrived at our next stop, the Rock Rose gin distillery in Dunnet. And were greeted by an empty car park and a 'closed on Sundays' sign, dammit. So we headed to Dunnet Head, the most northerly point on mainland Britain.
From there we headed to John O' Groats for a picture next to the famous sign. Then on to Duncansby Head the see the sea stacks and celebrate our first year wedding anniversary by launching a message in a bottle out to sea.
Our final stop for the night was at the Norseman Hotel in Wick for a good nights sleep in an actual bed before our journey home the next day.
On our way home we stopped at an old cairn, the amazing Whaligoe Steps, Loch Fleet, the Dalmore Distillery, seen the mermaid of the north and stopped in Inverness for dinner. Then it was our final 160 miles to the house.
A truly amazing 5-day journey!
Here is a map I made of our rough itinerary, feel free to use it if you wish:
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North Coast 500 5 day road trip
The full-length version of our NC500 road trip.
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Day 1: After reaching Inverness from Livingston, we headed north from Inverness to Chanonry point for our first stop and were very lucky to spot dolphins and seals.
From there we headed west stopping at Rogie Falls heading for our overnight stay at Applecross Campsite via the famous Bealach Na Ba (Pass of the Cattle)
We also got to follow a nice TVR Cerbera for a while.
Here is a map I made of our rough itinerary, feel free to use it if you wish:
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Day 2: We headed from Applecross campsite north-west a short distance around the Applecross peninsula before deciding to turn around and head back down the Bealach Na Ba.
From there we headed north to Shieldaig to pick up some lunch for later from the Loch Torridon Smokehouse. From there we headed through the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve and stopped at Loch Clair for lunch. Stunning scenery and no better place to stop and enjoy the delicious salmon we had picked up earlier.
Our next stop we had planned was Red Point Beach, it was worth the drive! Totally secluded and so remote, we had the whole beach to ourselves and it was even warm and sunny!
We headed to Corrieshalloch Gorge after that and again it was stunning scenery around every corner.
From there it was a drive to our second campsite at Ardmair Point, what a perfect pitch we had! We popped into Ullapool for dinner and a drink then back to the tent just in time to watch the sunset.
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Day 3: After packing the tent away in torrential rain in the morning at Ardmair Point we headed north to Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve.
We had planned on going to see the Bone Caves after that but we must've driven straight past the car park without noticing, will do that the next time! The weather was starting to clear as we reached our next stop, Ardvreck Castle.
Our next destination was Lochinver for some of the famous Lochinver Larders pies! After that, it was time for something a bit special at Achmelvich Beach. With the sun starting to occasionally appear through the clouds, Claire was going snorkelling at Achmelvich! This is part of the newly launched NW Highlands Snorkel trail that was thought up by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Check out the full video here:
After getting dried off we headed further north passing through some stunning scenery, seen some super cars, had a stop for some tea then a drive over the Kylesku Bridge.
Our final destination of the day was our campsite for that night at Sango Sands Oasis in Durness. It was about 30 miles north and involved some of the most remote roads yet. The weather was fine when we reached the campsite but as soon as we got the tent half set we got hit by another rain storm! Waterproofs on, finished setting up the tent, 20 minutes later the sun was out!
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Day 5: 9:30am and it was already 19°. After getting the car packed in Sango Sands Oasis campsite, Durness. It was time to get going for the day. Our first stop was Cocoa Mountain before heading to Smoo Cave.
Our next stop was Strathy Point, we were hoping to sit there for a while and hopefully see some whales. However, after quite a drive and finally reaching the car park, there were signs up saying no dogs allowed. So we jumped back in the car and went in search for lunch.
After passing the Dounreay nuclear site and passing through Thurso we arrived at our next stop, the Rock Rose gin distillery in Dunnet. And were greeted by an empty car park and a 'closed on Sundays' sign, dammit. So we headed to Dunnet Head, the most northerly point on mainland Britain.
From there we headed to John O' Groats for a picture next to the famous sign. Then on to Duncansby Head the see the sea stacks and celebrate our first year wedding anniversary by launching a message in a bottle out to sea.
Our final stop for the night was at the Norseman Hotel in Wick for a good nights sleep in an actual bed before our journey home the next day.
On our way home we stopped at an old cairn, the amazing Whaligoe Steps, Loch Fleet, the Dalmore Distillery, seen the mermaid of the north and stopped in Inverness for dinner. Then it was our final 160 miles to the house.
A truly amazing 5-day journey!
Music: Get Back Up - Silent Partner
North Coast 500 - Travel to Scotland's Route 66 | Travel Vlog
The North Coast 500 is Scotland's Route 66 and a spectacular drive!
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Dave and Deb of The Planet D take you to Northern Scotland where they drive the North Coast 500 circular route from Inverness.
It's one of the great drives on earth passing through dramatic coastlines like Duncansby Head, AppleCross to Baelnabach Pass and Klinlochewe Viewpoint.
What You'll See in this NC500 Vide
1. Inverness
Inverness Attractions
Culloden Battlefield
Clava Cairns
3: Dornoch and Distilleries
Dornoch Castle and Whisky Bar
Glen Ord Distillery
Dunrobin Castle
4. Wick to Dunnet Head
Whaligoe Steps
Wick Heritage Centre
Ackergill Tower
Castle Sinclair Girnigo
Caithness Wildlife Tours
Duncansby Head
Dunnet Bay Distillery
5. Along the Northern Coast
People Surf in Scotland
Castle Varrich
Drive to Smoo
The Tongue Hotel Details
6. Tongue to Balnakeil
Smoo Cave
Balnakeil Bay
John Lennon
Belnakeil Craft Village
7. Lochinver to Ullapool
Rock Climbing and Adventure Tours
Ullapool
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Where to Stay in Ullapool
8. Kylesku to Achmelvich Bay
Drumbeg
Stoerhead Lighthouse
Coffee Stop
Clachtol
Achmevilch Beach
Where to Stay
9. Gairloch
Inverewe Gardens
Isle of Ewe Smokehouse
Loch Maree
Walk the trails of Beinn Eighe
Klinlochewe Viewpoint
Diabag Viewpoint
Where to Stay in Gairloch
10. Klinlochewe to Applecross
Viewpoint: town of Sheildag
Famous Red House
Non-stop pullovers
Applecross to Baelnabach Pass
Eat at the Kishorn Seafood Bar
11. Plockton - History and Wildlife
Reraig Forest Tour
Eilean Donan Castle
Strome Castle
Duncraig Castle
Where to Stay in Plockton
Tips for Driving the North Coast 500
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Don't forget about the castles along the North Coast 500 route there's the famous Eilean Donan Castle, the Castley of Mey, Strome Castle, Glenrobin Castle, and many castle hotels to stay in as well.
And there is plenty of wildlife to see. A highlight of our tour was Reraig Forest tour to see the deer, stags and sheep on the property. Plus the wildlife of Duncansby Head where migrating and nesting sea birds soar through the air.
►Cities on the North Coast 500
Wick
Inverness
Gairloch
Dornoch
Plockton
This travel video features stops all the way around the North Coast 500 as we drove the entire route in 10 days.
Other stops on our route include the Glen Ord Distillery, The John Lennon Memorial in Durness, Whaligoe Steps, Belnakeil Bay, Smoo Cave, Stoerhead Lighthouse and many of the other famous stops on Scotland's answer to Route 66.
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Rock Rose Hand Crafted Scottish Gin - Scottish Botanicals - 700ml (41.5%)
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Premium Scottish vodka handcrafted with Highland botanicals to create the perfect taste!
Found on the banks of Thurso River, Holy Grass gives this Vodka a wonderful, unique taste. Holy Grass Vodka is a tribute to Robert Dick, a legendary botanist from Tullibody, who lived in Thurso between 1830 & 1866. He was a respected baker and brilliant, self-taught botanist. Robert Dick discovered Holy Grass (Hierochloe borealis) on the banks of Thurso River thus proving its existence in Great Britain.
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Old Photographs Halkirk Caithness Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Halkirk, Scottish Gaelic: Hacraig, a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highlands. Halkirk has had two whisky distilleries, Gerston from 1796 to 1885, and Ben Morven, also known as Gerston II, from 1886 to circa 1911. Both were established on the banks of the River Thurso, near Gerston Farm, and both drew water from Calder Burn. The Ben Morven distillery was named for the mountain, the highest point in Caithness. The original Gerston distillery was first registered by a Francis Swanson, and was expanded by two sons, John and James, in 1825. Sir Robert Peel is said to have acquired a taste for the whisky. The distillery closed not long after it was sold to new owners in 1872, and a London company, calling themselves the Gerston Distillery Company, decided to build a new distillery.
In 1897 the new distillery was sold to Northern Distilleries Limited, who gave it the Ben Morven name. It was never very successful, and it closed circa 1911. The stillhouse is still standing. Halkirk is the birthplace of Alexander Keith, born 1795, died 1873, who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia and became established as a respected politician and brewer. He is known across Canada for his most famous beer, Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale. Flagstone was probably used by our early inhabitants for building houses and stone walls and would have been obtained at outcrops where the rock broke through to the surface and required little or no quarrying. Despite this early use of flag, the first attempt to obtain the stone on a commercial basis was made of Castlehill on the shores of Dunnet Bay to the north of the village of Halkirk, then known as Olrig, when in the summer of 1793 several cargoes of stone were shipped to Aberdeen. The instigator of this new industry was James Traill, who lived from 1758 to 1843 and was for a time Sheriff of the County. He moved from Rattar to Castlehill House in 1824 and set about organising the flagstone quarrying. In the following year regular shipments of flags were begun to ports all over the United Kingdom and as the fame of this most unusual material spread, cargoes were sent as far afield as South Africa. Indeed a famous meat factory in the Argentine was floored with Caithness flags. The word flag comes from the Old Norse flaga, meaning a slab. In 1450, the original Braal castle was bestowed by King James II upon Sir George Crichton, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, who was briefly created Earl of Caithness in 1452. In 1455, the earldom and castle were granted by James II to William Sinclair, Baron of Roslin and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. The castle passed to the Sinclairs of Ulbster, a branch of the Sinclair Earls of Caithness, in the 18th century. The Sinclairs began the building of an adjacent mansion, although construction was abandoned. In 1856 a hotel was built over these foundations. This building was requisitioned by the Armed Forces during the Second World War. Georgemas Junction by Halkirk is the junction of the Thurso branch from the Inverness to Wick line, the most northerly railway junction in the United Kingdom. The station was built by the Sutherland and Caithness Railway and opened on 28 July 1874
Schottlandtour 09-2018 in die Highlands (North Coast 500), über Isle of Skye
Mit dem Motorrad (BMW R1200GS) nach Schottland. Ein Traum wird wahr.
Das Video enthält Drohnenaufnahmen (DJI Mavic Air), GoPro-Aufnahmen (GoPro 6 Hero) und Handybilder (Huawei P20 Pro)
Die Route mit deren Zwischenzielen (Übernachtungsorte groß geschrieben):
1.Tag (473km)
Bad Vilbel nach Amsterdam
- FÄHRE nach Newcastle
2.Tag (182km)
Newcastle nach EDINBURGH
3.Tag (168km)
- The Royal Burgh of Culross
- The Helix - Falkirk
- Falkirk Wheel
- Doune Castle Nähe Stirling
- Drummond Castle - Crieff
- PERTH
4.Tag (236km)
- The Hermitage (Naturschutzgebiet Perthshir)
- STONEHAVEN
5.Tag (256km)
- Dunnottar Castle Nähe Stonehaven
- Craigievar Castle Nähe Aberdeen
- Corgarff Castle - Aberdeenshire
- INVERNESS
6.Tag (167km)
- Dunrobin Castle Nähe Golspie
- Old Pulteney Distillery - WICK
- The Castle of Old Wick zu Fuß ;-)
7.Tag (167km)
- The Castle and Gardens of Mey
- Dunnet Head
- Smoo Cave
- RHICONICH
8.Tag (253km)
- Falls of Kirkaig
- Eilean Donan Castle bei DORNIE
9.Tag Isle of Skye (200km)
- River Sligachan Bridge
- Neist Point
- DUNVEGAN Castle
10.Tag (285km)
- Glencoe Richtung Loch Achtriochtan
- Castle Stalker
- OBAN
11.Tag (147km)
- GLASGOW
12.Tag (254km)
- Gretna Green
- Newcastle
- FÄHRE nach Amsterdam
13.Tag (473km)
Amsterdam nach Bad Vilbel
Während der Tour hatten wir zwischen 6 - 13°C
JA, es hatte auch geregnet.
JA, es war hier oder da auch stürmisch.
Das Land und die Tour war der Hammer, unvergesslich.
Die geplante Route fürs Navi erstellt mit Garmin BaseCamp kann ich auf Anfrage gern zur Verfügung stellen.
Die Tour kann auch mit dem Auto oder Wohnmobil gefahren werden.
Ich hoffe euch hat mein Video gefallen und ich würde mich über einen positiven Daumen oder Beitrag freuen.
Wick town in Caithness
Created with Corel Pinnacle Studio A walk around Wick in Caithness, the old town and the harbour are well worth a visit if you are ever in Caithness
Harbour and Orkney Ferry, John o'Groats, Scotland
In this video we see the ferry arriving into John o'Groats Harbour
Windswept Brewing Co - Wolf Tasting
Edinburgh Gin - Scottish Gin Awards 2017
Scottish Gin Awards - Scottish Distillery of the Year - Finalist 2017
The Dornoch Firth -Northern Scotland.
A wonderful place to be