点评:I booked this tour because I'm a local and had yet to experience it. I've done other whiskey tours in the past and enjoyed them a lot so I was very curious as to what was available on my doorstep. I was very pleasantly surprised with this tour. The price was £75 for a two hour single malt tour, there is a cheaper tour available but I opted for the single malt one as this was more my personal taste. The tour begins in the visitor centre and you are pleasantly greeted and introduced to the distillary and sourroundings before beginning the tour with a couple of videos showcasing the history of the site itself. This was one of the best tour introductions of any kind I've ever had and I don't want to spoil it for first time visitors but what I will say is that it was a very unique and enjoyable start to the tour. After the video history, my tour guide Darren walked me through the different areas of the distillary and I was shown the processes used to make Glencadam whiskey and found out some interesting facts about the newly built visitor centre itself. Once the tour concluded we did our tasting and there was a good selection of single malts set out for me to try. The information Darren provided on each of the single malts was perfect and we discussed palet differences and individual taste preferrences, eventually concluding my palet is better suited to bourbon and sherry cask single malts. All in all, it was a very pleasant experience, one which I will be repeating with friends to show off how proud Brechiners, like myself, are to have something so steeped in history showcased the way it is. Before I left I bottled my own single malt and got to write out the bottle label myself and was given a taste of this as well before bottling. I ended my day in the cafe before it closed for the day and they had a lovely selection of food, sweet treats and craft bottled beers to choose from. Thank you to everyone at Glencadam for making my day a great experience and a special thank you to Darren for the time spent with me, see you all next time!
翻译:我预订了这次旅游,因为我虽是当地人,却从未体验过。之前我也参加过其他威士忌品鉴之旅,都乐在其中,因此我很想知道家门口有哪些值得体验的项目。这次旅游着实让我惊喜不已。两小时的单一麦芽威士忌品鉴之旅收费75英镑;虽然还有更便宜的旅游项目,但我还是选择了这个,因为它更符合我的个人口味。参观从游客中心开始,在那里您会受到热情的接待,并有人为您介绍酿酒厂及其周边环境。随后,您将观看几段视频,了解该地点的历史。这是我经历过的最出色的参观导览环节之一。我不想为首次到访的游客剧透,但可以说,这是一个极其独特且令人愉悦的开端。观看完历史介绍视频后……我的导游达伦带我参观了蒸馏厂的各个区域,向我介绍了酿造格兰卡登威士忌的工艺流程,还向我讲述了这座新建的参观中心的一些有趣趣事。参观结束后,我们开始品酒,面前摆着多种单一麦芽威士忌供我尝试。达伦对每种威士忌的讲解十分到位,我们还探讨了不同酒款在风味上的差异以及个人口味偏好。最终我得出结论:我的调色盘更适合调配波本桶和雪利酒桶陈酿的单一麦芽威士忌。总的来说,这是一次非常愉快的体验;我打算以后也和朋友们再来一次,让他们见识一下像我这样的布雷钦人,对于能拥有这样一件充满历史底蕴的珍品并得以如此呈现,是多么引以为傲。离开之前,我亲手装瓶了自己的单一麦芽威士忌,还亲手写了瓶身标签;装瓶前也先品尝了一口呢。我在咖啡馆打烊前结束了当天的行程,那里有各式各样的美食、甜点以及精酿啤酒可供挑选。感谢Glencadam的每一位工作人员让我度过了愉快的一天;特别要感谢Darren花时间陪伴我。下次再见啦!