Birming-Dram

First off, i really must apologise. It's been months since I last wrote anything on here. It's been a busy few months but I am determined to get back into the swing of things. So let's kick things back off with a recent trip to Fettercairn distillery. Fettercairn is a cute little distillery quite out of the way from most others (the nearest is the tiny Glencadam). It is situated near the town of Laurencekirk roughly halfway between Dundee and Aberdeen so it sits within the “Highland” region of malts. The village of Fettercairn itself is really cute with a couple of pubs and shops and contains the most exuberant and over-sized memorial archway erected to commemorate the visit of Queen Victoria. You pass through the centre for about half a mile and then you come across the distillery. Now here was where I made my first mistake. Be warned that the distillery is only open during the summer months. I tried to visit last winter and was thoroughly disappointed to find it all