In the whisky cathedral at Glenmorangie, which boasts the tallest stills in Scotland, with a total height of eight meters.
With Dennis McBain, who worked as a coppersmith for The Balvenie for 50 years , and Andy Fairgrieve, the in-house historian of Glenfiddich, the sister distillery. In the background are the stills of The Balvenie.
With Nils Greese from whiskyfässer.com at InterWhisky 2025 in Wiesbaden. The barrel lid from Bunnahabhain serves as a lounge table in my living room. 😊
Inside the impressive distillery building at Macallan. This architectural masterpiece, constructed entirely of wood, is known for its innovative integration into the landscape.
Scotland and whisky
belong together
Whisky is the country’s liquid heritage, cherished by connoisseurs around the world. It embodies a way of life that brings people together—no matter what language they speak or where they come from.
I quickly learned to appreciate—and love—this sunlight captured in bottles during my travels. In Scotland, there is simply no way around this golden spirit with its astonishing diversity of flavours.
“Today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky” – few sayings capture the deep connection between land, climate and culture more beautifully. Over the centuries, Scotch whisky has adapted seamlessly to the rugged landscape in the north of the United Kingdom.
Whisky is the liquid poetry of Scotland. As the country’s national poet Robert Burns once said: “Freedom and whisky gang thegither.” This idea, expressing the Scots’ love for their land, their language and their national drink, continues to inspire me time and again to write new whisky stories.
Slàinte!