Sunday day 7

We started a little late because we had no real schedule. We drove back to Braemar getting lunch at the ski area. We drove to the entrance of Balmoral and past it to distillery that is one of the two that supply the royal family. We took a tour that was very interesting. They have very little distribution because they are owned by a corporation and are obligated to sell 90% of their production to Johnnie Walker.. the guide said it was for Johnnie Walker blue. We stopped at a stone circle that was not exciting. We spent the night in Elgin.

Janet is very interested in the British royalty so she wanted pictures of Balmoral.

The ski area on our way

The entrance to Balmoral

Janet at the distillery

Vats for beginning of the distillation process. Made from Oregon Douglas fir

Barrels in storage. Scotch whiskey must be aged in barrels for 3 years and 1 day to be called Scotch whiskey. It has to be aged in Scotland.

The unimpressive stone circle.

The view from the stone circle. Most circles are on top of a hill and date back to the bronze period.

Another view from the circle