Have you tried any Speyside whiskies before? Let me know below. 👇 Don’t forget to download your free Scotland travel guide on my new website ruthaisling.com/
One of my favorite whiskies is Monkey Shoulder. Named for a repetitive strain injury once common among distillery workers, who turned the malt by hand, it's a mix of Speyside whiskies (originally Balvene, Glenfiddich, and Kininvie, but the mix is no longer made public).
Love these distillery-hops. I prefer the Speysides, especially Aberlour and Balvenie. It did me a world of good to see a Japanese guy running a Scottish whisky bar and a Scotswoman speaking Japanese to him. A bright spot in otherwise troubled times.
As a post-retirement activity I worked for a few years selling liquor here in Ontario. Controlled by the provincial government, most store have an excellent selection of blends and single-malts. With my ancestry going back to Islay, I quickly became the whiskey expert in my store, and would often recommend those peaty offerings as they were also my favourites. Your adventures on Islay and Speyside would be something I’d love to experience. I also learned a few new things. Top-notch as usual, Ruth!
I have been enjoying your videos so much since stumbling across one a few months ago, so now I am watching your older ones, and they are so fantastic, what makes you so engaging is the atmosphere of your videos, somehow, you are able to capture the feel and atmosphere of the places you show us. I think that is a combination of shots you choose, cinematography, editing and specific places that you are excited about which is infectious. Mostly though, it is you as a presenter, so charming and fun.
Glenfiddich was my introduction to single-malt whisky back in 1979 when I was a Yank going to the University of Reading and it's been my touchstone ever since. I've enjoyed many brands of Scotch since then (sometimes I want a smoky glass of Laphroig or Jura), but Glenfiddich is my default single malt. Thanks for this tour!
What a great tour, that’s it I’m booking for October 2024 Ruth’s enthusiasm is contagious More people will go to this area due to this tour . Well done Ruth
Cracking video. I really think the distilleries are missing a trick by not making "drivers' drams" or even small bottles available. After all if you LIKE the dram you buy, you may go on to buy more.
I totally agree. Especially as some whiskies which are now my favourites and I have bought more of and recommended to others are as a result of me first trying them as driver's drams - an example being the Kilchoman - Machir Bay.
Wonderful video and a great guide for anybody visiting the area. I know you have lived in Japan but I am still massively impressed by your ability to converse so easily in the language.
Thank you Ruth for a delightful video, one of your best. Lovely music in the background too. I'm always good for some fiddle airs. I have some friends who came to Speyside all the way from Seattle, for a month-long whisky tour. they still talk about it years later. Bravo!
@@ruthaisling Yes, in a month I'd have made a trip to Islay too. They claim to have visited all of the Speyside distilleries without side effects, but I've always wondered if some of that month was recovery time before they could travel home. 🤪
Ruth, stumbled across your post this morning and really enjoyed the viewing. I must say I was very surprised that you did not include my favourite brand, Glenfarclas an absolute landmark whisky. You are certainly a wonderful and captivating presenter 🥃🥃😘
Thanks for watching Andrew. I'll try and visit Glenfarclas next time, I tried to visit the big names that most people would know in this video. Why do you like Glenfarclas and which of theirs would you recommend?
Ruth I like all of the Glenfarclas malts, however, I do really enjoy the 105, with no more than a couple of drops of water, no ice or other additives. You are certainly a remarkable lady, I am going up to Nairn for a week in November and will make a beeline for Craigellachie, what was the name of the inn owned by the Japanese man? I always try to visit a couple of distilleries on each trip, my favourite being the very compact Edradour distillery near Pitlochry. ❤️
Thanks for the video. While on our trip to Scotland we visited the Edradour distillery, which is Scotland's smallest. It is located in Pitlochry, which we just found to be magical. Cheers!
This was very useful as I am planning a whisky focused trip somewhere around September or October 2024. The Islay episode was also useful in that regard, but with a lot more options in this area it allowed me to rule a few places out and gave some ideas about where to stay
Oh wow Ruth! As a whisky lover, this is amazing. Speyside single malts & Walkers shortbread were made for each other. Some of the finest flavours you'll ever put in your mouth!
“I’m planning to visit Scotland soon as a person who big fan of whiskey , and I’ve come across your videos. I wanted to thank you because you speak clearly, which is perfect for me as I’m still studying English in the UK. Sometimes, understanding can be difficult, especially for non-natives.”
Love from India…🇮🇳 Great videos..Nicely exploring the places..speyside river is very nice and main source of all distillaries…Keep exploring the world of whiskies…All the best.
Thanks for the wonderful tour of Speyside - your videos are so full of great info and beautifully delivered - you are always such a joy to listen to Your website is also beautiful, clear and informative - a real credit to the developer, and a great choice by you - it's really professional, I hope it brings you more work like the Shetland ferry review, that was a great vlog and a great blog on their site too
Hi Ruth! Thank you for providing useful information. I haven't seen the new site yet, but I'll use it as a reference. The landscapes of the Highlands and Scotland have a familiarity that resembles a combination of Japan's Hokkaido and the suburbs of Honshu. I don't know much about Scotch, but I think knowing about it will enrich my life.
Another great post Ruth, I have said before and I will say again I was born and raised in the Stirling area but moved to SW Wales some 50 odd years ago and really love your posts showing my home country that I still have close family connections to......thank you......
As a Canadian of 🏴 ancestry your voice along with a few others/Niel Oliver/Julie Fowlis reminds me of where my people came from!Love your adventures!
Great to join you on your tour Ruth even though a non drinker , I worked in the same shared office space as Benriach in Larbert many years ago before they moved and used to see their whisky bottles in the kitchen from samples
I couldn’t look away the entire time you were talking. This is the first time I’ve seen your videos and i can’t wait to see more! You do such an incredible job at making us feel like we’re joining you on these journeys! Keep em coming!!!
Another interesting video Ruth ! Interesting in the fact that when I was going through my late father’s belongings I happened to come across a bottle of Macallan whiskey from the date of my birth 1964 and still in its original box ! It’s valued at £1000 pounds currently 👍 also one of my favourite films was whisky galore from a long time ago 😁
Delightful vlog of our favorite Whisky region, Speyside. Your production has good pace, capture is excellent, and your content is information rich. Our last Scotland visit included a private guided tour at Glenfiddich. We were able to take pictures in a warehouse, and we used a copper dipping dog to draw our own driver’s dram from a single barrel. Glenfiddich 18 remains our favorite whisky. Our favorite restaurant is Roo’s Leap in Aviemore, where we stayed while touring. We enjoyed touring your new website. Thanks for sharing.
Such a beautiful country! The bridge was amazing. The hike to the waterfall, the waterfall looked like a good area for a swim😁 And of course all of the very cool buildings and whiskey.
Loving the craigellachie pronunciation!.. It's all one word... Kray-gell- achy... Say it all ..4 sylabills... Another great watch👍 Have a go at the the wee mad road... Lochinver to kylesku... awesome!
This was an amazing experience Ms Ruth.The way u narrated all was very descent and understandable.I wish u all the very best for future.excellent Job.I m Mohit Seth from Delhi( India)👍
That bridge was very cool. And the sign outside Glenlivet 'One giant leap for dramkind' made me chuckle. :) Did you know about the Japanese innkeeper beforehand? He must have been surprised when you first spoke to him in Japanese. :)
Thanks also for the lovely fiddle tunes, especially in the Aberlour section of the video. An excellent choice of tunes, so I played that section twice.
Great video Ruth, what content you have squeezed into just over 30mins. The distilleries should pay you a commission for the advertisement! We have seen many Dutch and German visitors on our yearly pilgrimage to Scotland and also a few from the far East. We usually stay at a campsite in Grantown, which is a lovely town and it is open all year. I remember going for a shower in the evening it was minus 5°C, phew. It was actually November 5th!! Great news about your website, I will go and have a look after posting this comment. Cheers Mike🥃🥃🥃
Wonderful video Ruth. I've stayed in Aberlour on two occasions but never visited The Craigellachie Hotel or The Highlander Inn...what a mistake! Will certainly on my next Speyside trip. Learned to love whisky when I started visited Scotland in 2016 (from New York). Lots to choose from, loved Islay, Speyside and Campbeltown! Thanks for your detailed take on all those distilleries. Well done,,, and I look forward to all your adventures.
Very informative, I now have a much refined idea on the distilleries in Scotland. Its an experience to see those world famous distilleries which we most have never seen their factory specially my favourite the Glenfiddich. Keep posting
Your videos are very educational with so much relevant information. Your videos are also very entertaining. You must have done so much research to get the right content for your videos. I have been following your videos awhile. Keep up the Great Work !!! BTW my list of Scottish Whisky to try is growing 😁😁😁
Appreciated the informative video of my favorite liquid substance.😉 This is especially helpful as I plan to visit the region right after next August's Edinburgh Festival. Thank you, Ruth for the beautiful travel guide which I just downloaded.
Thank you for this Ruth! Brought back amazing memories seeing the sights; from my 2018 trip to Speyside (stayed in Elgin). You live in a beautiful country! Glenfiddich is a beautiful distillery with all the flowers in summer, as is Aberlour, Glenlivet, Blavenie, Cragganmore, Macallan and Glenfarclas. Each distillery has it's individual beauty, uniqueness to it and being my favourites, they get drank often. Balvenie, Aberlour and Macallan all did driver packs back in 2018... P.S. I thought Cape Town had 4 seasons in 1 day until I visited the Highlands... no comparison!
Another great video, Ruth! I was supposed to have participated in the Dramathon, which runs through that area, but it was canceled due to Babet. Keep up the good work!
I’m glad to have discovered this video! Yes, Speyside whiskies are my faves, when I can enjoy them; no rush etc… Given my 54 years of sipping them, they still warm me up and mellow my disposition! Sláinte! Oh yes, sign me up!
We did a Speyside holiday for a week in 2018. We stayed in Grantown-on-Spey. The tour at Cardhu was excellent. I was also introduced to Caorunn gin by the bartender at our hotel, The Grant Arms. It was lovely! The Strathspey steam train is worth doing, too.
Stuart Allan McNicol here (australian). your stories and travels make me want to explore my heritage. I think my family came from the ilse of skye but im not sure . Id never heard of the clearances before but it lines up time wise the time line of us coming to australia clearances makes a lot of sense which i had no idea about about until you mentioned it, 1830. australia. makes sense. Love your vids.
The best sticky toffee pudding I ever had was in Busta House, Shetland back in 2000. I was back this year and it was just as good - because believe it or not it was the same woman making it - 23 years later!! Well worth a visit for the pud alone! Another great video!
Another great video Ruth 👍. A whisky you must try (if you haven't already), is my favourite...Tobermory. I think it's the only distillery on the Isle of Mull, in, yes you've guessed it, Tobermory.
Just found you Ruth. Excellent Vid and great information. Hopefully I'll get to visit Scotland and sample some of those great Whisky's. Steve from Sydney.
Hi Ruth. I looked at your website and yes they did a very good job on it. being a none drinker and getting on in years I will just sit back and watch your great videos. cheers Owen.
This vlog was very informative and interesting as always! Also free Scotland travel guide looks useful and definitely I am using it to plan my next (actually my first visit) trip to Scotland.
Hi Ruth, love this video of you visiting the distilleries. My parents did this a few years ago, though I haven't been yet personally. My dad considers himself a bit of a "single-malt" connoisseur" 😅 & Glenfiddich is one of his favourites. I remember seeing a bottle of 64 year old Glenfiddich for sale at Hong Kong airport many years ago... It was better protected than the Mona Lisa! Haha. I thoroughly enjoy all your videos. 😊
Ruth-san Congratulations on reaching Subscribers in six months since I started woking as a You Tuber in my hometown of Scotland. That's amazing, I'm glad that there are so many people who are interested in Scotland, There are some good and critical comments, but please introduce Ruth-san vision of Scotland. I will always support you. and my next goal is to reach 50.000 people.スペイサイドウイスキーで乾杯🍷
Fourtunate to live close to Speyside whisky region and have been on the Glenfiddich tour several times with visitors as it is a great informative tour.
Aye lassie! That was quite the whirlwind tour! They all sounded very interesting too! I'm sure Old John would have loved to join you on your whirlwind tour & have a wee dram or two right along with you. LOL.The Speyside area certainly has a lot of distilleries. It looks like there's enough whiskey in this lovely area to make another River Spey. Well, at least then, the tastings might be free! How long can you tread water? LOL. The area is so charming & very beautiful too! Just lovely! By the way, I checked out your wonderful new Website! The info & photos on there are amazing! Your profile & history is truly fascinating! You have really been around lass & indeed are a most interesting & unique young lady! But then again, we already knew that! Old John would be so proud of you as well! Thank you for sharing another delightful experience & congratulations on your wonderful new Website! Blessings to you Ruth!
John would have loved the Speyside tour but with all that travelling about he would have needed his good old walking stick to help him. It's always hilarious reading your funny comments! 😂😂
@@ruthaisling My pleasure as always Ruth! LOL. Aye! 'Tis true! Old John would have loved it I'm sure.Hobbling along beside you there. LOL.God bless him! And you! Thanks again for sharing! Have a lovely day! 🥢🙂
Very good Ruth! I followed you round Islay , being particularly fond of the peaty stuff. I do , however , like Glenlivet , Aberlour and Macallan from Speyside.. Keep up your tasting ! All the best from Ontario, Canada
Fantastic Ruth. Seeing these places and following you on your journey is so nice. Just been over to your website which looks amazing, and I downloaded your (places to see) and am looking forward to having a good look at it. I used to go past Keith regularly when I was an HGV Driver on the way to Baxters now that's a place you should go and have a look at as they have a little shop just near the gates and you can buy soups very very cheap.
Have you tried any Speyside whiskies before? Let me know below. 👇
Don’t forget to download your free Scotland travel guide on my new website ruthaisling.com/
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One of my favorite whiskies is Monkey Shoulder. Named for a repetitive strain injury once common among distillery workers, who turned the malt by hand, it's a mix of Speyside whiskies (originally Balvene, Glenfiddich, and Kininvie, but the mix is no longer made public).
My 😅daughter live Edinburg she show me all Scotland
I'm thinking I've tried almost all of them! 😉🥃
Glenfarclas 15 year old is the best whiskey I have ever tasted. I drank whiskey for 40 years so I've tried quite a few.
I’m absolutely addicted to watching your content, I’m gobsmacked at how beautiful Scotland is.
Love these distillery-hops. I prefer the Speysides, especially Aberlour and Balvenie. It did me a world of good to see a Japanese guy running a Scottish whisky bar and a Scotswoman speaking Japanese to him. A bright spot in otherwise troubled times.
An odd sight in the Highlands 😂
Balvenie Portwood 21 is my favorite. But oh man...not cheap!
A great video ! Thanks and greetings from Amsterdam. Good luck with your video's etc.
As a post-retirement activity I worked for a few years selling liquor here in Ontario. Controlled by the provincial government, most store have an excellent selection of blends and single-malts. With my ancestry going back to Islay, I quickly became the whiskey expert in my store, and would often recommend those peaty offerings as they were also my favourites. Your adventures on Islay and Speyside would be something I’d love to experience. I also learned a few new things. Top-notch as usual, Ruth!
Thanks Ben! What a great experience to work there!
Wonderful. Excellent presentation. So much absolutely crystal clear information. Beauty of the Highlands beyond description.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have been enjoying your videos so much since stumbling across one a few months ago, so now I am watching your older ones, and they are so fantastic, what makes you so engaging is the atmosphere of your videos, somehow, you are able to capture the feel and atmosphere of the places you show us. I think that is a combination of shots you choose, cinematography, editing and specific places that you are excited about which is infectious. Mostly though, it is you as a presenter, so charming and fun.
Loved both your whisky tours,can't wait to visit as it is something that we have been planing to do.
Have a great time when you do visit!
Congrats on 40K! Growing fast! Always great videos!
Thanks so much!
Great job
Tecnically well done, fun and informative reporting. Inspiring to travel to Scotland again!
Glenfiddich was my introduction to single-malt whisky back in 1979 when I was a Yank going to the University of Reading and it's been my touchstone ever since. I've enjoyed many brands of Scotch since then (sometimes I want a smoky glass of Laphroig or Jura), but Glenfiddich is my default single malt. Thanks for this tour!
What a great tour, that’s it I’m booking for October 2024
Ruth’s enthusiasm is contagious
More people will go to this area due to this tour . Well done Ruth
Thanks for watching Robert, I hope you have a great time there!
Cracking video. I really think the distilleries are missing a trick by not making "drivers' drams" or even small bottles available. After all if you LIKE the dram you buy, you may go on to buy more.
I totally agree. Especially as some whiskies which are now my favourites and I have bought more of and recommended to others are as a result of me first trying them as driver's drams - an example being the Kilchoman - Machir Bay.
Wonderful video and a great guide for anybody visiting the area. I know you have lived in Japan but I am still massively impressed by your ability to converse so easily in the language.
Thanks, glad it's helpful! Still so much more I could do to be better at Japanese!
I went to Edimborough 45 years ago and I remember the 4 seasons weather every day
Thank you Ruth for a delightful video, one of your best. Lovely music in the background too. I'm always good for some fiddle airs. I have some friends who came to Speyside all the way from Seattle, for a month-long whisky tour. they still talk about it years later. Bravo!
Thanks Eric. Wow, a month-long trip in Speyside, they must have visited so many of the distilleries!
@@ruthaisling Yes, in a month I'd have made a trip to Islay too. They claim to have visited all of the Speyside distilleries without side effects, but I've always wondered if some of that month was recovery time before they could travel home. 🤪
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Thank you very much for this tour. I will definitely make a journey to Scotland soon., in particular to the Speyside
Thanks for watching, please enjoy your Scotland and Speyside trip when you do visit!
Ah Ruth and whisky the perfect combination for the snowy sunday evening!
Happy to hear, so snowy with me too!
Snowy here too. A nice fire going but no whisky 😢
Ruth, stumbled across your post this morning and really enjoyed the viewing. I must say I was very surprised that you did not include my favourite brand, Glenfarclas an absolute landmark whisky. You are certainly a wonderful and captivating presenter 🥃🥃😘
Thanks for watching Andrew. I'll try and visit Glenfarclas next time, I tried to visit the big names that most people would know in this video. Why do you like Glenfarclas and which of theirs would you recommend?
Ruth I like all of the Glenfarclas malts, however, I do really enjoy the 105, with no more than a couple of drops of water, no ice or other additives. You are certainly a remarkable lady, I am going up to Nairn for a week in November and will make a beeline for Craigellachie, what was the name of the inn owned by the Japanese man? I always try to visit a couple of distilleries on each trip, my favourite being the very compact Edradour distillery near Pitlochry. ❤️
@@andrewmcgorrigan8583 Thanks for sharing. It's called the Highlander Inn, definitely worth a visit!
The 15 year old is perfection.
Thanks for the video. While on our trip to Scotland we visited the Edradour distillery, which is Scotland's smallest. It is located in Pitlochry, which we just found to be magical. Cheers!
So good to see Glenfiddich. I have been enjoying their whisky since the 1970s and am now inspired to visit one day from Australia🇦🇺
Thanks for watching Paul!
This was very useful as I am planning a whisky focused trip somewhere around September or October 2024. The Islay episode was also useful in that regard, but with a lot more options in this area it allowed me to rule a few places out and gave some ideas about where to stay
Glad it was helpful!
Really well done video, very informative, enjoyed it 💯 Greetings from Singapore
Oh wow Ruth! As a whisky lover, this is amazing. Speyside single malts & Walkers shortbread were made for each other. Some of the finest flavours you'll ever put in your mouth!
They are both amazing, I agree!
@@ruthaislingkeep them comming your vids)))
We went to the walkers shortbread store at their factory! We bought bags of “broken” cookies for a wee discount 😍😍😍😍😍
Welcome to the wonderful hobby of single malt scotch! We just spent 3 weeks in Scotland with 4 days on Islay ! (My happy place 😍)
The Japanese conversation was an awesome surprise. Loving these whisky-as-a-non-whisky-nerd videos, as a whisky nerd. Fun stuff. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
“I’m planning to visit Scotland soon as a person who big fan of whiskey , and I’ve come across your videos. I wanted to thank you because you speak clearly, which is perfect for me as I’m still studying English in the UK. Sometimes, understanding can be difficult, especially for non-natives.”
Glad the videos are helpful for you! Thanks for watching!
Love from India…🇮🇳 Great videos..Nicely exploring the places..speyside river is very nice and main source of all distillaries…Keep exploring the world of whiskies…All the best.
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the wonderful tour of Speyside - your videos are so full of great info and beautifully delivered - you are always such a joy to listen to
Your website is also beautiful, clear and informative - a real credit to the developer, and a great choice by you - it's really professional, I hope it brings you more work like the Shetland ferry review, that was a great vlog and a great blog on their site too
That's so nice of you to say, thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed this video too.
Hi Ruth! Thank you for providing useful information. I haven't seen the new site yet, but I'll use it as a reference. The landscapes of the Highlands and Scotland have a familiarity that resembles a combination of Japan's Hokkaido and the suburbs of Honshu. I don't know much about Scotch, but I think knowing about it will enrich my life.
Hokkaido reminds me of Scotland a lot, especially southern Scotland 😀
And congratulations on your sharp new website. May it become everything you hope it can be. :)
Thanks so much!
I have had a pack of Walker Shortbreads many times on Christmas. as my mother would say "Faith lass the vera best". Thanks for sharing, LG Can
Another great post Ruth, I have said before and I will say again I was born and raised in the Stirling area but moved to SW Wales some 50 odd years ago and really love your posts showing my home country that I still have close family connections to......thank you......
Thanks Sandy!
As a Canadian of 🏴 ancestry your voice along with a few others/Niel Oliver/Julie Fowlis reminds me of where my people came from!Love your adventures!
Great to join you on your tour Ruth even though a non drinker , I worked in the same shared office space as Benriach in Larbert many years ago before they moved and used to see their whisky bottles in the kitchen from samples
Thanks for watching!
I couldn’t look away the entire time you were talking. This is the first time I’ve seen your videos and i can’t wait to see more! You do such an incredible job at making us feel like we’re joining you on these journeys! Keep em coming!!!
That's so nice of you to say, thank you!
Another interesting video Ruth ! Interesting in the fact that when I was going through my late father’s belongings I happened to come across a bottle of Macallan whiskey from the date of my birth 1964 and still in its original box ! It’s valued at £1000 pounds currently 👍 also one of my favourite films was whisky galore from a long time ago 😁
Oh wow, that's very special!
Another brilliant distillery guide by Ruth. Accurate, engaging and entertaining.
Thanks John!
Delightful vlog of our favorite Whisky region, Speyside. Your production has good pace, capture is excellent, and your content is information rich. Our last Scotland visit included a private guided tour at Glenfiddich. We were able to take pictures in a warehouse, and we used a copper dipping dog to draw our own driver’s dram from a single barrel. Glenfiddich 18 remains our favorite whisky. Our favorite restaurant is Roo’s Leap in Aviemore, where we stayed while touring. We enjoyed touring your new website. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching, I'll check out that restaurant next time I'm in Aviemore!
Very nice tour, Ruth. My favorite is the Macallan 12-year-old double cask. Congratulations on your new web site!
Thanks Alastair, I must give it a try sometime!
Hi Ruth ; just starting on my Single Malt journey; so this was amazing. Your energy and enthusiasm is fantastic. Many thanks Mark. 👍
Thanks Mark! I’m still learning too, it’s fun to try them all!
What can i say another great video Glenfiddich is definitely one of the distilleries i would visit i love the vast information in this video😀
Another fine video Ruth, i have been researching this area for a possible future tour, so it was very informative. A very honest guide i think 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Such a beautiful country! The bridge was amazing. The hike to the waterfall, the waterfall looked like a good area for a swim😁 And of course all of the very cool buildings and whiskey.
I thought the same about the swim but it would probably be sooooo cold haha!
Loving the craigellachie pronunciation!..
It's all one word...
Kray-gell- achy...
Say it all ..4 sylabills...
Another great watch👍
Have a go at the the wee mad road... Lochinver to kylesku... awesome!
Love the tour Ruth! Enjoy single malts a lot!
Warmest regards
Thanks Thomas, glad you enjoyed it!
For one terrible moment I thought Ruth was going to feed that lovely shortbread to the fish! 😃
Hahahahaha 😂😂😂
Thank for another great video Ruth. I really do look forward to your posts. Cheers
Thanks Rob!
Ahhhh... Speyside, nearest to my home here in the North East! Thank you for visiting, Ruth. Haste ye back!
Lovely, what a great place to live!
I want to say how impressed I am with your website, the fact that speak Japanese, the quality of your videos. I also like your accent.
That's so nice of you to say, thanks very much and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
This was an amazing experience Ms Ruth.The way u narrated all was very descent and understandable.I wish u all the very best for future.excellent Job.I m Mohit Seth from Delhi( India)👍
That bridge was very cool. And the sign outside Glenlivet 'One giant leap for dramkind' made me chuckle. :) Did you know about the Japanese innkeeper beforehand? He must have been surprised when you first spoke to him in Japanese. :)
I had no idea about the Japanese innkeeper, it was nice to chat in Japanese!
Brilliant video, hope all is well, take care
Thanks Peter!
A whisky tour in Scotland is on my bucket list! Thank you for all the information you have provided.
You're welcome, enjoy your trip!
Thanks also for the lovely fiddle tunes, especially in the Aberlour section of the video. An excellent choice of tunes, so I played that section twice.
Haha lovely! 🏴
ルースさんこんばんわ!84歳 兵庫 姫路の宇仁菅(ウニスガ)です。スコッチウイスキーの聖地スペイサイドのリポート有難う。
特に皆川さんの日本語と久々に聞くルースさんの日本語が現地からきけて、うれしかったです。それにしても、本当に現地の
歴史をよく調べられてるのに感心します。これからも楽しみにしています。有難う。
宇仁菅さん、姫路からのビデオをご覧いただきありがとうございます!
Thanks Ruth, enjoyed these a lot, I wish to get to see other whiskey regions of Scotland like Islands thru your videos.
Might be an idea for more videos!
Great video Ruth, what content you have squeezed into just over 30mins. The distilleries should pay you a commission for the advertisement! We have seen many Dutch and German visitors on our yearly pilgrimage to Scotland and also a few from the far East. We usually stay at a campsite in Grantown, which is a lovely town and it is open all year. I remember going for a shower in the evening it was minus 5°C, phew. It was actually November 5th!! Great news about your website, I will go and have a look after posting this comment. Cheers Mike🥃🥃🥃
Thanks Mike, there is so much footage it's sometimes hard to chop it down to 30 minutes haha! I'll check out Grantown next time I'm in the area.
Wonderful video Ruth. I've stayed in Aberlour on two occasions but never visited The Craigellachie Hotel or The Highlander Inn...what a mistake! Will certainly on my next Speyside trip. Learned to love whisky when I started visited Scotland in 2016 (from New York). Lots to choose from, loved Islay, Speyside and Campbeltown! Thanks for your detailed take on all those distilleries. Well done,,, and I look forward to all your adventures.
Thanks Jeffrey, definitely visit the Highlander Inn on your next visit!
Very informative, I now have a much refined idea on the distilleries in Scotland. Its an experience to see those world famous distilleries which we most have never seen their factory specially my favourite the Glenfiddich. Keep posting
Glad it was helpful!
Hello Ruth mick from Hull really enjoyed this episode hope you are well and I will look forward to your next episode xx 😊😊😊
Thanks Mick!
The Scottish Whisky Distillers owe you some large bottles of their brands for the great presentations you bring to us. Slainte!
Haha that would be nice 😂👌
Awesome video, Ruth! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks a lot, got to know much about the single malt whiskey
Top quality videos many thanks for making them, reminded me of my time in Skye and Mull last year😊
Glad you like them! Keep watching.
Your videos are very educational with so much relevant information. Your videos are also very entertaining. You must have done so much research to get the right content for your videos. I have been following your videos awhile. Keep up the Great Work !!! BTW my list of Scottish Whisky to try is growing 😁😁😁
Wow, thank you!
Appreciated the informative video of my favorite liquid substance.😉 This is especially helpful as I plan to visit the region right after next August's Edinburgh Festival. Thank you, Ruth for the beautiful travel guide which I just downloaded.
No worries, I hope it'll be helpful for you!
I enjoyed seeing that area again!👍👍
Thank you for this Ruth!
Brought back amazing memories seeing the sights; from my 2018 trip to Speyside (stayed in Elgin). You live in a beautiful country! Glenfiddich is a beautiful distillery with all the flowers in summer, as is Aberlour, Glenlivet, Blavenie, Cragganmore, Macallan and Glenfarclas. Each distillery has it's individual beauty, uniqueness to it and being my favourites, they get drank often.
Balvenie, Aberlour and Macallan all did driver packs back in 2018...
P.S. I thought Cape Town had 4 seasons in 1 day until I visited the Highlands... no comparison!
Thanks for watching! Maybe they had all sold out of driver's packs. I'll just need to try them in bars!
love all your posts on our beautiful Scotland it is so beautiful take care and please stay safe
Thanks so much
Your videos are always a pleasure to watch.
Hey Ruth I've been there back in the day xx 😊
Brilliant, did you visit any of the distilleries?
@@ruthaisling yes and I got a big bottle of whisky called sheep's dip 😋 ha ha 😂 it's only sold in Scotland
I've been drinking for years, and a lot of them you covered in your videos. But I still learnt so much more about their history!
Great to hear!
Another great video, Ruth! I was supposed to have participated in the Dramathon, which runs through that area, but it was canceled due to Babet. Keep up the good work!
Wow, that sounds fun! Hopefull you can attend another time
I’m glad to have discovered this video! Yes, Speyside whiskies are my faves, when I can enjoy them; no rush etc… Given my 54 years of sipping them, they still warm me up and mellow my disposition! Sláinte! Oh yes, sign me up!
Thaks for watching Jeff!
Loved the video. I still love Lagavoulin but the Smokey Speyside looks interesting. Thanks so much.
It's worth a try!
We did a Speyside holiday for a week in 2018. We stayed in Grantown-on-Spey. The tour at Cardhu was excellent. I was also introduced to Caorunn gin by the bartender at our hotel, The Grant Arms. It was lovely! The Strathspey steam train is worth doing, too.
That sounds like a great trip, I'll need to explore more of the area next time!
Stuart Allan McNicol here (australian). your stories and travels make me want to explore my heritage. I think my family came from the ilse of skye but im not sure . Id never heard of the clearances before but it lines up time wise the time line of us coming to australia clearances makes a lot of sense which i had no idea about about until you mentioned it, 1830. australia. makes sense. Love your vids.
That’s interesting, maybe there is a connection there
The best sticky toffee pudding I ever had was in Busta House, Shetland back in 2000. I was back this year and it was just as good - because believe it or not it was the same woman making it - 23 years later!! Well worth a visit for the pud alone! Another great video!
Wow, I must try it if I'm ever back there. Sticky toffee pudding is my favourite dessert, but so filling!
Another great video Ruth 👍.
A whisky you must try (if you haven't already), is my favourite...Tobermory. I think it's the only distillery on the Isle of Mull, in, yes you've guessed it, Tobermory.
Awesome, I'll give it a try next time I see it!
Oh yes been there 2 years ago, one of my fav too with NcNean ❤
Just found you Ruth. Excellent Vid and great information. Hopefully I'll get to visit Scotland and sample some of those great Whisky's. Steve from Sydney.
You need to plan a trip Steve!
Hi Ruth. I looked at your website and yes they did a very good job on it. being a none drinker and getting on in years I will just sit back and watch your great videos. cheers Owen.
Thank you Owen!
Отличное, интересное и очень познавательное видео! Спасибо Вам большое!
Ruth have you tried Bladnoch whisky nice cafe there another nice video thank you 😊
Not yet, I must visit sometime!
Smokey an peated is the best ! im with ya wi your whiskey choices!
The best!
the lassie is right, i never get a hangover from single malts either
You are on a Roll Ruth! I lived and worked in Aberfeldy Perthshire! All familiar haunts that you are going to! Just Wonderful!
Thanks Mark, it was a great trip!
This vlog was very informative and interesting as always! Also free Scotland travel guide looks useful and definitely I am using it to plan my next (actually my first visit) trip to Scotland.
Glad it was helpful, I hope you have an amazing first trip to Scotland. Where do you want to visit most?
Many of those attractions are interesting but I think that "Scotland's Whisky Island" and Kintyre Peninsula are top of my list.
Hi Ruth, love this video of you visiting the distilleries. My parents did this a few years ago, though I haven't been yet personally. My dad considers himself a bit of a "single-malt" connoisseur" 😅 & Glenfiddich is one of his favourites. I remember seeing a bottle of 64 year old Glenfiddich for sale at Hong Kong airport many years ago... It was better protected than the Mona Lisa! Haha. I thoroughly enjoy all your videos. 😊
Sounds great! More distilleries coming up in future videos.
Ruth-san Congratulations on reaching Subscribers in six months since I started woking as a You Tuber in my hometown of Scotland. That's amazing, I'm glad that there are so many people who are interested in Scotland, There are some good and critical comments, but please introduce Ruth-san vision of Scotland. I will always support you. and my next goal is to reach 50.000 people.スペイサイドウイスキーで乾杯🍷
Thank you Ogawa-San!!!!
Fourtunate to live close to Speyside whisky region and have been on the Glenfiddich tour several times with visitors as it is a great informative tour.
Aye lassie! That was quite the whirlwind tour! They all sounded very interesting too! I'm sure Old John would have loved to join you on your whirlwind tour & have a wee dram or two right along with you. LOL.The Speyside area certainly has a lot of distilleries. It looks like there's enough whiskey in this lovely area to make another River Spey. Well, at least then, the tastings might be free! How long can you tread water? LOL. The area is so charming & very beautiful too! Just lovely! By the way, I checked out your wonderful new Website! The info & photos on there are amazing! Your profile & history is truly fascinating! You have really been around lass & indeed are a most interesting & unique young lady! But then again, we already knew that! Old John would be so proud of you as well! Thank you for sharing another delightful experience & congratulations on your wonderful new Website! Blessings to you Ruth!
John would have loved the Speyside tour but with all that travelling about he would have needed his good old walking stick to help him.
It's always hilarious reading your funny comments! 😂😂
@@ruthaisling My pleasure as always Ruth! LOL. Aye! 'Tis true! Old John would have loved it I'm sure.Hobbling along beside you there. LOL.God bless him! And you! Thanks again for sharing! Have a lovely day! 🥢🙂
Very good Ruth! I followed you round Islay , being particularly fond of the peaty stuff. I do , however , like Glenlivet , Aberlour and Macallan from Speyside.. Keep up your tasting ! All the best from Ontario, Canada
Thanks for watching!
久々にルースさん日本語聞きました。なんか前より上手になってない?・・・・・安定の面白さ
ありがとう。楽しいよ。もっと練習して上達できるように頑張ります。
Fantastic Ruth. Seeing these places and following you on your journey is so nice. Just been over to your website which looks amazing, and I downloaded your (places to see) and am looking forward to having a good look at it.
I used to go past Keith regularly when I was an HGV Driver on the way to Baxters now that's a place you should go and have a look at as they have a little shop just near the gates and you can buy soups very very cheap.
Awesome, thank you for the tip!
Absolutely loved this one. Such a beautiful country.
Thanks for watching!
We did Glenlivet around four years ago. Highly recommended
It's a wonderful visitor centre!
Although I'm an Islay fan, and thanks for that recent post, you've almost persuaded me to go Spey . . . Great shots of the area, though.
It's definitely worth a visit!
Visiting in September! Thank you for the video and recommendations for bars and cafe.
Have fun! 🥃
Glenfiddich 12 was the first single malt I ever bought. Even though I’m an Islay and Campbeltown convert, I always enjoy a good Speyside.
I love the Islay and Speyside malts too!
I like this video as a single malt scotch whisky fan!
Great!