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Whisky & Castles Whisky There are some who would have you believe that there exists a kind of divine secret, a miraculous ingredient or genius behind the manufacture of Scotch Whisky. I however, acknowledge no miracle other than that which is worked when science and nature combine. The principal ingredients are three, notably water, barley and yeast, with a measure of peat smoke or reek. Of these there can be no doubt that water is the foremost. On Ben Nevis I was fortunate to find a constant and consistent source of pure clean water in two small lochans. In order of importance, the second ingredient is barley. This must be clean and plump, fully rounded and quite dry, containing exactly the right amount of protein. Special distiller's yeast is the third ingredient. This has the texture of dough or putty and is vital to the process of fermentation. And fourthly there is peat, which comes to the whisky through the water passing over peat bogs on its way down the mountain, and from the 'reek' from the fire lit during the manufacturing process. Once again, we are fully fortunate in that nature in her magnificence, has created on the hill behind us, an ample supply of peat in our own banks to fuel the fires drying the barley. The Ben Nevis Distillery and Visitor Centre in Fort William. We invite you to discover the secrets of Whisky distilling and enjoy the unique sensation of the Dew of Ben Nevis. When you are visiting Fort William, come on in for a guided tour around our 174 year old whisky distillery, meet a giant of a man, Hamish McDram, visit our whisky shop and restaurant then 'take a dram' with us and savour the Uisge beatha - the water of life. It's a memorable experience! Castles Inverlochy Nestling in the foothills of the mighty Ben Nevis, Inverlochy Castle sits amidst some of Scotland's finest scenery. Inverlochy was built in 1863 by the first Lord Abinger, near the site of the original 13th century fortress. In September 1873 during a trip to Balmoral, Queen Victoria spent a week at Inverlochy sketching and painting where she wrote in her diaries 'I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot'. Inverlochy had been a private residence for over a hundred years until 1969 when it was converted from a family home to Scotland's finest country house hotel. Torcastle Residence of the Camerons of Lochiel from 1528-1650, now in ruins. The place where Donald "The Taillear Dubh" Cameron and his men dispatched a goodly number of the Camerons of Erracht, who were conspiring with Clan Mackintosh against the Camerons. You'll have to leave the B8004 and pass south-east under the Caledonian Canal through the culvert at the Sheangain Burn near Muirshirlich.	STRONLOSSIT Inn Roy Bridge Inverness-shire PH31 4AG Tel: 01397 712253 Fax: 01397 712641 E-mail: stay@stronlossit.co.uk
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