Highland Gathering

Highland Gathering offers unique Scotch tasting events. Add a tasting class or whisky bar to your event for something a little different. Tasting classes can be held at your home, office or venue of your choice. Wedding packages can be held during your reception. We also partner with several excellent restaurants and cater with food to compliment y... our tasting Highland Gathering tailors event packages to compliment your event and budget. Why not add a tasting class or whisky bar to your event for something a little different, maybe its that special someones birthday? Just cant find that Scotch you are looking for? Not sure you really like Scotch and youre not sure where to start? Just get in touch and well happily point you in the right direction. Let us do all the hard work so you dont have to. Contact your Certified Whisky Ambassador Robert Burke now. For Whisky to be called Scotch Whisky, it has to satisfy certain criteria which are governed by law Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009. There are literally pages of regulations but in simple terms a Scotch Whisky must: Geography plays a main stage for whisky-lovers, and its important to know where distinct Scotch whisky styles started and can be found today. Originally defined by four regions (Highlands, Lowlands, Islay, and Campbeltown), today Scotch whisky production is defined by the following six regions. There are 5 main areas of Whisky production in Scotland recognized in law. In each of these 6 regions you will find some similarities within the specific region. But there are many different characteristics that must be considered such as age, barrel selection or selections, single cask, maturation process, to name just few key ones. Speyside has the largest concentration of distilleries 50% of all the regions. All of which are situated around the Spey river valley in north-east Scotland. Speyside is named after the River Spey, the river that runs through the region. The whiskies from this region are some of the bestselling whiskies in the world. Not ...Read More