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Food, Drink and Whisky Distilleries

Highland Feast

28th September - 14th October 2007

Ceud Mile Failte, or a hundred thousand welcomes, to the virtual home of Highland Feast 2007! Now hurtling towards its ninth successful year, Highland Feast – as the North’s biggest and best food and drink festival is affectionately known – is a lively celebration of some of the finest produce in the world, namely Highland Food and Drink.

Highland Feast 2007 will see the usual effervescent mix of epicurean events and entertainment, staged in a number of diverse and dramatic locations across the beautiful Highlands and Islands!

Last year’s vibrant Feast menu featured an abundance of tempting options ranging from dinners served with a side of drama, glitzy ceilidhs and cruises, to porridge-making championships and farmers’ markets. Add to this a generous helping of special accommodation deals and you have all the ingredients for the north’s premier food and drink event.

First Highland Whisky Festival

2 & 3 June 2007

A date for your diary

Monday 26 February is the date set for the launch of the first Highland Whisky Festival, which is to take place on 2 & 3 June 2007.

The Festival sees the four distilleries of Glen Ord, Dalmore, Balblair and Glenmorangie working together on a two day programme of events including master classes, tours, cooper demonstrations and a whisky dinner. Local food and craft businesses are also participating in the festival, giving visitors an added value experience.

The festival launch will help to raise awareness within the local community and encourage local businesses to use it in their marketing.

It will take place in the afternoon of the 26 February at the Glen Ord distillery. An e-mail invitation with further details of the launch event will be circulated shortly. More details are available from Lorna MacLennan, tel: 01997 423 006 or email lorna.maclennan@visitscotland.com

Glen Ord Whisky Distillery, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire IV6 7UJ

Glen Ord Whisky Distillery is on the outskirts of Muir of Ord, just off the A832, 15 miles west of Inverness. Children under 8 years are welcome but are not admitted to the production areas.
Tel: 01463 872 004

Black Isle Brewery

The Brewery produces and sells a wide range of organic beers and offers tours of the production from April to September. From Inverness, take the A9 north over the Kessock Bridge. T the third turning on the right, signposted www.blackislebrewery.com

Taste of Moray

Midway between Inverness and Nairn on the A96 is It merits a stop for its restaurant alone, but make sure to stroll through the food hall, which stocks a huge selection of Scottish, and especially Morayshire, produce. There's an excellent selection of gift items and household wares.

Address: Gollanfield, Inverness, Scotland. Phone: 01667/462340