The Whisky River: Distilleries of Speyside

The Whisky River was published in 2007 and charts Robin Laing's visit to every distillery in Speyside, with descriptions of each ( 50+ distilleries). With the kind permission of Robin and his publisher we have a sneak preview of Robin's experiences of three of Speysides' leading distilleries

About Robin Laing: Robin Laing is one of those lucky individuals who have turned their hobbies and interests into a career. On the one hand, Robin is passionate about whisky; Scotland's most important export, her most successful traditional industry and perhaps her greatest contribution to humanity. Robin chairs the tasting panel for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and writes many of their almost poetic tasting descriptions. He also contributes regularly to Whisky Magazine and has published The Whisky Muse (Luath Press), which is a collection of poems and songs on the subject of Scotch whisky. On the other hand, Robin is also a musician. As a songwriter and interpreter of traditional Scots song, he has recorded seven cds. Three of those are whisky cds; 'The Angels' Share' (1997), 'The Water of Life' (2003) and 'One for the Road' (2007). Robin performs his'Whisky and Song' shows all over the world, thus being an ambassador for Scotland in the most enjoyable way imaginable. To buy a copy of 'The Whisky River'  from his publisher click here

To find out about Robin's gigs, Whisky tastings and to purchase his CDs go to: www.robinlaing.com/albums.html