Beautifully located at the foot of the Cairngorms in Dalnabay, just a mile from popular Aviemore, Silverglades unites comfortable accommodation with the best in Highland hospitality and adventure. Excellent skiing and varied year round events offer something for everyone. The friendly local staff are on hand for advice and information. The magnificent scenery of the Spey Valley is easily accessible.

‘Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whisky makes it go round twice as fast.’ The hilarious story of wartime bootlegging in the Scottish islands. Wartime food rationing is bad enough, but when the whisky supplies run out on the Hebridean islan

Colour: Deep, golden, glossy mahogany. Nose: Rich and refined, luscious malty tones and velvety textures flaunt themselves in perfect harmony. A truly noble bouquet with just a hint of oloroso sherry lingers gently in the background. Taste: Time is required to arouse these complex, attractive flavours on the palate – just like a fine wine it begins to assert itself. Round and mellow. Silky, soft tones dance on the tongue – each step echoes the excellence of this blend. Every individual malt and grain whisky displays a perfect balance throughout – age has moulded this quality blend into an old luxury. scottish whisky

Set high above Barmouth, and enjoying superb panoramic views and spectacular sunsets over the bay, these three well appointed properties are newly created from an interesting complex of Victorian buildings. The town’s bustling shops, restaurants, pubs (nearest 250 yards), old harbour and seaside attractions, including a glorious sweep of sandy beach, are within walking distance. Crossing the estuary (and an RSPB reserve) and winding round the coast, the railway offers scenic excursions to Machynlleth (site of the fascinating Centre for Alternative Technology) and lively Pwllheli. Fine sandy beaches and excellent walking, fishing and sailing are found along the coast. Harlech’s championship golf, theatre and massive castle are just 11 miles, whilst Portmeirion Italianate village and Porthmadog, home of the Ffestiniog and West Highland narrow guage railways, are about 15 miles. A fantastic range of outdoor activities, including climbing, walking, skiing and whitewater rafting, are available in the lakes and mountains of the Snowdonia National Park

Beautifully located at the foot of the Cairngorms in Dalnabay, just a mile from popular Aviemore, Silverglades unites comfortable accommodation with the best in Highland hospitality and adventure. Excellent skiing and varied year round events offer something for everyone. The friendly local staff are on hand for advice and information. The magnificent scenery of the Spey Valley is easily accessible.

John Cumming converted the familial farm called Cardow into a distillery round 1810. He used the barley produced by the farm and he produced his own peat. The proximity of the river Spey ant the surrounding hills were assets for a distillery. He began as a moonshine distiller. The hills were a place of safety in case the excise men would ‘visit’ him. The controls were frequent, and John’s wife, Helen Cumming helped her husband with a successfull stratageme. She used to receive them very well, and to invite them for dinner. When they arrived, she put a red flag behind the barn. As long this flag was visible, John knew the excise men were still present, and he waited before coming back to the farm. In 1824, after the promulgation of the Excise Act, John decided to purchase a licence for the production of his whisky. This made made marketting of his spirit quite easier. During the 19th century, the distillery was rebuild 3 times. John Cumming’s daughter in law, Elisabeth took the management of the distillery in 1876 and contributed to its success. She built a new distillery near the farm, and sold stills to a certain William Grant, who was on the point to found Glenfiddich. As most of the distilleries, Cardhu closed during the second world war. Renewed in 1960, the numbers of stills growed from 4 to 6. The distillery was called ‘Cardow Distillery’ since 1981. The Cardhu malt is currently one of the best sellers world-wide. About 30% of the production is sold as single malt, the remaining entering in blends. Cardhu is the basis of the Johnnie Walkers blends, Red, Black, Green and Blue labels. The commercial succes is so great currently that it was at the origin of many discussions in the whisky world in 2003. UDV is not able anymore to satisfy all the demand for Cardhu malt, and decided to market vatted malt instead of single malt without changing the packaging. The other procuders were furious, and after lots of discussions, UDV decides to change the colour of the label of Cardhu Vatted malt to avoid confusion for the customers, and depreciation of the image of single malt. scottish whisky

Beautifully located at the foot of the Cairngorms in Dalnabay, just a mile from popular Aviemore, Silverglades unites comfortable accommodation with the best in Highland hospitality and adventure. Excellent skiing and varied year round events offer something for everyone. The friendly local staff are on hand for advice and information. The magnificent scenery of the Spey Valley is easily accessible.

Set high above Barmouth, and enjoying superb panoramic views and spectacular sunsets over the bay, these three well appointed properties are newly created from an interesting complex of Victorian buildings. The town’s bustling shops, restaurants, pubs (nearest 250 yards), old harbour and seaside attractions, including a glorious sweep of sandy beach, are within walking distance. Crossing the estuary (and an RSPB reserve) and winding round the coast, the railway offers scenic excursions to Machynlleth (site of the fascinating Centre for Alternative Technology) and lively Pwllheli. Fine sandy beaches and excellent walking, fishing and sailing are found along the coast. Harlech’s championship golf, theatre and massive castle are just 11 miles, whilst Portmeirion Italianate village and Porthmadog, home of the Ffestiniog and West Highland narrow guage railways, are about 15 miles. A fantastic range of outdoor activities, including climbing, walking, skiing and whitewater rafting, are available in the lakes and mountains of the Snowdonia National Park

Nose. Fresh and quite light, medium sweet and appley character. Palate. Medium dry, gently smoky, smooth and round. Finish. Clean and fresh. scottish whisky

Beautifully located at the foot of the Cairngorms in Dalnabay, just a mile from popular Aviemore, Silverglades unites comfortable accommodation with the best in Highland hospitality and adventure. Excellent skiing and varied year round events offer something for everyone. The friendly local staff are on hand for advice and information. The magnificent scenery of the Spey Valley is easily accessible.