Tag: whisky

Whisky and golf…forever intertwined

Gordon Dalgleish

Many of our clients travel to Scotland and invariably ask about “Scotch” whisky tasting or visits to distilleries. Jeff Wallach takes a fun look at the inextricable connection between two of Scotland’s great exports;


On the Supernatural Connection Between Scotch and Golf

TAP imageSurely it’s more than mere happenstance that the game of golf and the drinkable artwork that is Scotch whisky were both created in the gorgeously green, wind-swept, salty-aired duneslands of Scotland.

Although the origins of golf are slightly shrouded in mist, many believe the game was invented as early as the 14th century by fishermen returning from beach to village across rolling links.  If one fisherman … Read more


 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Scotch whisky and golf….like salt and pepper

Gordon Dalgleish

Neat article on Scotland’s other famous export;


On the Supernatural Connection Between Scotch and Golf

Surely it’s more than mere happenstance that the game of golf and the drinkable artwork that is Scotch whisky were both created in the gorgeously green, wind-swept, salty-aired duneslands of Scotland.

Although the origins of golf are slightly shrouded in mist, many believe the game was invented as early as the 14th century by fishermen returning from beach to village across rolling links.  If one fisherman … Read more

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Golf & Whisky – Scotland’s famous creations

Cameron Reid
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Castle Stuart 16th Green

A recent article in the Scottish newspaper Press & Journal highlights some of the fine courses in the Scottish Highlands and their proximity to the Malt Whisky Trail in Speyside.  There is no getting away from the fact that Golf & Whisky seem to be a popular partnership on a golf vacation to Scotland.  Perhaps it is our fondness for replaying the round…if only I didn’t miss that 3 footer or take two in the bunker, then I might have won!!  Sipping on a great malt in the clubhouse or back at the hotel after a round on the links, is the perfect way to finish the day.  It is interesting to note that our golf cruise onboard Harmony II, a luxury mega yacht on charter to PerryGolf in July 2010, visits three venues referenced in the article most notably Royal Dornoch, Castle Stuart and Durness, the most northwesterly course on the mainland of the British Isles and probably the most remote.  For further reading click here.

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