Book : The Rough Guide
to Scottish Highlands and Islands (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Book : West Highland
Way: Map/Guide
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Tomatin Distillery and Tomatin’s Visitor Centre. Tel: 01808
511234. A formal distillery for the making of fine Scotch malt
was first built on the site in 1897 by the Tomatin Spey District
Distillery Co Ltd, and revived in 1909 by the new Tomatin Distillers
Co Ltd. The distillery was acquired by Japanese shareholders
in 1986, who established the current Tomatin Distillery Company
Limited, and launched the modern era of whisky distilling in
the Monadhliath Mountains. www.tomatin.com. Location: On the
outskirts of Tomatin.
Cairngorm Mountain, Aviemore.
Tel: 01479 861 261. All year round visitor attraction and winter
ski centre with funicular railway to the top station, which includes
a mountain exhibition, UK's highest restaurant, The Ptarmigan,
and shop at the top. www.cairngormmountain.com. About 15 miles
southeast of Tomatin.
The Strathspey Railway, Aviemore Station, Dalfaber Road, Aviemore
PH22 1PY. Tel: 01479 810725. The Strathspey Railway relives the
sights and sounds of the steam age. Join the train at the beautifully
restored Aviemore Station, the largest on the Highland Railway
system outside Inverness. www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk. About
10 miles southeast of Tomatin.
Cairngorm Whisky Centre,
Aviemore, Inverness-Shire. Tel: 01479 810574. The whisky tasting
room has whiskies from over 90 distilleries. Experts on hand
fo all aspects of Scotch whisky. The shop contains many old and
rare whiskies, as well as miniatures, books, maps and Scottish
fare. About 12 miles south of Tomatin.
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