PEATED ACADEMY 7.–10.6.2019 ONLY THE BEST

The best way to get to know the Scottish culture is to taste this elixir right from the source at a distillery. Whisky offers the most extensive variety of taste amongst spirits. It is said that there is Scotch for everyone. One only needs to find it. You may know everything about whisky, or perhaps you had a bad experience in the past, but you will undoubtedly love this trip. We will guide you through the basics, but we will always taste the best whisky, so even the basics will be most enjoyable by the connoisseurs. We will taste whisky in the world’s leading society and visit the legendary distilleries on the Isle of , the whisky cradle in . We will focus on single malt whisky, in many cases of the highest quality, i.e. single cask, undiluted, non-filtered and uncoloured.

SCOTLAND THE LAND OF WHISKY The land of ancient legends. Home of the fierce people to try the distillation process in Europe were clans fighting with each other and for their Irish or Scottish monks or perhaps Vikings. The first independence. An archipelago of 790 islands. The distillation of Aqua Vitae, or Uisge Beatha in Galician, centre of Enlightenment, which gave the world a is mentioned in the 1494 tax records. steam engine and with it the industrial revolution. The production of goes through Cradle of golf and, last but not least, Scotch whisky. cycles of prosperity and decline. At present, there The art of spirit distillation came to Europe from are over one hundred whisky distilleries in Scotland Arabia sometime in the 6th century AD. The first ranging from the smallest to industrial behemoths. SOMETHING EXTRA The tour will be lead by Josef Litt, member of Scotch Malt Whisky Society, whisky investor and an experienced organiser of tastings and excursions to the distilleries.

Josef prepared an extraordinary program and will take us to places not accessible to ordinary distillery visitors. Amongst others, we will taste single cask malts in private club of The Vaults in . When on Islay, we will sample Laphroaig whisky straight from the barrels. We will experience an exclusive tour of the not found in any price list. WHAT AWAITS US Our itinerary covers the best the distilleries have to offer during an extended weekend.

We visit the historic Vaults in Edinburgh, accessible exclusively to members of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and their guests. The Isle of Islay offers the highest concentration of first- We fly to Isle of Islay for the legendary Laphroaig, Ardbeg and class experiences for whisky distilleries. lovers. We will also visit the distillery. At our diving base, the lifespan of a bottle of Lagavulin counts in minutes.

CITY DISTILLERY EDINBURGH LAPHROAIG

We will visit the Edinburgh castle Become a friend of Laphroaig and and the famous Scotch Whisky receive one square foot of Islay. Experience. In the evening we’ll You will also fill your small bottle of talk about whisky and taste some whisky from a cask of your choice. fantastic single casks.

DISTILLERY BOWMORE

Bowmore is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland and produces with an unmistakable character.

DISTILLERY DISTILLERY ARDBEG LAGAVULIN

Ardbeg distillery reached 16-year-old Lagavulin single malt its cult status thanks to the regularly receives the highest uncompromising quality of its accolades for whiskies below £50. whiskies. We will be taken care of by legendary Jackie Thompson or master distiller Mickey Heads.

We prepared the itinerary in cooperation with the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and the distilleries as mentioned earlier. In spite of all efforts, SMWS or distillery operators may change the plan for unpredictable reasons and without prior notice. INFORMATION PRICE AND CONDITIONS

Date of trip: 7 – 10 June 2019 Price: £1,430 from Edinburgh airport. We will gladly book your flights to Edinburgh.

The trip is organised and operated by SPARK AIRTICKETS, s.r.o., travel agency registered in Prague, Czech Republic.

PRICE INCLUDES: Pickup at Edinburgh airport and transfer to hotel. Return flight from Edinburgh to Isle of Islay (return to Glasgow possible on request) Accommodation *** including breakfast in Edinburgh and on Islay All transfers within the programme Tasting of single cask whiskies in The Vaults of Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Edinburgh Special tastings in Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Bowmore a Lagavulin distilleries English and Czech speaking tour leaders Services of tour agency delegate Travel agency insurance

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Accommodation if required by changes in the flight itinerary Individual travel insurance Meals, except breakfasts provided with accommodation Additional programme requested by clients Any other services not listed here TRIP INFORMATION

We prepare the trip well in advance, and the information published in this leaflet corresponds to the situation at the time of its creation. If changes occur, we will promptly send the relevant information to those interested in the trip.We publish the information in this leaflet with the utmost care and diligence. However, an error may occur, and therefore we reserve the right to correct it.

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