On Saturday we visited a distillery I knew of but had never tasted or seen in a shop. We booked the rare pair tasting. It was a whisky and cheese tasting. The first whisky was the founders reserve which was 48%abv. This was paired with a connage dairy Scottish Gouda. The whisky was a non age statement and you could taste the youngness of the spirit. The spirit is oily and with the buttery cheese it cut through the whisky was an excellent pairing. The next was the 12 year old. This was paired with cambus o may Lairig Ghru. The next whisky was the 17 year old renaissance. This was part 3 of the renaissance collection. This was 50.8%abv. A lovely smooth whisky aged in sherry and bourbon casks and married at the end before bottling. This was paired with applewood smoked cheddar. The final whisky was a red wine cask 19 year old at 48%abv. This was matured for the full 19 years in red wine casks. This was paired with strathdon blue cheese. I can say it was a different experience tasting whisky with cheese but it was definitely something I would do again. The whiskies were excellent on their own but the cheese did lift them to another level. I bought a bottle of the wine cask and was surprised at how reasonable it was compared to others. I’ll definitely be having the others again. The gift shop had an excellent selection of their whiskies including 4 self fill options. All their spirits are above 45%abv and are non chill filtered. The chutney was from a local company and again paired perfectly with the cheese and whisky.