Highland Whisky Tour with a visit to Inverness and Cawdor Castle from Invergordon

Cawdor Castle is set amid gardens in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. The castle is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions in later centuries. Originally a property of the Calder family, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century. It remains in Campbell ownership and is now home to the Dowager Countess Cawdor, stepmother of Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor. The castle is perhaps best known for its literary connection to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, in which the title character is made "Thane of Cawdor". However, the story is highly fictionalized, and the castle itself, which is never directly referred to in Macbeth, was built many years after the life of the 11th-century King Macbeth. The castle is a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.

The Ord distillery dates back to 1838 it is the only single malt distillery on the Black Isle. The water for the mashing was taken from the Cuckoo Well and employed 18 people in the early days. Now it has 7 was stills and is owned by Diageo now the water comes from the White Burn. The Singleton of Glen Ord is a whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands and is the only remaining single malt scotch whisky distillery on the Black Isle. They produce a 12-year-old, 15-year-old, and 18-year-old single malt that's available for export only to Southeast Asia. The Singleton of Glen Ord has also just publicized a cask strength (57.6%avb) 14-year-old limited release that's been triple matured in five different casks. The distillery won awards for the best single malt at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in 1994 and 1996, and at the Monde Selection in 1996 and 1997. However, IWSC and Monde Selection awards are non-competitive and only products that pay to enter are judged.

Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland It lies in the parish of Rosskeen. A major cruise liner port on the North-East coast of Scotland. Close to the magnificent Loch Ness, and its famous monster "Nessie". Invergordon is the Gateway to the Scottish Highlands and has many tourist attractions located close by, within reach of a half or whole day shore excursion. Attractions include Urquhart Castle at Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle, and Dunrobin Castle. Activities include dolphin spotting, river fishing, and bird watching. Many tours take in places such as whiskey distilleries, Inverewe Gardens, Dornoch Cathedral, Fort George, Culloden Battlefield, Strathspey Steam Railway, Highland Wildlife Park, and Cairngorm National Nature Reserve, as well as shopping in the City of Inverness.

Invergordon Parish Church has been a Christian presence in the village of Invergordon for over 150 years with 100 people meeting weekly to worship God each Sunday at 11am. Through worship, prayer and Christ-like living they try to be a welcoming, caring fellowship for all age groups of this community, committed to faithfully communicating the life-changing love of God. The ladies of the congregation meet throughout the week for fellowship, whilst the children are invited to “Wednesday Club” which, you guessed it, is on a Wednesday. Sunday Special meets for children during the Sunday service. The minister in Invergordon is Reverend Kenneth D Macleod.

Easily identified by a wall of murals and 'unexploded mine' from the Shore Road, Invergordon Museum is situated in Hayes Hall - the old dance hall of the Royal British Legion - behind the current British Legion building on Invergordon High Street. Pause to admire the colorful murals and unexploded sea mine before entering Invergordon Naval Museum & Heritage Centre. Browse various displays on the town's history, focusing on its role as a naval base. Specific exhibits include those covering the fatal explosion of the HMS Natal in 1915, the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931 (a rare instance of a British military strike), and the camp for Polish soldiers displaced during World War II and the role they have played in the local community.

Inverness (meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a cathedral city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative center for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Historically it served as the county town of the county of Inverness-shire. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on the Aird, and the 18th century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its northeastern extremity where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth. At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (King David I) in the 12th century. The Gaelic king Mac Bethad Mac Findláich (MacBeth) whose 11th-century killing of King Duncan was immortalized in Shakespeare's largely fictionalized play Macbeth, held a castle within the city where he ruled as Mormaer of Moray and Ross.

Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland. The red sandstone structure, displaying an early castellated style, is the work of a few nineteenth-century architects. William Burn (1789-1870) designed the Sheriff Court, Joseph Mitchell (1803-1883) the bastioned enclosing walls, and Thomas Brown II (1806-c.72) the District Court, originally built as a prison. It is built on the site of an 11th-century defensive structure. Today it houses Inverness Sheriff Court. There has been a castle on this site for many centuries. In April 2017 the north tower of the castle was opened to the public as a viewpoint. At present, only the castle grounds and the north tower are open to the public. The remainder of the castle is not open to the public.