The most UNBELIEVABLE whisky in Scotland!

What is happening guys, we are Craig and Amy and you are watching Caging It. And this week we are exploring the incredible malt whiskey trail in Speyside. Last week we conquered the Bilachnabar road and made it all the way to Applecross. We had a stand off with some cows, stayed at a Christmas grotto and went for a spin in Simon's boat. This week we stay in another incredible gaff, make some new friends, drink some expensive whiskey. We meet the Scottish Miley Cyrus, we learn how not to use a canoe, Craig jumps off a bridge and we get to celebrate this guy's birthday. Birthday week lads, boom. Morning everyone, we're back in Custard, we missed you. But we're trading early again tonight, sorry about that Custard. It's another cold night for you. For some reason we've just been so jammy up here, everybody's offering us their places to stay. So right now we've just left Findhorn and we're making our way down towards the malt whiskey trail. Which Craig is ever so excited about if you didn't know. I cannot wait. Yeah, it's going to be a whiskey themed birthday week. Yeah, it's going to be brilliant, we've got him lots of presents, we've got a really really amazing whiskey themed house to stay in. Oh baby. Which is brilliant. And yeah, we're getting bang on it tomorrow. So if you like whiskey, stick around for Craig's reactions, and if you're not that fussed on whiskey, maybe we can try and like it this week together. It's going to be a good week lads. Why don't you give your love goodbye? Ahhhh! Lodged between the Cairngorms Mountains, Aberdeen and the NC500, Speyside Place hosts over 50 distilleries. It also has the greatest concentration of malt whiskey distilleries in the whole of Scotland. We managed to get Custard on the drive, and she matches the house as well, look at that. Yeah. It was meant to be. She's hanging over in there, but we'll go and look at that. We'll park that then. So this is the Copperbroch in Speyside. Speyside! Ah, it looks amazing, and the pictures look insane. It looks gorgeous. How do you get in then? What are you doing? I'm not showing you. Welcome to the Copperbroch. The story behind us staying in this amazing house is because of our mate Mitch. He reached out to us when he found out that I was getting into whiskey, and then he invited us to come and stay. Mitch has been in the whiskey game for over a decade, and also has his own YouTube channel. If you're looking to learn about Scotland, Speyside or whiskey, then head over to his channel or follow him on the Gram. I fancy the biggest bedroom. You're out in the garden love. Foot length mirror, something we don't own. Love bar. Small things, you know. Wow, look at this. Oh wow. The light in here is gorgeous. Yeah, I'll take this one Craig. I was like an Instagramable shower machine. Don't Instagram me when I'm in there. Lovely. Do you reckon Mitch smells lush? I reckon Mitch smells lush. Welcome lads to the crown. Ah, that's amazing. This is lovely, like these are all my favourite things. Love it. Ah, look at that hot chocolate there with marshmallows and candy canes. Christmas! Whipped cream in the fridge. Ah, we are spoiled tarts Craig. Go on Mitch. Ah, look at this is hot. Welcome, please enjoy contents and leave basket for the next guest. We've got coffee, chocolate, crisps, popcorn. Oh my goodness. Monkey shoulder. How nice is that? What a legend. Oh, we found it Craig. You sniffed it out. It's the best part of the house. Come and have a look at this. You've never seen it before. I have. Ah, look at this. Lovely. It's so cool. Ah, it's Christmassy. Ah, it's gorgeous. Ah, it smells incredible in here. It really does, doesn't it? It smells like... It's peachy Craig. Peachy vanilla Christmas. Beautiful. Ah, I'm really excited to spend the next couple of days here with you babe. Catch me, catch me in it. I'll just be in here. Sipping on whiskies. The best part about this place is that we're in Speyside and these are all the servers mate. Take your pick. We'll be here all week. If you want to ever find Amy, you just follow the Christmas songs. There she is. I'm just whipping up a quick stop. Is it? It's not going to be gruel o'clock is it? No, we're going to have a vegetable pad thai. Oh nice. Go on babes. So I've got all the ingredients. It's going to be a little bit different but it should be good. This is a top kitchen to be cooking in, isn't it? It's amazing. It's so warm in here. It just feels... Do you just feel the Christmas spirit Craig? Yeah, I really do. Do you have the birthday spirit because that's what you need? Yeah, well I always get birthmust cards anyway, don't I? Birthmust cards, yeah. To start off this whole whiskey adventure, my mate Daryl is setting up a tasting for me tonight. So you saw on the last video, he sent me all that Jura whiskey. So we're going to be doing a little Jura tasting tonight, warming up for tomorrow because tomorrow is going to be incredible. Feed the 5,000 as a kid. You said you wanted a big meal because you were doing a whiskey tasting later, so big meal, big man. Big man meal. Doesn't quite look like the picture, but did they ever? Did they ever? You're not allowed in the living room because guaranteed you'll spill it on the sofa. I might take my jumper off as well because that's a disaster waiting to happen, isn't it? You'll all satchel these shades in case it gets sunny. Alright, the fire's crackling. I've got my whiskey, I've got my beer, and I'm about to do a Zoom call with my mate Daryl for another tasting. Get in. Hey. How are you doing, bro? Yeah, good, man. How are you doing? Ah, mate, I'm good, man. I'm good. Daryl introduced me to the Scottish half and half, which is basically drinking beer and whiskey. I was smashed, mate. The Scottish do love a drink. You're at Mitch's place right now, yeah? I'm in the whiskey snug, mate, yeah. How's your whiskey journey going, man? I love it, mate. Honestly, you're on about like seeing how people live. I come to Scotland and then all of a sudden I'm an alcoholic. There's nothing like a stereotype, right? Now you know why everyone in Scotland's angry and pissed all the time. Do you know who I am? No, I can't say that I do. I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal. Really? People know me. Well, I'm very happy for you. Squarespace is an all-in-one solution for anyone looking to create a beautiful website. With easy blogging tools and click and drag to build sexy pages, it couldn't be easier. You can also check stats and sales on the app on your phone. Whether you're a reindeer herder or an expert in whiskey. If you want your website to match your sophistication, then Squarespace is the one for you. You can even build your own shop and link your products to your Instagram account. Head to squarespace.com to start your free trial. And if you're feeling bold, go to squarespace.com forward slash kinginit for 10% off your first domain or website. Cheers. The next morning, we got scooped up by our new mate, Struan, to head to the Glenfiddich Distillery for a private tour and whiskey tasting. First on the agenda, my favourite. The amazing, the incredible Highland Cows. I'll just stay here, you carry on. Struan showed us the Balvenie Castle and told us how the whole distillery is haunted by a woman called the Green Lady. And we were told that we would need to touch the castle for luck. And Struan's forgotten the name of the lady, so we won't say that loud because she might be out. Hello. We walked around the grounds of the distillery and into a few of the warehouses where they stored the barrels. Some of which were built in the 1800s. Oh, that's lovely, that is. Warms the soul. We also saw the massive copper stills and the whole whiskey making process. We even got a chance to meet the founders, who were tiny. This is actually a life-size statue. What's his name? William Grant? That's Craig. The first. Who's your mate? William. This is actual life-size, so back in the day, you'd be up to my chin. We've got Struan with us, who is actually a global ambassador for Glenfiddich. Don't even ask me how Craig finds these people, honestly. So the whiskey distillery is actually closed to the public at the minute, so we're feeling very special, very VIP. Craig's been to the toilet about 16 times, I think he's just so excited, bless him. This is the start of his birthday celebrations and he's loving it. So this is the new sort of distillery tour par that they've built for 2021, it hasn't opened yet. But I was like, oh, so how much did that cost? I'd love one of these for my house in the future. He was like, oh, not that much, about £30 million. I was like, what? That's not what I expected you to say at all, but yeah, £30 million on this. Crazy, it looks gorgeous. Right, Craig, you've got £5.50 to spend, right? Nothing more. I got a fiver. What can I get? What's the most expensive whiskey in this shop? Can I try it? £27,500. I know it's your birthday, Craig, but it's a bit steeper than Diet Coke. Has this place ever been robbed? Asking for a friend. You can tell she's from Barrie, can't you? Amazing. And how much is it? £30,000. Why? It's less than the whiskey. It's less than the whiskey, yeah. Is it special? Pink gold. No way. Next, we headed for the whiskey lounge to try Glenn Fiddick's finest. Considering we met Struan in a dodgy car park with a duffel bag, we weren't really sure what he was about to feed us. This means business right here. How was your first dram of the day? Delicious. Really nice. I've only tried the 12, so that's the 15. He's busy claiming this is his first dram of the day. I know. We didn't drive here, so. The way that moustache is pointing up, I think this could be the fourth dram. Alright, Struan's going to get something for me to try. He's determined to make me like it today. What have we got? It tastes like Christmas pudding. That's a win for you then. That is a win for me, Craig. Try and taste it. Get the flavours. No, I can't. No? Does it give you heartburn? No. As soon as you taste a whisky, any whisky at all, just go, oh, oak. And then look into the distance, nod and go, vanilla. Oak. Rich oak. And perhaps some vanilla. Pulling out all of these no-label whiskies from his dodgy bag, we weren't even sure if this fella worked here. But little did we know, we were about to try this bad boy, which cost 700 quid, mate. It's a very rare whisky. Despite my little pathetic cough, this whisky was delicious. A little finale number, what's going on with this one? So you're in the heart of Speyside, known for the fruity, quite mellow, almost floral style whiskies, but we also make, for one week in a year, a peated. How do you feel? I feel like a dragon. That's just to kill the small village with my fire. Not satisfied with the £700 bottle, Amy was on the hunt for the most expensive whisky alive, and went to annoy the barman with some questions. From 1958, and that's £1,000 for one dram. Shatter. £100,000 for a bottle. Oh my god, are you kidding? Have a smell. Oh my god, yeah. So, sorry, what's the name of it? It's just a glimpse, these ones here, you can only get at the distillery, you can't get anywhere else in the world. Oh my goodness. That's it, £1,000 for a drink of that. Oh, it's Christmas, go on. Gently, but carefully, put it back on the very loose glass shelf. Oh my goodness, that's crazy. I should have just, when I was smelling it, I should have just had a quick swig. Probably would have taken me out. Back in the copper brock, in the warm. It's just luscious, it's so nice to have, I know Kirsten, she's lovely and cosy when you put the heating on and everything, but to have the space, and just the cosiness that's here, and have Netflix on a massive TV on demand, Christmas films coming out with your ears, it's just wonderful. So, massive thanks to Struan and Gemma for showing us around. Not only did we get to see Glenfiddich, we also got to see Belveni, which was class. It was such a wicked tour, and the whiskies were so good. So yeah, if there's any whisky lovers out there, you're probably proper jealous. But yeah, he spoilt us, didn't he? We even got a glass. Well, if you are jealous, then obviously you've got to come to Scotland and do this tour for yourself. 100%. Because it was really good fun, and we did learn loads, and Craig had a wicked time. Loved it. Thanks guys, so we're back here now, we've got our cups of teas. Yeah, look at them. We're going to get cosy, and we're going to watch a film. We're such kids, Craig, but this is everything to me. So, how was your first day of birthday celebrations? 10 out of 10, mate. Our new mate Dave, from Spirit of the Spades, gave us a knock the next day, and turned up with his wardrobe from the 80s. Morning, lads. So, today we've had our friend Dave, he's come round. He's sorted out some executive VIP transportation for us. He's told us to put all this on, but I thought we were only going on the boat. You look wicked. I love how you match. Everything you've done there is on point, Craig. I mean, with this moustache and these glasses and this outfit, I do look like I'm from the 80s. Proper from the 80s, like London Fashion Week, Craig's coming for you. One of them. Right, we've got to go. But first, a quick photo shoot. We're going on an adventure. What an absolutely glorious day we've got for it. So, Dave was saying that the river's quite high, which can be quite dangerous, but we live for danger, don't we, Craig? It looks like I live for danger. It's going to be so good, we've got such a nice day for it today. So, Dave, we've got some knee pads on, I'm sure there's some helmets around here. How much danger are we going to be in today? No danger. No, nothing at all. Lady Spee is, she is a lady, I'm sorry, I know you're not supposed to genderise these days, but she is a lady, she's very beautiful, but she's got a great sense of humour, and she likes to play tricks, so the chances are that if you weren't careful and she caught you unawares, then she might capsize you. But the thing is, when you capsize, the water's not too cold just now, so you can just float down into the bank, so no danger. No danger. I'll look after you. Bet you we capsize, watch this now. Dave was like, so we're going to be out for a while, bring a packed lunch, I thought we'd make some sandwiches, Craig's made a chilli con carne with rice, so we'll just get that into the boat now. First I'll go to Tascos, where Craig owns Pfizer's best clothes. We sat in our trusty canoe and Dave ran through some basic techniques that would help us get down the river. Now we were fully prepared to take on Lady Spee, and she was a beauty. So I don't want one bit of water in here, you hear? Gliding through the river and soaking up the stunning surroundings, we felt like we were connected with the nature. Just gorgeous. The first rule of this canoeing, don't bite the boat. That didn't last long, did it? How are you getting on? It's so nice, just so peaceful. It's like little rapids here and there, but it's just incredible views. Even though it's winter, there's still green fields and a few green trees knocking about. Tough got me. 17th of December, that's what it is. When you say little rapids, we had to get on our knees to take them on, and the whole boat just got engulfed in water. My feet are freezing. So that was the calm before the storm. Dave says that this is a grade 2. And a little bit lumpy, I think, is what we're expecting. To get on our knees in a minute. Oh, it's natural, it's just natural at this. We haven't gone in yet. Follow Dave. Right, hang on. Jesus Christ, let me get down. Cheek cover. Little did we know, we were about to get fully connected with Lady's Bay without our consent. Hold on to your children. The black hand of Lady's Bay reached up and yanked us in. The cheeky beetroots. We managed to swim to the side of the river and clambered onto some rocks. We were drenched. I actually knew we would do it. The boat cast ice straight in and it was absolutely freezing. It is so cold. I don't know what I'm going to do now. Dave's down there with his phone. We saved that horse, Clive. That's all we were told to do, to cast ice, save the horse. I only wanted a little canoeing. Turns out we went wild swimming instead. It's like, if you cast ice, just get onto your back. We've got our buoyancy aids on. Just, you know, leisurely backswim towards the shore. But this is what we're in. These are the rapids and they're pretty gnarly. So I sort of bounced off one rock and sort of managed to get myself in another. But, yeah, waiting for the survival team to come and get us. We've got our trusty oars. That saved our lives. And we're just making our way to the road. I guess we'll walk the rest of the way. My knee pads are on my shins, man. Bloody hell. Oh, man. The chase is real. Remember when Dave said this? The thing is, if you cast ice, the water's not too cold just now. I beg to differ, Dave. If you go the wrong way, stop swimming. Stop coming to Blackhammer. How warm are you? I'm freezing. So we finally found Dave, or Dave found us. Like two little wet chickens. We've changed out of our wet clothes. We're in some warm clothes now. And Dave was like, it's about an hour still on the river. But I think we're so cold. Our feet are, like, frozen. See, Dave doesn't usually do this at this time of the year. But because we were here, he's kindly offered, yeah, OK, we'll go out, you know, I'll take you. So usually it's like a summer thing. So if you capsize, it's just like a lovely warm river swim. So we've got Callum coming back to pick us up and take us home because we capsized the boat. Did you capsize the canoe? I'm pretty sure it was you, wasn't it? It may well have been me. I don't think I had the right stance at the right time around the washing machine area. Dave said, if you capsize a boat, it's no one's fault. It's a team effort. So congratulations. At one point, the rope was like across Amy's face because I pulled the rope from the boat. He was like, grab the rope. So I had the rope trying to hold the boat. And then it sort of went across Amy's face and she was screaming for Dave. So she was like, Dave! Dave! What we were supposed to do was stop off on a riverbank and try some whisky and gin. But we literally stopped and we were just like, Dave, can we have a cup of tea, please? Dave, I need to go home. We just called a taxi home and said, taxi! But it's great though because it's like a mixture of leisurely stuff and adventure. Pure adrenaline. Yeah, it was brilliant. Usually, Dave's tours include whisky and gin tasting at the end of the river. But we fell out, so Dave brought the party back to the Copper Brock instead. David Craig is such a wee legend and he treated us to some delicious drams and gins. Dave, thanks for the best adventure and sorry for being sh** students. Sorry, Dave. Happy birthday, babes! Cheers. So, I've got a little surprise for you today. Any guesses what it could be? Something scary. Why do you think that? Because last night, Amy said to me, I hope you're alright with what you're going to do tomorrow. And I was like, what do you mean by that? She was like, no more questions. So, I've been trying to throw him off the scent like, now make sure you bring your bathing suit. That didn't work. He's like, really? I'm like, no, don't worry about that. I'm only joking. Do you want to know what you're doing? Yeah, go on then. It's a bungee jump. Shut up! Are you serious? Yeah! No way! But not only is it a bungee jump, but you get to go on their swing as well, if you want. Are you going to do it with me? Absolutely not, Dave. Oh, come on. You love the swing. No, it's your birthday. This is your day, babes. Oh my God. Where did you find it? Where is it? I'm not even sure where I found it. It's in Killikranky, which is super cool. How big is it? I'm not sure. An actual bungee jump? An actual bungee. How do you feel? Excited? I think I'm good. I also need a bit of water. I was literally like, oh, maybe it's too much for him now. You know he's 33 and that. So I've been so nervous all the way down. I was like, pull over, I've got to tell him. I've got to tell him before he sees it on the road signs. You have to do the swing with me, though. No way. It'll be so much fun. Craig, I would die. I would die. You know me. I don't like children's roller coasters. Right, we're late. Obviously. We had arrived. Craig got suited and booted and we jumped in the car to take us to the bridge. Only in Scotland. This is Miley Cyrus. No way. And we've got Batman over here, both doing it for charity. Wicked, guys. Well done. Quite high, innit? Oh, bloody hell. How you feeling? I wasn't nervous, but now I am extremely nervous. Why? I don't know. I'm about to jump off a bridge. I know who am I to talk. OK, I've got to go back to that. All right, if I die, it's your fault. No, no. Joking. This is the worst part of walking without being attached to anything. I think the worst part up here is the intense music that they're playing. It's so scary. Look at the drop-off on this. Batman can do it. I can do it. Let's calm down a bit now. I'm not feeling well. Yeah, I know. A bit less intense, eh? Watch this. Bottom check, two. Right, Greg, we're going to get to the edge. Oh, Jesus. This is where it all changes. Yep. That good old feeling comes back to you. Oh, Jesus. Shuffle it out, man. Right to the edge. A little bit more. There, perfect. Have a look to the right. Perfect. Force yourself here. That's it, Greg. I don't want my parents to die. I couldn't go. Oh, my God. Three, two, one. See ya. Whoa! Woo-hoo! What? Happy birthday to me. Edge. Jesus. Yeah. Oh, it's the worst day. Oh, my God. Don't look down. Right, so there was waves of air all over at the platform there. But there's a camera on our walkway that's going to the right. And the one that's coming straight down which way is just above you there. Okay. Whoa! Ha-ha-ha! Whoa! Yes! You little beach roots. Whoa! Well done. Yeah, it's a bit disappointing. How is it? So good. Yeah? Yeah. Yeah, just you forget that adrenaline rush. And like the whole time I was like, I'll get to the end and I'll be like, it's fine. But as soon as you start shuffling, it all changes. But yeah, just I let out some mad screams. I know. What did you do? Just came out of nowhere. Because he said, do you want a birthday surprise on the swing? And I was like, yeah. So they like chatted to me. And then he pulled the cord. Oh, right. Oh, wicked. Oh, brilliant. So good though. Thanks for sorting this out. Oh, you're welcome. Happy birthday, babe. Cheeky devil. Thank you. Happy birthday, Craig! Who would have thought 33 today? Who would have thought? I've got a sash and everything. Penblwydd hapus, Craig. Diolch yn fawr. So do you want to open your present? I've been waiting for about an hour for you to blow these bloody balloons up. Sorry. Hopefully they don't pop because your morning breath will be all in the van. Oh, sick. Look at your little sash. It's my birthday. You're such a princess, Craig. I know. Right, what one are you going to open first then? Well, I had this last night. Yeah. Off my whisky friends. Aw, he's got whisky friends. This bad boy off Mitch and Daz. Lovely. So thank you so much, guys. Appreciate that. Great present. Let's see what Captain Bizzle brought me before I carry on opening all my presents. First of all, I just want to say thanks to everybody last week when I said about donating to Big Moose instead of sending me anything because they had so many donations from you guys. So if you missed that message, what I'd love is imagine we were all in a pub and you guys are all invited and you want to buy me a whisky because it's my birthday. But instead of buying me a whisky, I'd love it if you donated to Big Moose. So we'll leave the link in the description. They're the best charity ever. They help people with mental health issues. They've actually helped loads of my friends and family through some really horrible times. So they're doing great work and they're struggling because of COVID. So that would be a top birthday present from you guys. Thanks. I'm nervous. Yeah. Well, if you don't like any of it, we can take you back. How about that? Hopefully you kept the receipts. Basically, I was spoiled with whisky themed and moustache themed presents. Thanks to all who sent them. Cheeky boy. Look at that. It's Asia. Is it? Yeah. Amazing. They're Asian whisky. I haven't tried anything from like Taiwan, India, Japan. I thought that would be really cool. That's so cool. I haven't literally tried any. All I've been drinking is scotch whisky. Yeah. Thanks, babe. You're welcome. Happy birthday, my love. I've got so much whisky to drink over the next few weeks. You need to make some new friends to share it with. I know. What a tough week. Thanks for watching, lads. If you're brand spanking new around here, I hope you've enjoyed the video. That's one of the best birthdays we've had for ages. Yeah. Oh, good. It's wicked to have spent it in Scotland as well. And who knew there was a bungee in Scotland? Yeah, I know. Top surprise. So, lads, we've got a few things to round this week's vlog up. The first one is you can actually travel with us next year. If you signed up for the email, you would have seen it already. And we've actually sold the first eight spots. So there's a few spots left if you want to come. And the destination is... Is... Peru! Yay! So we've never actually been to Peru. We wanted to pick a spot where we'd never been. So it was as exciting for us as it was for you guys. And now we get to travel a brand new destination all together. Yeah, it's going to be so good. So, yeah, it's all sort of protected if anything happens with COVID and there's lockdowns and things like that. It's through Trover Trip. So we'll leave the link below. So if you want to come with us, click below and figure it all out. Yeah, it's in August next year. So it's quite a bit away. Time to get saving. And there's 20 spots. So, yeah, come with us. It'll be wicked. We can snog a llama. The next thing we want to mention is our merchandise. Our prince is going to take some time off over Christmas. Who do you think he is? Sort it out Ian, come on. So we'll still be taking orders online, but nothing's going to be processed until the 2nd of January. So if you're ordering from now on, then there's going to be a bit of a wait. So you'll get your stuff in the new year. The last thing you wanted to mention was... I've forgotten. The last thing is we're actually going to take some time off. Oh, yeah. Because we haven't stopped. We've literally been making weekly vlogs for the whole year, I think. I don't think we've missed a week. And we're shattered, mate. Yeah, I mean, Scotland's thrown everything at us. So for the last three and a half months, nearly four months, we've just been going balls to the wall, haven't we? In Scotland, doing everything that we could possibly do. So, yeah, time is needed. Yeah, so we're going to enjoy Christmas, enjoy some downtime, just recharge, come up with some new ideas. We've got nothing set in stone for the new year yet. So you're just going to have to come back and find out what it'll be. But thank you so much for watching, guys, and for all of your lovely comments and positive comments. They've just been wonderful. So we will see you guys in the new year. Hope you have an amazing Christmas and new year. So what should people do for the end of this year and for 2021, Aimee? Well, you know, new year, new you and everything. So make sure whatever you do with your life, because it is your life and you're the only one that's going to control it, you rule your own world. One, two, three, bye!