Duration
7 days
Region
Speyside, Scotland
Season
5–12 September 2026
Max guests
8
Investment
€2,900 shared · €4,000 single
The Journey
A week in Moray Speyside — the malt-whisky centre of the world. We base in a private luxury cottage, walk into distilleries that do not generally open to walk-ins, and end the days with long fires, local tables, and the slow, peaty cadence of the Spey.
Speyside is not a destination people pass through. It is a destination people return to — for the rhythm of it, for the way the river holds its mist late into morning, for the fact that within a half hour's drive you can stand inside seven of the most storied distilleries on earth and still be home for supper.
We have built this week with the same care we bring to our continental atelier. A private luxury cottage in the heart of the trail. A private chef one night. The Macallan estate restaurant — TimeSpirit, the El Celler de Can Roca collaboration — on another. Tastings inside the warehouses, not at the visitor counters. Afternoons that end with a quiet walk along the Spey, or a beach hop on the Moray Firth, or three hours among fifty alpacas in the high meadows.
It is a hedonist week, written in malt. The itinerary moves with the weather and, gently, with the consumption.
Day by day
A week, paced for slow legs
and long lunches.
01
Day 1
Sat, Sept 5
Edinburgh — Arrival
Check in at the Edinburgh hotel. Rest, refresh, and ease gently into the journey ahead.
02
Day 2
Sun, Sept 6
Transfer to Speyside
Morning at leisure before transferring north. Sunday roast dinner of prime Aberdeen Angus beef.
03
Day 3
Mon, Sept 7
Glenfiddich and Balvenie
Glenfiddich — classic for a reason, distilling since 1887. Balvenie, one of the few that still hand-coopers its own casks. An intimate warehouse tasting. Evening in Dufftown.
04
Day 4
Tue, Sept 8
Glenlivet or Glen Moray — Private Chef Night
Choose your morning — Glenlivet at Ballindalloch, founded 1824, or Glen Moray at Elgin. Village tours through the trail towns. Private chef at the cottage, a comforting Highlands menu with whisky pairings.
05
Day 5
Wed, Sept 9
The Macallan and TimeSpirit
Three hours through 200 years of The Macallan — heritage, craftsmanship, innovation. Tastings at the Bar and Boutique. Dinner at TimeSpirit, the El Celler de Can Roca collaboration — a pinnacle of culinary excellence.
06
Day 6
Thu, Sept 10
Aberlour, the Spey, and the Moray Coast
Aberlour Distillery: three distinctive expressions in the warehouse. Lunch at The Mash Tun. Afternoon beach-hopping on the Moray Firth. Fish and chips at Portknockie.
07
Day 7
Fri, Sept 11
Cooperage and Findhorn
Speyside Cooperage demonstration — coopering and cask-making. A lighter tasting day. Afternoon at Findhorn Ecovillage. Final night at the cottage.
08
Day 8
Sat, Sept 12
Departure
Breakfast at the cottage. Check out, pack your drams, and depart.
What is held
Everything,
and quietly.
From €2,900 per guest secures your place. All below is included.
- 01Seven nights in a private luxury cottage, exclusive use
- 02All breakfasts, with specified lunches and dinners
- 03Distillery visits and special tastings throughout the week
- 04All ground transfers between distilleries and villages
- 05Alpaca-farm trek tour and village walks
- 06Private chef night at the cottage with whisky pairings
- 07TimeSpirit tasting-menu dinner at The Macallan Estate
- 08Itinerary subject to change with weather and whisky consumption
Shared bedroom
€2,900
per person
- ·Seven nights in a private luxury cottage, exclusive use
- ·All breakfasts, with specified lunches and dinners
- ·Distillery visits and special tastings throughout the week
- ·All ground transfers between distilleries and villages
- ·Alpaca-farm trek tour and village walks
Single occupancy
€4,000
per person · private room
- ·Seven nights in a private luxury cottage, exclusive use
- ·All breakfasts, with specified lunches and dinners
- ·Distillery visits and special tastings throughout the week
- ·All ground transfers between distilleries and villages
- ·Alpaca-farm trek tour and village walks
Not included: additional treatments, drinks beyond the retreat programme, travel to the estate.