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Scots Wha Hae - whisky welcome is world-wide wonder

A video created by The Famous Grouse Experience at Glenturret Distillery has gone viral on social media with followers across the globe requesting a similar welcome, as well as sharing their intended travel dates and times, for when they are set to visit Scotland next.

The video features former Red Hot Chilli Pipers frontman, Stuart Cassells, now general manager of The Famous Grouse Experience in Crieff, accompanied by current Chill Piper, Dougie McCance. The two are filmed greeting travelers at Edinburgh Airport, piping them to an awaiting taxi, then entertaining them with whisky tastings, shortbread and a rousing rendition of The Proclaimers' "I would walk 500 Miles" before dropping them off at their final destination.

Since being released onThe Famous Grouse Experience's facebook page on Friday, the video has clocked up over 57,000 views, reach over 180,000 people and been shared hundreds of times.

Kai Blakemore from Germany commented on the video:

"Please make me and my two friends a welcome like this. We're traveling on the 13th of October from Germany and arriving at 12.55h at Edinburgh airport."

Julia & Nikolas from Sweden were the first couple to get the #bestScottishwelcome, prompting staff at the airport to enquire if they were famous. 

Stuart Cassells, General Manager of The Famous Grouse Experience commented:

"This month we've been celebrating our continued five-star accreditation from VisitScotland and we felt it was worth marking it with something a little different. Amazingly there's nothing on the internet about the best Scottish welcome so we thought it was about time there was. We were delighted that Julia & Nikolas were up for the experience, and our second couple was Wilfred & Helga from Germany who had flown into Scotland to visit the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Hopefully we've helped make their visits, and those of the other couples we greeted on the day, to Scotland as memorable as a visit can be."

The Crieff-based distillery and current reigning Visitor Experience of the Year with the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions, The Famous Grouse Experience, has again been awarded five stars after a recent VisitScotland assessment which found Scotland's oldest working distillery to be ‘exceptional'.

The five-star rating has been re-awarded after two years of investment at the traditional distillery, which prides itself on being the only place in Scotland to still produce malt whisky using the traditional hand mashing process. In 2014, a £250,000 refurbishment of key visitor areas was given the Royal seal of approval after it was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. In early 2015, The Famous Grouse Experience achieved its prestigious WorldHost status, a globally recognised training programme for outstanding customer service.

Stuart commented:

"As one of the closest distilleries to Edinburgh, and the most visited distillery in Scotland, The Famous Grouse Experience at Glenturret in Crieff is a popular destination for travelers to the city and we hope that we have shown them today that Scotland loves them and they are most welcome." 

For more information on The Famous Grouse Experience visitwww.thefamousgrouseexperience.com 

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For further information on this news release, please contact Tricia Fox, Volpa, 01738 658187, Email:t.fox@volpa.co.uk

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Link to Facebook Page with Video:https://www.facebook.com/TheFamousGrouseExperience

Link to Video Files for Downloading:https://www.dropbox.com/s/qrno6rjplmgkdwy/Version%201.m4v?dl=0

About Glenturret Distillery and The Famous Grouse Experience 

• The Famous Grouse Experience is located at Scotland's oldest working distillery - Glenturret. Originally established as a single malt distillery in 1775, today The Famous Grouse Experience is the most visited distillery in Scotland (welcoming an average of 100,000 visitors every year). 

• The distillery was fully refurbished in 2014 and was recently awarded Best Visitor Experience at the recent Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions Awards, and scooped three Icons of Whisky Awards for Whisky Visitor Attraction Manager of the Year, Distillery Manager of the Year and a Highly Commended for Whisky Visitor Attraction of the Year.  

• Last year it announced the opening of a new café & restaurant on site, Wilde Thyme at Glenturret, a partnership with award-winning Comrie based luxury caterers Wilde Thyme offering the very best in locally sourced Scottish produce and dishes that give diners an authentic and delicious taste of Perthshire.   

• The distillery offers the opportunity to learn how a single malt is made in the traditional way, as well as learning how some of the Glenturret single malt is then blended along with other grain and malt whiskies to create The Famous Grouse, the No. 1 whisky in the UK.  

• Opening Hours 10am-6pm (Nov-Feb 10am-5pm)  

• Visitor and café restaurant Opening Hours 10am-6pm.

• For more information please visit www.thefamousgrouseexperience.com or call 01764 656565 

Tour Experiences 

• Distillery Experience: (1 hour) Runs hourly. Includes one exceptional distillery tour, and a taste of two fine whiskies. £10 adult, £9 concession (seniors/students/under 18s). 

• Tasting Experience: (1 1/4 hours) Runs hourly. Includes one exceptional distillery tour, a taste of five fine whiskies and a souvenir nosing glass to keep. £20 Famous Tasting, £30 Finest Tasting, Over 18s only. 

• Warehouse Experience: (1½ hours) Includes one exceptional distillery tour, a taste of four fine whiskies and a magical peek at hundreds of sleeping casks in our very special warehouse. £40, Over 18s only, Pre-booking recommended. 

• Blending Experience: (2 1/2 hours) Includes one exceptional distillery tour, a tasting of four fine whiskies inside our exclusive bonded warehouse and a unique opportunity to master the art of blending your own whisky, complete with complimentary 100ml bottle and certificate. £60, Over 18s only, Pre-booking recommended. 

• Stillman Experience: (Full day) Available Tue, Wed, Thu. Includes one exceptional experience with unrivalled access to the unique world of whisky production. Spend the day side by side with our Stillman and our Drammolier™, learn the art of blending, and toast one fine day with a dram from your complimentary bottle of The Glenturret Highland Single Malt. £250, Over 18s only, Pre-booking essential.