Speyside Cooperage

We went on a tour of the Speyside Cooperage today.  It was so interesting to hear about the work involved in making barrels and the way their (four year) apprentice system worked.  The work is physically very demanding and the men (they are all men) who do this work tend to retire in their fifties.  All together a fascinating trip which I would recommend.  
We are planning to have pizza tonight with some friends who used to live in Peebles and have now moved to Kingussie.