Destination
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Edinburgh is a city that rewards the discerning traveler who looks beyond the postcard views of the Castle — though those views, preferably from a private suite at The Balmoral with a dram of something old and peated, are genuinely extraordinary. This is a capital city with the drama of a volcanic landscape, the depth of centuries of literary and intellectual history, and a food and whisky scene that has quietly become one of Europe's most compelling. Most tourists rush through in a day between Highland coach tours; the luxury traveler who gives Edinburgh three or four nights discovers a city that rivals any in Europe for atmosphere, gastronomy, and sheer aesthetic power.
The SMWS members' rooms on Queen Street occupy gorgeous Georgian townhouse cellars, and with the right concierge or a guest membership, you can arrange a privat...
e guided tasting of single-cask bottlings you'll never find in shops. Forget the tourist whisky experiences on the Royal Mile — this is where Edinburgh's serious collectors drink, surrounded by leather chairs and hundreds of unmarked bottles identified only by tasting notes. Pair it with dinner at The Lookout on Calton Hill for the most cinematic sunset in the city.