Wigtown, one mile from the Bladnoch Distillery, is a two-hour drive from Glasgow.
Two-and-a-half days of tastings and hands-on instruction in single-malt production. 44-19/8840-2605; bladnoch.co.uk; $1,000 per person, including three lunches and one dinner.
Ballantrae, Ayrshire; 44-14/6583-1212; glenappcastle.com; doubles from $835, including breakfast and a six-course dinner.
Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire; 44-16/7140-2141; kirroughtreehouse.co.uk; doubles from $266, including breakfast and dinner.
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