The bartender reaches over with another to tempt you. ‘Well this is the Highlands,’ you justify it to yourself. The warm soft burn of the peaty malt is almost as warm as the welcome you got when entering the bar. So you try another. ‘This one’s from Japan,’ says the bartender, so much for your Highland excuse now. A shiny tray of afternoon tea and scones flashes by only to land on the table of a drinker seeking more tee-total delights. Now you're left with a quandry 'The grain or the leaf?' Have both we say.

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