Hans Offringa, writer and whisky expert

"In the library of the Craigellachie Hotel I turn to the window. The sun is shining and engages the clouds in a wonderful game, the outcome of which can be seen in the ever-changing colours on the hills and the trees on the other side of the River Spey. The strange feeling I experienced when I first came to Scotland – many, many years ago – and which is now completely familiar to me, returns once again. It's a kind of melancholy, a connection with the land that can only be understood and felt when you have actually been there."