I’ve been to Elgin, and all over the surrounding area (I attended a summer school term at Gordonstoun many years ago).
I disagree with your remark about the single malts. All of my favorites come from Islay. The single malt museum is in Elgin, though, so if I ever get back I’ll be sure to stop there.
Well, my remark was based on studying a map that is made available in Scotland showing where they are all made. I did not say that there were not single malts made elsewhere but on the map Elgin seems to have the by far the largest number of locations. By the way did you tour the remainder of the Elgin Cathedral, the “Lantern O’ the North,” that was partly destroyed by “the Wolf of Badenoch?” It was the old caretaker there who informed one of my brothers of what the name means.