It’s been a long time since my last post about our summer 2015 journey in Scotland. Then, where were we? I suspended the story at Inveraray, when we were travelling from Islay to Glasgow. Why Glasgow? Why we didn’t go to Edinburgh immediately? Some people told me that Glasgow isn’t a place that doesn’t deserve … More Glasgow, The Necropolis and The Rosslyn Chapel
Brace yourselves: a long, long, long post is coming. Now that you are aware of that, let’s start from the beginning. When we planned this journey we booked a tasting tour only for Caol Ila and Laphroaig distilleries. But when we arrived at Islay and we find out that the Bruichladdich one was interesting too, … More Distilleries of Islay (pt.2)
Islay is one of five whisky distilling localities and regions in Scotland whose identity is protected by law. There are eight active distilleries: Ardbeg, Lagavulin and Laphroaig on the southern part of the island. Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain and Kilchoman are placed on the northern part of Islay. We luckily had the chance to … More Distilleries of Islay (pt.1)
It is well known that it’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock’n’roll. Rewording AC/DC I’d dare to say: it’s a long way to Islay if you come from Skye. It takes almost 4 hours to travel by car from Skye to Oban. Then it takes another one hour and an half … More The Long Road To Islay
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