Wednesday 16 January 2013

Visual Slices from Lagavulin


My first uisgeous love from Islay was Lagavulin's classic 16 year old from the core range of the distillery. The power of the sophisticated spirit as well as the elegant design of the bottle and the traditional label all strongly appealed to my aesthetic sense and taste. Therefore, it was also a true pleasure to be able to actually visit the site of origin, to enjoy the imposing surroundings at Lagavulin Bay, and to meet some of the people involved in person.


Iain McArthur, Lagavulin's Whisky Legend


Sensory bliss at the Warehouse Tasting


The setting at the Premium Tasting, including the new make


The distillery site on Islay's Kildalton Coast
between Laphroaig and Ardbeg


Our knowledgeable Distillery Tour guide


The distillery's water source


A wee dram back at The Islay Hotel
(both highly recommended - the dram and the hotel!)



Friday 11 January 2013

Photographs from Islay

Below are some pictorial impressions of Islay, "The Whiskiest Island", from September 2012. By clicking on the photos, you can view them in greater size.


Feel like getting on the bus?...


My kind of road sign!


The third of the Kildalton trio


Malted barley at Bowmore


Yours Truly performing a vintage bottling at Laphroaig
with instruction and assistance from David