West Loch Hotel
Travel Blogs from Tarbert
A Scottish Sojourn 1
This is just a shortish note to wish all our friends a seriously good Christmas and a happy, healthy, prosperous and satisfying New Year. We are still ensconced in our cosy wooden lodge at West Loch Shores inTarbert and are both working. Gina is doing training stuff with a hotel on the Cowal peninsula which involves commuting to work across a wild …
Second half of today
... the malting floor and the malt on the drying floor, checked the peat kilns," headed to warehouse one. Here I got to taste straight from the barrel a 18yr sherry cask and 12 bourbon cask , cask strength from the valinch I felt pretty damn cool and the whisky was unbelievable. I don't know if all Islay distilleries are the same but holy **** these guys are great hosts I truly was treated like a king. Thanks again for my best tasting experience (atmosphere) ever. Great last tour on ...
Full Day In Isay prounouced Ila
... distilling and especially the mash man (Ailsa's Husband) i was given the best tour ever! I will continue to be a fan after this, they are the so focused on local and new it is awesome. In Jim's words he love to be able to have an idea and bring it forward the next day no questions. This is what I love. I have some ridiculous Bruichladdich for tasting when I return maybe and Octomore done in a Sauternes Cask? ...
Campbeltown am Islay pm
... effort and let me interview and record head distiller was awesome. Got a room in Bowmore drinking Islay's cask ales with some I am guessing unemployed. Super entertaining crazy stories three have hit the floor so far. I like drunk people at other ...
On a monster hunt
We left Inverness and headed to Fort George, which is a large 18th century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It was built to pacify the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing an earlier Fort George built with the same aim after the 1715 Jacobite rising. The fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison. - Wikipedia It was a massive fort ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Pets allowed