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Second half of today
I was privileged to be given a tour of Bowmore by their head distiller David. I showed up he said what do you want to do, I know you've been on other tours lets do something new. I said cheesy as it sounds I would love to cut some peat. 5 min later I was in wellies on my way to the bog. It was great the head warehouseman Ginger and his apprentice accompanied us. Not only did I cut peat but we went to Bowmores water source, and drank it , so nice. After we toured the distillery ...
Full Day In Isay prounouced Ila
... the best whisky talk I have ever had. This guy is a Jedi, 49 yrs distilling! He is the rogue who has brought Bruichladdich to the fore front of whisky world wide. I wont go on to long, but his attitude is mirrored by his staff and from front to back every person I encountered was genuinely interested in making sure that my experience was full. From marketing, to distribution, barrel filling, ...
Campbeltown am Islay pm
Great day springbank tour was awesome , ferry to Islay is 2hrs and 115 pounds surprise! Islay is beautiful hit Bruichladdich and Kilchoman today got to put peat on fire and shovel malt at Kilchoman Bruichladdich was just ok. Kilchoman spent lots of ...
Around the Kintyre Peninsula
Today we made a circle tour around the Kintyre peninsula, beginning with Balinakill, once the estate of the McAlister family. In its present incarnation, as Balinakill Country House, it is a large Victorian mansion with 12 bedrooms, beautifully furnished, operating as a self-catering holiday rental. Previously, it had served as a hotel, a private residence, and a school. The main part of the present house ...
McAlister Country
... where Ronald McAlister, Alexander's grandfather, was living in 1717 when he bought Balinakill. The family lived there until 1739, when they sold it and emigrated to the Cape Fear valley in North Carolina, where my paternal grandmother was born and many of Alexander's descendants still live to this day.
We checked into our B&B, met ...
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