In the last three years, our guests have come from France, Brazil, Siberia, South Africa, Israel, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, England, Canada and of course, the USA. It’s part of the fun of the job, meeting so many different people from so many different backgrounds, but all lovers of whisky. Continue reading
Holiday Time
Islay Whisky Festival and it’s “reach for the suntan lotion” time. We always take a nice group of friends, but this year, there were 18 of us, all sharing two cottages at Bowmore Distillery. We’ve all been visiting Islay off and on, for nearly 40 years and some of the group were born there! Continue reading
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Omaha Scotch Watch Tour 2
The second Omaha Scotch Watch tour ended up staying with us a little longer than expected, with the last of the group reaching home a week later than intended, thanks to the ash from Eyjafjallajökull’s eruption. Continue reading
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Omaha Scotch Watch Tour 1
Repeat business is something everybody wants and this looks like being a year of repeats. The excellent members of the Omaha Scotch Watch have been touring with us since 2001 and this year marks their fourth and fifth tours. Continue reading
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First Whisky Tour of 2010
After setting off from Glasgow we had a great first distillery tour at the former cotton mill, Deanston, which took us down into the cathedral vaults of their warehouses, once winding rooms and vast loom halls, now cold and filled with old bourbon casks. Continue reading
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