Whisky sampling in islay

juin 2019

My brother in law has a dream to visit the jura distillery so what the heck why not set up base in islay and visit a few other distilleries whilst there En savoir plus

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Steve Catterall Whisky sampling in islay
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- 17 juin 2019, 17:19
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- Angleterre Preston Preston Railway Station 53.75577, -2.7072153°45’21” N 2°42’26” W
Jour 1
Travellin to islay
17 juin 2019, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Early start - 8.03 train from preston to glasgow then bus to kennacraig and ferry to islay. £13.40 return to Glasgow ain't too bad - hope its not a cattle truck
Well impressed with train journey - now long bus journey
Well missed the ferry connection literally by minutes - the boat was tied up gangplank down but wouldn't let us board - now sat in a shed of a ferry terminal with the only facilities being a tea vending machine, free wi fi and staff that don't give a monkeys!

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- 18 juin 2019, 08:00
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 210 m
- Écosse Argyll and Bute Port Ellen 55.65828, -6.1594755°39’30” N 6°9’34” W
Jour 2
laphroaig distillery
18 juin 2019, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Lovely walk to Laphroaig, very scenic and very calming. I was quite surprised at how informative the tour was and the samples were excellent - well worth the walk but I'd dispute their promotional material saying its a short half hour walk lol more like a long hour 😅En savoir plus
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- 19 juin 2019, 11:38
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Écosse Argyll and Bute Bowmore 55.75736, -6.2867955°45’26” N 6°17’12” W
Jour 3
Bowmore distillery
19 juin 2019, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Well another day another distillery, busses are a rarity for getting around last one back to port ellen is just after 5.
First impression of bowmore is that it's yet another picturesque quaint town with 2 streets a couple of shops and bars... And of course the distillery all in a compact areaEn savoir plus
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Steve Catterall Whisky sampling in islay
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- 20 juin 2019, 16:37
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Écosse Argyll and Bute Bowmore 55.75736, -6.2867955°45’26” N 6°17’12” W
Jour 4
Jura
20 juin 2019, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Well up early for trip to jura - ferry broken down so a free trip in a rib lol

Well it's certainly smaller than I thought and I think the whisky is a more acquired taste but its still worth the visit.En savoir plus
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- 21 juin 2019, 06:38
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Écosse Argyll and Bute Port Ellen 55.62995, -6.1835455°37’48” N 6°11’1” W
Jour 5
Homeward bound
21 juin 2019, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Well all good things must come to an end, it's been a lovely short break and I think the 3 distilleries I've visited capture all that there is in this ancient art.
To be honest the weather hasn't been too bad but I would probably like to visit again when it's really sunny because I imagine that the beaches and walks would be out of this world.En savoir plus
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Whisky sampling in islay

Travellin to islay

laphroaig distillery

Bowmore distillery

Jura

Homeward bound