(New) IslayBlog.com, a blog about the Isle of Islay, Scotland
Cask Strength since 2006
Recently I blogged about the Kilchoman 100% Islay video, now there’s more from Islay farm distillery. The first two videos of what I understand to be a series of ‘People Behind the Whisky’ videos. Let’s start with the founder Anthony Wills:
Second in the series is distillery manager Islay Heads:
Nicely done, I think should pour another dram of the 100% Islay I opened when I watched the first video.
When I was on Islay back in June I bought a bottle of 100% Islay from Kilchoman distillery, but so far hadn’t opened it yet. Tonight being Friday evening I decided to finally open it and enjoy a wee dram (or may be two) with their latest video:
Oh, and here’s a picture of the bottle and the first dram poured from it:
A nice short video of a cycling tour of Islay, Jura and Arran by Lyndsey and Paul. Camping, ferry crossings and distilleries feature among other things. Also some sheep.
Same as last year (and the year before. And the year before. And the year before. etc) Islay is represented at the Birdfair in Rutland. There’s one difference this year though, this year the Islay stand is a double stand. Much easier to find and more space to sample some of the liquid offerings from Islay and Jura while discussing the bird- and other wildlife. Here are two impressions of the stand:
We are all set for @TheBirdfair tomorrow. Hope you can join us? #islay #gin #ale #whisky @VisitScotland @ExploreArgyll pic.twitter.com/YVBu25Hybu
— Explore Islay & Jura (@Islay_Jura) August 17, 2017
All set for #Birdfair . Come and join us for a dram, and chat all things #islay in Marquee 7 pic.twitter.com/I8WCyQtL4c
— davidwood (@davidwoodislay) August 17, 2017
As you can see there’s whisky and gin from all the distilleries as well as beer from Islay Ales. There’s also some generous helpings of Walker’s shortbread I’m told (I think it might be what’s visible just right of the table under the ‘visit The Oa’ poster). So if you’re at the Birdfair head over to Marquee 7 Stand 14/15 to meet the Islay crew, have a chat and enjoy a sample.
The Adventure Bound Bumpkins visited Islay this year and among other things went on the Laphroaig Water to Whisky tour. They documented their visit and in particular the tour on video (and wrote about it on their website), first pour yourself a wee dram and enjoy the video:
To read more here are three posts about their Islay visit:
For even more you can also read about On the Way to Islay: A Scenic Drive From Edinburgh to Kennacraig.