Tag Archives: Islay

A Cure for Your Ales

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Rob

There is more than just whisky on Islay, and that’s a good thing.  Last week, I took a stroll down a tree-lined lane to an unassuming courtyard.  The courtyard contains the renovated buildings from an estate’s farm.  Today, it houses … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Islay

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Rob

Forgive the delay in my latest post.  I am back to intermittent Internet access and can’t update as frequently as I’d like.  One of the blessings/curses of being where I am on the island.  It’s secluded and beautiful, but not … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Family

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Rob

I’m going to take a break today from the descriptions of life behind the scenes at a distillery to chat about the most visible aspect of a distillery: the gift shop.  Seriously! Where is the first place you go to … Continue reading →

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Warehouse Wishes

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Rob

Well, my last post about having so much respect for and interest in the Bruichladdich warehouse sent out the cosmic message that said, “Rob needs to return!”  I started my second week at Bruichladdich this morning and Jim McEwan said the … Continue reading →

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The long walk to a good whisky

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Rob

A few days ago, I took a four mile walk from my cottage on Persabus Farm to the end of the coastal road on Islay’s northeastern shore.  The weather was unbeatable – no rain to soak me, no wind to … Continue reading →

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Islay Initiation

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Rob

After long last, I am comfortably at my new home for the foreseeable future: Islay, the Scottish island of the peated malts.  My arrival here brings my whisky experience full circle in some ways, as it was Fergus Hartley, formerly … Continue reading →

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