I was in Manchester for the past couple of days, I took a stroll around, and I was intrigued to find a pretty cool-looking specialist wine shop. Thought I’d pop in to see if there’s much in the way of whisky on offer.
Ben Stephenson from Hanging Ditch was kind enough to introduce me to the [...]
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Impromptu Compass tasting 1
Feis Ile stopover 2
Of course, while we were in Jura, it was the beginning of the Islay festival: the Feis Ile, for which the distilleries on the island tend to do special bottlings. We were very keen to get our hands on one or two.
Of course, when you’re the guest of one distillery, you have to use cunning [...]
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Tour of Jura 0
We were really on Jura for the whisky, but the island itself was as much the star attraction. I thought you might like to see a few of the snaps we took on our tour around…
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And that's what it's all about 2
I experienced my first ceilidh (pron. kaylee, apparently) last night. Not having been brought up in the kind of place that has ceilidhs on a regular basis (or indeed, any basis at all), it was something I’d heard of but had not experienced.
I thought I had a fair idea what one might involve. I had [...]
Jura lodge 2
Thought we’d show you around the lodge…
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