Bowmore used to be regarded in some quarters as piggy-in-the-middle; a bit of a compromise between the two extremes of the Islay tastes, but certainly in recent years this seems to me to be rather unfair. I’ve enjoyed it on a number of occasions, particularly since a visit to Islay some years ago, and Mike [...]
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No longer a compromise - Bowmore
July 30th, 2008 
Bill 
Posted in bowmore distillery, islay whisky, whisky, whisky review 
Tags: bowmore, islay, malt whisky 
No Comments »Whisky Dreams - book review
May 12th, 2008 Bill No whisky enthusiast needs to be told about Islay, the island that is so steeped in our favourite spirit that it seems to run in the very blood of the inhabitants. Equally we are all aware of the sad fate of many of Scotland’s famous old distilleries; mothballed or closed forever due to the boom [...]
Posted in bruichladdich distillery, islay whisky, whisky Tags: book review, bruichladdich, islaly whisky, malt whisky 1 Comment »Blair Athol - A brief visit to the Highlands
April 25th, 2008 Bill I’m taking a little detour from my Islay survey to venture into Mike’s territory. Blair Atholl village is situated in the rolling hills of Perthshire. There is a famous castle and the village contains an old water powered grain mill. Along with Dunkeld, Pitlochry (which is actually where the distillery is) and the Pass of [...]
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