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Morning - Caol Ila Tasting and Tour |
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An Early start Caol Ila for Billy Stitchells Tasting Class , this was the first year i'd managed to get on this and the wait was worth it . Billy , as with the othe Islay Distillery managers , has a great line in patter and many a story to tell . There was a good selection in the tasting and a Couple of a surprises .
The first surprise was that ever other person got unpeated new make , we were able to swap and see the difference , it showed how peaty and smoky the ordinary CI was . The second surprise was the cask strength at the end , it wasn't the usual CS , it was the 25yo and boy what a dram it was ! The most medicinal (Germolene) O.B. i have had , very near to the 21yo SMWS bottling . Then it was off to the Tour with Janice from Lagavulin , a nice tour it was too !
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Afternoon - Port Ellen Maltings |
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So a dash across the Island , first to meet up with Mel , second to hit The White Hart for Lunch and lastly to tour the Maltings ! Again the usual tour (or as about as usual as it can be with the Malt Maniacs going along , these guys get everywhere !) , but where were the Venison burgers ? Afterwards we gave the use of our flat to Livvy for a bit of quiet revision for an exam she was taking at the Islay High School the next day . We headed over to The Port Charlotte Hotel for dinner then headed down the Rhinns for a circular drive to Portnahaven in beautiful spring sunshine. |
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