This was a short one week vacation in Western Scotland. I visited some of my favourite whisky places and managed to do some hiking in the fresh Scottish weather as well. The places visited were Isle of Arran, Cambeltown, Isle of Islay, Oban, Glen Nevis and Inveraray. |
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First night in Scotland - New Cumnock | Ardrossan railway station | Approaching Isle of Arran | Isle of Arran | |
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The Lochranza (Arran) distillery | Ferry to Claonaig approaching | |||
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The famous Cadenhead's whisky shop in Cambeltown | Springbank Distillery in Cambeltown | Islay ferry arriving | ||
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Port Ellen distillery on Isle of Islay | Port Ellen main road | |||
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Port Ellen distillery | Lagavulin distillery | Ardbeg Distillery (Isle of Islay) | Barley mill (Ardbeg) | |
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Washbacks (Ardbeg) | Spirit still and low wines still (Ardbeg) | Middle cut flowing from Spirit still to receiver tank | Lochside Hotel Bar - The best Islay malt selection in the World? | |
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Bowmore Distillery | Bowmore main street | Bowmore distillery warehouse | ||
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Fermentation (Bowmore) | "engine room" (Bowmore) | |||
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Mash tank (Bruichladdich) | ||||
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Hiking in the middle of Islay | Finlaggan - home for the Lords of the Isles | Finlaggan farm house and Paps of Jura | Bunnahabhain distillery | |
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Caol Ila distillery | Bowmore distillery & town | |||
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Oban distillery and town | Pictures from Glen Nevis hike | |||
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Loch Awe | Loch Fyne whiskies - a must for whisky lover | |||
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Inveraray and Loch Fyne |
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