Whisky for Girls Cask on Islay Whisky Lorry

Whisky For Girls Cask on Islay Lorry Whisky for Girls is very excited to have their own display cask on the restored Albion Chieftain lorry – now the Islay Whisky Lorry – owned by Mr Duffie MacNeill, a retired businessman from Islay.  The lorry was built...

Who’s on the dramming?

Whisky Stories: Who's On The Dramming? Away back in the day, one of the highlights of working in a distillery was the free dram given to men at the end of the day. It was very important to know which excise man was pouring the dram as some were mean and some were...

A Close Encounter with Malt Whisky

A Close Encounter... With Malt Whisky Gold, amber, copper, silk, velvet… some of the words heard frequently at the Islay and Jura Whisky Festival. Eight days, nine malt whisky distilleries, dozens of drams. The Isle of Islay, off the West coast of Scotland,...

Feis Ile ~ Ardbeg

Feis Ile - Ardbeg Day   Ardbeg Open Day entertained with good music, huge festival bottles of whisky and a great crowd. Manager Mickey Heads and Stillman Neil Philco gave masterclasses where the participants tasted six drams ~Still Young, 10-year-old Cask no 2163...

Feis Ile ~ Bunnahabhain

Feis Ile - Bunnahabhain Open Day WE HEART BUNNAHABHAIN ~ as they say on Twitter! What a FANTASTIC open day. Beautiful drams ~ the Bunnahabhain is so smooth you drink it like Mother’s milk. Manager Andrew Brown told Whisky for Girls that Bunnahabhain’s...

Feis Ile Agus Diura ~ Kilchoman &Amp; Jura

Feis Ile - Kilchoman and Jura Open Days First off Whisky for Girls headed to Kilchoman Distillery. It must have been a bit early for me ‘cos when we arrived and I saw all the people queuing up, I said to my friend, Ewald, ‘what are they queuing...