THE ISLAY WHISKY ACADEMY 2019 WINNER

The Islay Whisky Academy 2019 Competition We are delighted to announce that the winner chosen by the First Minister of Scotland  is LEE ANN KILLETT RAYNER from Atchafalaya, West of Baton Rouge, Louisianna. CONGRATULATIONS!! Lee Ann writes Scotch on the Bayou...

The Future of Whisky Making

The Future of Whisky I have just watched a programme about Dan Barber and Blue Hill Dining.This restaurant and philosophy illustrate an old, new way of looking at dining and food production. Basically, they are trying to make people think about flavour and good...

Feis Ile 2015

Feis Ile 2015 Feis Ile agus Dhiura 2015 ~the busiest we have seen yet! We had extra open days & nights and millions of Events ~Friday ~ SMWS Open Day at Islay House ~ with two new Festival bottles……. one from SMWS and one from Islay HouseAnd the first...

Still Games from Bruichladdich

Still Games from Bruichladdich When Whisky for Girls (& Guys!) saw the new Valinch from Bruichladdich, we knew we had to get a bottle.As usual, the Bruichladdich Team are in good witty form with this offering ~Still Game is a Scottish Television show which is...

Bruichladdich is Breaking Hearts

Bruichladdich Breaking Hearts   Don’t be brokenhearted about Bruichladdich. What an amazing job Bruichladdich has done in winning hearts and minds. Their customers feel intense loyalty and have a huge feeling of ownership. They are like football club fans....