Now Sunday 24th May and after a peaceful nights rest Jim and Jacqueline were awakened by the mooing of the highland cows which were in the field across from the house. Hairy mums with hairy babies wandering over for their morning drink from the water trough.
The day started with a hearty Islay breakfast finished [...]

It commenced on Saturday 23rd May, our suitcases and bags were packed, the boxes of food stuff and the case of wine together with Jim’s two bottles of after dinner and nightcap Whisky (bottle of Bruichladdich Rocks and a litre of Dewar’s 12 year old Special Reserve blended Scotch). Not to be out done Jacqueline [...]

The big tasting / guest tasting / head to head night is nigh. This all happened last Saturday night round at Dougie’s hoose early in the evening.
Round the main whisky tasting table were Jim, Dougie, Nicola and our first guest taster Mr. Douglas (Dougie) Bell our local Longcroft businessman who owns and operates an auto [...]