Hi guys. Just a quick note to say – I’m on Islay and you’re stuck in the office! Buahaha (evil).
I’m here with Bowmore. Had an amazing day yesterday, did some peat cutting, was taken to the Bowmore water source, had a fantastic tour around the distillery with the manager Eddie MacAffer and was treated to an eye-popping tasting at the famous Vault no. 1.
I have lots of video and photo footage to share and will be leaking that to you over the next few days. Can’t do much now as I have to grab some breakkie at the lovely Harbour Inn and I’m shooting off to sea safari. Tough life.
But just for the record (and SEO;P), I tried a brand new expression of Bowmore, not yet announced and to be released later this year (June-July if I caught it right). It is <drum roll> … Bowmore 1982! 501 bottles from a single cask bottled at cask strength. All I can say without spoiling my future review is: melted green Haribos, papaya, Bonbons, Scarlett Johansson, vanilla ice-cream. It’s quite like going to heaven. Or seeing your new-born baby for the first time. Or being told you received a massive inheritance and will never have to work again.
Yes, it’s that good.
Lucas
yummm
save us some for summer eh?
You had me at Scarlett Johansson.
If jealousy is what you were fishing for, Lucas – if it will salve some particular insecurity you may have about your choice of career – then yes,I’m jealous. ;D
I can’t wait to read all about your adventures – Bowmore was the first Islay distillery I visited on my Odyssey and despite the rain it was right up there with the very best. That warehouse experience is pretty special!
P.S. I reckon all of you whisky writers are being taken for mugs – ‘encouraged’ to cut some peat? Free labour is what it is.