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Feis Ile 2013 – Ardbog, Laphroaig and Lagavulin

June 13, 2013 by Graeme +

I was fortunate enough to find myself over on Islay for the tail end of Feis Ile – The Islay Festival of Music and Malt. I was only there for the last weekend and so the only festival open day I could attend was Ardbog [...]

Ardbeg Galileo

August 4, 2012 by Jason +

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Turbo looks at what we know about Ardbeg Galileo

Lagavulin Warehouse Tasting with Iain McArthur

October 18, 2011 by Graeme +

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My first trip to Islay was as great as I had thought an Islay trip could be. Caught in the remnants of Hurricane Katia, churning out some fantastic weather to match the rugged surroundings. Visits to Bowmore, Ardbeg, [...]

Ardbeg Alligator vs God

September 2, 2011 by Lucas +

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Ardbeg enjoys a status which most people would describe as ‘cult’, some as ‘sect’ and a few, including me, think it’s nothing short of a major religion. Indeed, with it’s evangelists, [...]

Bowmore 1982. Hello sweetie!

May 3, 2011 by Lucas +

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Good people at Bowmore very kindly invited me to Islay a couple of weeks back and, as those of you who took time to watch the video well know, I had a rather smashing time. One of the things they were keen to communicate to [...]