Isle of Islay


     



Recommended Books

Island Series - Islay Guide

Buy Islay Pevensy Guide from Amazon A small book, loaded with gorgeous colour pictures of this beautiful Island in the Hebrides. Has a useful Information and Places to visit Guide. Includes a map, distillery info and lots more.

Landranger Islay Map

This map is part of the Landranger (Pink) series and is designed for people who really want to get to know an area. This map makes your Islay Discovery a lot easier and is a must for every visitor of Islay.

Walking Islay

A guide to the best walking on Scotland's remote Southern Hebrides - Jura, Islay, Colonsay and Oronsay. Jura, Islay and Colonsay offer some of wildest scenery in the British Isles



Islay - Lossit Bay Atlantic Coast
Islay - Lighthouse Port Ellen
 


Islay Festival of Malt and Music 2006

Saturday, June 3rd
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Ardbeg Distillery One more day to go. Ardbeg distillery is blessed with sunshine.

Ardbeg Distillery

Ardbeg Distillery Earlier in the week there was the magnificent dinner at Ardbeg prepared by whisky writer Martine Nouet for those who were lucky to get tickets. Here Stuart and Martine welcome their guests.

Martine Nouet

Ardbeg Distillery What better way to depict a distillery manager than in front of his warehouse (painted by Ian Gray).

Ardbeg Distillery Manager

Ardbeg Distillery Don’t ever tell me that Islay doesn’t have the good weather. This wonderful view is to be seen at the premises. Chairs provided.

Ardbeg Distillery Clann an Drumma is a guarantee for athmosphere. Drums and pipes in a savage way!

 Clann an Drumma

Ardbeg Distillery Members of the band need their rest, or else…..

Resting out at Ardbeg

Ardbeg Distillery they may lose an arm.

Ardbeg Distillery And you certainly need your arm in the art of “sheepthrowing”.

Sheepthrowing

Ardbeg Distillery Getting tired? Rest you arms on one of the walkingsticks made from Islay wood and Islay antlers by Charles Hutcheon.

Ardbeg Distillery Time to go home. Sail across the deep blue sea. And don’t forget to come back!

View from Ardbeg









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Islay birding Trip



Books from Amazon

Andrew Jefford - Peat Smoke and Spirit

Those who discover malt whisky quickly learn that the malts made on the Isle of Islay are some of the wildest and most characterful in the malt-whisky spectrum.


Neil Wilson - The Island Whisky Trail

Buy The Island Whiskty Trail from Amazon This guide for the whisky enthusiast covers the distilleries of the Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland.


Jim Murray's Whisky Bible

Buy the Whisky Bible from Amazon Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2006 is a revised and expanded edition of the highly successful and innovative book that had its genesis in 2003.


Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion

Buy the Malt Whisky Companion from Amazon This is an essential read for the whisky connoisseur. Many whiskies described in detail including many rare bottlings.