Bruichladdich, the progressive, Hebridean distillers… Bruichladdich is a passionate distillery committed to producing the finest, truly artisanal, most thought-provoking single malt whisky, of flawless provenance and utmost integrity. At Bruichladdich they believe the whisky industry has been stifled by industrialisation and self-interest – huge organisations have developed that require a stable status quo to ensure…
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Laphroaig – Feis Ile 2013
It was the festival day of Laphroaig Distillery during Feis Ile, and we had a lovely tour planned for the day there, and having a look around with all the festivities. The sun was shining bright, the flowers were planted at the distillery, and all was looking sharp, ready for everyone to arrive. At the…
Bowmore Distillery – Feis Ile 2013
Last year we went to Islay for a couple of days and visited the visitor centre at the Bowmore Distillery. No time sadly at that point or a tour or anything, and we promised to make up for that. So we did… Feis Ile 2013, we are back, and booked a tour in advance just to be…
Feis Ile 2013 – ‘Laddie Five – O’ Masterclass @Bruichladdich
Sunday, the 26th of May – Feis Ile 2013 – Bruichladdich day. We had bought tickets to Jim McEwan’s masterclass. We can be very short about it. It was great fantastic! Jim is a first class entertainer and has – with his 50 years of whisky experience, many stories to tell of which at least…
Traveling to Scotland…
Last year we had a very nice trip around Scotland, and back home, we decided that we wanted to go back the next year for sure. We had seen some different parts of this beautiful country, and came to the conclusion that it was difficult to choose where to go. One thing we did know for sure, we…
.whisky in leiden – 2013
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Zonder dat dat echt onze bedoeling was, hebben we dit jaar (tot nu toe) elke maand een whisky “dingetje”. Deze maand…
Zuidam Distillers
Today we visited the Zuidam Distillers in Baarle Nassau. Last year we tried to go on a tour but deu to the flue and work we could not make it sadly. This weekend we were going to be in the neighbourhood and wondered if a visit was still possible. So we send an email a couple of days ago to…
.minivakantie in Zeeland
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. De bedoeling is om met ons tweetjes even een lang weekend weg te gaan. Even naar en waddeneiland of ergens in…
Filliers Grain Distillery
In March 2013 we made a visit to the Villiers Grain Distillery in Deinze, Belgium. They were established around 1880 when Kamiel Filliers got a license for producing jenever in Bachte-Maria-Leerne in Belgium. At this moment the 5th generation of the family Filliers is still working there as grain distillers on basis of the old…
.masterclass – with Robin Laing
During the Hielander whisky festival in Alkmaar, the Netherlands on 16 February 2013 we had booked a masterclass with whiskybard Robin Laing. Instead of the expected talk about the ‘wonders of the industry’ or the different steps in the process of creating whisky, Robin had prepared the masterclass with five whiskies that all were all accompanied by…
.hielander festival – 2013
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. Het Hielander whisky festival te Alkmaar, 16 februari 2013. Met de trein naar Alkmaar afgereisd, alwaar we een bagel en een…
.Robert Burns Night 2013 – KWV
NOTE TO THE READER In the beginning of WhiskySpeller some articles were posted in Dutch, later on we both went on to writing in English. Our apologies if you cant read this article due to that. .de step-we-ceilidh band Op 26 januari 2013 had de nieuw opgerichte vereniging van de Kuukse Whisky Vrienden een Burns Supper georganiseerd ter ere van…
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