Eating well in Scotland: Islay & Highlands

 The Harbour Inn, Bowmore I have posted in previous summers on how eating out in Scotland has improved enormously over the past 20 years or so. The quality of Scottish ingredients is now celebrated whether is fish and shellfish, meat or game. Little wonder that the Highlands of Scotland are now attracting discerning visitors from …

Islay distilleries rain OK

Caol Ila by the shore Having spent a very long week on Islay it is now all too apparent why there are so many distilleries on the island. During our seven days it rained every day and this included at least 60 hours continuously. It is no surprise that Islay has over 400 days of rain …

Islay partially distilled

Time for a dram – the clock at Bowmore Distillery  Bowmore Distillery We are spending a week on Islay, an island off the West Coast of Scotland and famous for its distilleries. We arrived on Saturday as foot passengers and our car arrived on Sunday midday due to problems with the ferries. This week's post …

I want to go to Scotland

A bon entendeur, salut! Il y a belle lurette que je souhaite visiter l'Ecosse, la Speyside, Islay, Jura, les Highlands, en particulier, pour comprendre ce qui se cache derrière les grands whiskys de malt. De cet univers sensoriel assez mystérieux, j'ai eu naguère un tout petit aperçu, comme depuis ma caverne, lors d'une dégustation de …