Up until several years ago, L’enclume was rated as the best restaurant in Britain, before being knocked down to #2 by Nathan Outlaw’s restaurant in Cornwall in the south of Britain. We wanted to also try Nathan Outlaw’s place, but the drive would have made our trip too difficult. It almost requires staying in this […]Read Post ›

If you venture up to Caol Ila, you better also go to Bunnahabhain as they are right next to each other. Bunnahabhain is actually in the process of getting an 11 million pound facelift. You can probably tell that I like Bunnahabhain much more than Caol Ila already, just by looking at the featured image. […]Read Post ›

  So, we came here after Bruichladdich, so we were toasted and it was already getting late. The battery was low on our phones and we lost wifi halfway to the distillery, so we had to just mirror the location on the previously mapped out directions and see where the blue dot was of our […]Read Post ›

As far as whisky tastings go, besides Ian MacArthur being the most entertaining and legendary. This was my favorite whisky tasting in all of Scotland. To me at least, Bruichladdich is one of the most experimental and curiosity-provoking distilleries in Islay, with some of the weirdest cask maturation, from Bourbon to Mouton Rothschild, to Chateau […]Read Post ›

To be honest, when it came to whisky, as a novice who knew absolutely nothing 10-12 years ago, Ardbeg was like my first crush. The whisky I lost my virginity to in as far as drinking it neat and being able to drink it with enough regularity that I was able to finish an entire […]Read Post ›

This was probably the best Distillery tour of the trip. Mr. Ian MacArthur is a living legend. Make sure you book his tour well ahead of time as it gets booked very quickly as he is only there on Tuesdays I think. If you are lucky you will get baptized in some old Lagavulin by […]Read Post ›

Upon arriving in Islay and driving off the ferry we go no more than 3 blocks before we reach our dinner destination, the Islay Hotel Restaurant, don’t confuse with the Islay House Hotel, totally different. We ate at Islay Hotel and stayed at Islay House. This is basically the only place to eat in town […]Read Post ›

After we drank our way through Edinburgh and Signatory, it was time to head for the Promised Land, Islay. However, we had to drive through some other towns to reach the Cennagcraig Ferry. This oyster house in front of Loch Fyne, which goes by the same name is like the entrance to the Pearly Gates […]Read Post ›

Continuing on in Pitlochry, here is where we stayed. Castle Fonab. It is a beautiful place, with decent enough food, and proximity to the Signatory Distillery. It also is in front of a very nice Loch that is perfect for a morning walk/jog. Here is the view from our Penthouse Suite. I always wanted to […]Read Post ›