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Favourites and Frequent Topics about Islay

Some topics receive more attention than others. Or I might write a series of entries about a specific topic. Or you might be interested in entries about a specific area. This page provides groups of topics, allowing you to find them easier. They include:

Islay Whisky (Whisky in General, Laphroaig Distillery, Bruichladdich Distillery (incl Port Charlotte), Kilchoman Distillery, Ardbeg Distillery, Bunnahabhain Distillery, Bowmore Distillery)
Islay Ales
Walking on Islay (and Jura)
BBC Springwatch programme on Islay
Old pictures from Islay and Jura
Golf at the Machrie
Islay Hotel, Port Ellen
Port Ellen Islay Maltings Collapse
Islay Panoramas
Armin's Islay Videos
Famous Ileachs
Islay Baking
Islay T-shirts (and other merchandise)
Islay and the Internet
Friday Islay Picture
Islay Blogging Roundup

Islay Whisky

Islay is famous for its whisky, in particular Islay Single Malt Whisky. These are some key entries about whisky and/or distilleries:

Whisky in General

Laphroaig Distillery

Bruichladdich Distillery

Kilchoman Distillery

Ardbeg Distillery

Bunnahabhain Distillery

Bowmore Distillery

Islay Ales

There's more than just whisky on Islay, there's also a brewery. Islay Ales brews some interesting beers:

Walking on Islay (and Jura)

Islay and Jura are very nice for some walking, here are a few entries about walking and in particular the Islay Walking Week:

BBC Springwatch programme on Islay

The famous BBC television programme ‘Springwatch’ was filmed partly on Islay in May and June 2007:

Old pictures from Islay and Jura

Links to old pictures from Islay and Jura and comparing them to today, also some old Islay videos:

Golf at the Machrie

Islay has a quite well known golf links course at the Machrie:

Islay Hotel, Port Ellen

For a long time the ruins of the Islay Hotel were an eyesore in Port Ellen. In August in September 2007 it was finally demolished and will be replaced by a new hotel:

Port Ellen Islay Maltings Collapse

Pictures from the collapse of the Port Ellen Maltings in November 2008

Islay Panoramas

Updates on the panoramas I'm posting to my other Islay pages:

Armin's Islay Videos

News about my Islay videos published on Armin's Islay Video Channel on YouTube.

Famous Ileachs

People from Islay who made their luck out in the world. Or people living on Islay making that special contribution.

Islay Baking

I quite like to do some baking, here are some Islay related recipes I've tried and/or developed:

Islay T-shirts (and other merchandise)

In Armin's Little Islay Shop I'm selling a few Islay related t-shirts and other merchandise I've designed. These are the entries where I announce new designs and products:

Islay and the Internet

How modern technology is used on/for Islay or can be used to Islay's benefit:

Friday Islay Picture

A lot of blogs have a tradition of publishing a picture on a Friday. Most common are cat pictures, but there's also Friday Squid Blogging. While I also post pictures on other days of the week, the Friday Islay Picture is a regular feature where I publish a larger size picture on Friday evening. The pictures so far are:

The first fifty: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

The second fifty: 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100

The third fifty: 101, 102, 103, 104

Islay Blogging Roundup

Inspired by the Scottish Roundup I started a weekly roundup with a summary of what various blogs were writing about Islay. The roundup includes a variety of blogs, blogs from Islay as well as blogs from visitors or others just mentioning Islay. The roundups so far:

The first fifty: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50

The second fifty: #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #57, #58, #59, #60, #61, #62, #63, #64, #65, #66, #67, #68, #69, #70, #71, #72, #73, #74, #75, #76, #77

This page is by no means a complete listing of all entries for this blog, for even more entries please try the archives: 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. I plan to update and expand this page in irregular intervals, for suggestion please contact me.