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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)
- 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
- Islay Panoramas
- Famous Ileachs
- Islay Baking
- 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
- 02/Dec/2006: Long Distance Dram
- 20/Jan/2007: How To Pronounce Islay Malts
- 30/Jan/2007: Tesco's Islay Single Malt
- 11/Mar/2007: Islay Distilleries, Large and Small
- 21/Mar/2007: Italian Food and Islay Whisky
- 12/May/2007: How To Enjoy An Islay Single Malt Whisky
- 02/Jul/2007: Final Islay Malt Pillage Completed
- 19/Aug/2007: How To Pronounce Islay Malts - Revisited
- 06/Nov/2007: Nice Try Tesco, But I Prefer Islay Malts
- 13/Nov/2007: 2008 Islay Distillery Tour T-Shirt now available
- 08/Dec/2007: Islay Whisky Popular with Thieves
- 27/Dec/2007: Islay Malts in the Duty Free
Laphroaig Distillery
- 25/Jul/2006: Laphroaig Collector Website
- 04/Jan/2007: Help Identify Laphroaig People with Bessie Williamson
- 04/Feb/2007: Loch Laphroaig and Laphroaig Distillery Panorama
- 07/Aug/2007: Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Whisky Blogging
- 09/Nov/2007: The Legend of Laphroaig Book Published
- 15/Nov/2007: Laphroaig and Islay on German TV
- 20/Nov/2007: Some Quick Laphroaig Islay Single Malt Whisky Reminders/ News
- 16/Dec/2007: Book Review: The Legend of Laphroaig
Bruichladdich Distillery
- 26/Jun/2006: Donate A Mine
- 02/Sep/2006: Port Charlotte Single Malt Whisky
- 25/Sep/2006: Jim McEwan on Television
- 23/Nov/2006: Bruichladdich Whisky Academy
- 06/Dec/2006: Another Islay Blog
- 21/Feb/2007: The Ninth Distillery For Islay?
- 02/Mar/2007: The 9th Islay Distillery: Port Charlotte
- 07/Mar/2007: Port Charlotte Distillery Warehouse On Islay
- 25/Apr/2007: Bruichladdich Spot The Difference Challenge
- 07/Jun/2007: Good and Bad News from Bruichladdich, Islay
- 12/Jul/2007: Self Bottled Islay Single Malt Whisky
- 01/Dec/2007: Islay Rum?
- 20/Dec/2007: Islay Whisky and Farming
Kilchoman Distillery
- 08/Jun/2006: Kilchoman Distillery
- 20/Jan/2007: Kilchoman Distillery Shop
- 27/Jan/2007: Loch Fyne Whiskies Blogs Kilchoman, Islay
- 05/Mar/2007: First Taste of Islay's New Spirit
Ardbeg Distillery
- 17/Jul/2006: 40 yo Ardbeg 1965 for 2000 Pounds
- 11/Feb/2007: Panorama of Ardbeg Distillery, Islay
- 19/Feb/2007: Ardbeg 1965 Revisited
- 17/Jul/2007: Ardbeg Distillery Video
- 01/Aug/2007: Giant Ardbeg Islay Malt Bottles go on Sale
- 08/Aug/2007: Swiss Ardbeg and Islay Enthusiast
Bunnahabhain Distillery
- 28/Dec/2006: Bunnahabhain Postcards
- 18/May/2007: Friday Islay Picture (10)
- 26/Jul/2007: Islay Jazz Festival Video
- 15/Sep/2007: Bunnahabhain Islay Single Malt Competition Winner
Islay Ales
There's more than just whisky on Islay, there's also a brewery. Islay Ales brews some interesting beers:
- 10/Jun/2006: Islay Ales in Japan
- 03/Sep/2006: Single Malt Ale
- 03/Oct/2006: Angus Og Ale
- 28/Jan/2007: Islay Ales: Worts n' Ale!
- 24/Apr/2007: Colonsay Brewery, Competition or Complement to Islay Ales?
- 12/Aug/2007: Bruichladdich Peat Ale from Islay Ales
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:
- 25/May/2006: Picture: Walkers on The Oa
- 05/Jul/2006: WalkIslay Walking Week 2007
- 21/Sep/2006: Walking on the Isle of Jura
- 09/Dec/2006: WalkIslay 2007 Programme
- 14/Feb/2007: Walking Holidays On Islay
- 18/Feb/2007: Islay Walking Week - WalkIslay 2007
- 22/Mar/2007: Islay Community Access Group Website
- 24/Mar/2007: Islay Walking Week 2007 Updates
- 24/Mar/2007: Walking On Islay T-Shirt
- 25/Mar/2007: Islay's Marilyns
- 29/Mar/2007: Improving Access on Islay
- 07/Apr/2007: Getting Ready for the Islay Walking Week 2007
- 14/Apr/2007: Lossit Walk, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 15/Apr/2007: Giur-Bheinn Walk, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 16/Apr/2007: Killinallan Walk, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 17/Apr/2007: Loch To Loch Walk, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 18/Apr/2007: Jura Coastal Walk, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 19/Apr/2007: Corra Bheinn Walk, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 20/Apr/2007: Two Forts Walks, Islay Walking Week 2007
- 21/Apr/2007: Thank You For A Great Islay Walking Week 2007!
- 31/Jul/2007: Walking around Islay's Coastline
BBC Springwatch programme on Islay
The famous BBC television programme ‘Springwatch’ was filmed partly on Islay in May and June 2007:
- 22/May/2007: Islay In The Sun
- 31/May/2007: BBC Springwatch on Islay
- 05/Jun/2007: Press Reactions to BBC Springwatch on Islay
- 06/Jun/2007: Even Cats Watch BBC Springwatch on Islay
- 11/Jun/2007: Blog Reactions to BBC Springwatch on Islay
Old pictures from Islay and Jura
Links to old pictures from Islay and Jura and comparing them to today:
- 13/Feb/2007: Sanctuary Crosses Near Kilchoman, Islay
- 15/Feb/2007: Keils, a Crofting Village on Jura
- 20/Feb/2007: Port Charlotte, The Jewel Of Islay
- 06/Aug/2007: Islay House Then and Now
Golf at the Machrie
Islay has a quite well known golf links course at the Machrie:
- 20/Jul/2006: Golf (and Whisky) on Islay
- 15/Sep/2006: Islay, Golf and Ireland
- 28/Dec/2006: More Golf on Islay
- 11/Apr/2007: Islay Golf Links
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:
- 29/Aug/2007: Islay Hotel Port Ellen Redevelopment
- 01/Sep/2007: Demolition of the Islay Hotel, Port Ellen
- 05/Sep/2007: Two Islay Hotel(s)?
- 07/Sep/2007: Friday Islay Picture (25)
- 08/Sep/2007: Saturday Islay Picture
- 09/Sep/2007: More Islay Hotel Demolition Pictures
- 10/Sep/2007: Last Wall Standing at the Islay Bar
- 15/Sep/2007: Islay Hotel? What Islay Hotel?
- 01/Oct/2007: A New Start on Islay
- 08/Oct/2007: Building Progress on Islay
- 05/Nov/2007: Islay Hotel Building Progress
- 10/Nov/2007: Islay Hotel Basement Nearing Completion
- 17/Nov/2007: Islay Hotel Update (and a bit of fitba)
- 21/Nov/2007: Sketches of the Port Ellen Hotel, former Islay Hotel
- 22/Nov/2007: Spot The Whisky Barrel Islay Competition Goes Live Today
- 29/Nov/2007: More Islay Hotel Basement Pictures
- 01/Dec/2007: Outbuildings at the Port Ellen Hotel, Islay
- 09/Dec/2007: Islay -vs- Swindon Building Progress
- 11/Dec/2007: More Islay Hotel Progress Pictures
- 17/Dec/2007: Islay Hotel Winter Slowdown
Islay Panoramas
Updates on the panoramas I'm posting to my other Islay pages:
- 10/Jul/2006: Port Charlotte Panorama
- 14/Jan/2007: Port Ellen Panorama
- 04/Feb/2007: Loch Laphroaig and Laphroaig Distillery Panorama
- 10/Feb/2007: Lagavulin Distillery, Islay, Panorama
- 11/Feb/2007: Panorama of Ardbeg Distillery, Islay
- 17/Feb/2007: Panorama of Loch Gorm from Kilchoman, Islay
- 24/Feb/2007: Port Charlotte On Islay Panorama Revisited
- 01/Apr/2007: Just completed: Rhinns of Islay Panorama
- 06/May/2007: Islay Travelogue and Panorama Updates
- 07/May/2007: Departure From And Arrival On Islay
- 28/May/2007: Killinallan Point Beach Panorama, Islay
- 04/Jun/2007: Two New Islay Panoramas
- 09/Jun/2007: Views Over the Sound of Islay
- 13/Aug/2007: Kilchoman Crags Islay West Coast Panorama
- 29/Sep/2007: Two New Islay Panoramas
- 14/Oct/2007: An Islay Panorama in the Morning
- 16/Oct/2007: Two More Islay Distillery Panoramas
- 19/Nov/2007: Bruichladdich Panorama and Islay Travelogue Update
- 26/Nov/2007: Portnahaven Panorama and Islay Travelogue Update
- 03/Dec/2007: Two Islay Panoramas from Ardnave
- 22/Dec/2007: Islay Travelogue and Panorama Update
- 30/Dec/2007: Islay Seals Panorama (and Travelogue Update)
Famous Ileachs
People from Islay who made their luck out in the world. Or people living on Islay making that special contribution.
- 27/Jun/2006: Gordon Covell and the Islay Woollen Mill
- 25/Sep/2006: Jim McEwan on Television
- 25/Sep/2006: George Robertson and Islay
- 09/Nov/2006: Fraser Shaw
- 27/Feb/2007: John Francis Campbell Monument on Islay
- 04/Mar/2007: John Crawfurd, Born On Islay
- 30/Aug/2007: Tom Friedrich and George Robertson, Two Famous Islay People
- 03/Sep/2007: From Islay To Hamburg...
- 03/Oct/2007: Mhairi Muir from Islay in Action
Islay Baking
I quite like to do some baking, here are some Islay related recipes I've tried and/or developed:
- 11/Mar/2007: Islay Loaf, Some Islay Baking
- 15/Oct/2007: Islay Single Malt Whisky Chocolate Chip Shortbread
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:
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
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:
#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16
More:
This page is by no means a complete listing of all entries for this blog, for even more entries please try the archives: 2006 and 2007. I plan to update and expand this page in irregular intervals, for suggestion please contact me.