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Blind Islay Tastings @ Celtic Connections 2019
Blind Islay Whisky Tastings at National Whisky Festival for Celtic Connections, hosted by myself, Rachel. This is a wonderful event - filled with music and food and, of course, exceptional drams & people! People think in whisky tastings we focus on the whisky... !...
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Welcome to Islay Whisky Academy
And Welcome to the new Islay Whisky Academy Website. We hope you like it! Islay Whisky Academy offer Whisky Tours, Whisky Education Courses, bespoke Whisky Tastings, Magical Experiences for those who appreciate Islay and whisky... and wish to experience more. Let us...
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Whisky Magic and Hospitality
One off special events involving Magic and Whisky and Islay.... ask for details & talk about what you would like and we will make it specially for you. We will think of wonderful experiences for you that you didn't even know you wanted! This year we hosted a...
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SCOTCH SERIES 43 Condensers and Worm Tubs
Basically - Worm tubs have the vapour in the worm/ the copper pipe, and the water in the tub. Shell and Tube condensers have the vapour in the tube and the water in the copper pipes. At the end of the lyne arms which come off the top of the stills, we find condensers...
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SCOTCH SERIES 42 Anam an fhearainn – Terroir. In Scottish – Soul of the Land
One can live ON a landscape or live IN a landscape. The role of the whisky maker is to bring out TERROIR. This concept of Anam an fhearainn - Soul of the Land - Terroir, reflects and contains a pride and a tradition. It is a way of living. Whisky is made as part of...
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SCOTCH SERIES 41 Drinking Whisky
IN MY MOUTH I HOLD THE WORLD Gazing into my glass swimming with clear, warm, liquid gold, I imagine standing on the highest diving board and looking down - the distances are comparable. Eye to glass; body to water. I dive; down, down, air streaming passed my...
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