About Armin Grewe

Visiting Islay for over 20 years, blogging and posting Islay pictures in some form for almost as long.

Port Ellen maltings and the rebuilt distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some old distillery warehouses, an industrial maltings and a modern glass fronted distillery
Port Ellen maltings and the rebuilt distillery, Isle of Islay

A view from a ferry at Port Ellen pier, looking over the water to some key Islay whisky sites. In the front some of the old warehouses from the original Port Ellen distillery, at some point shut down. Behind it to the right the industrial Port Ellen maltings and to the left the rebuilt and reopened distillery with lots of glass and other modern features.

November sunshine in Bridgend Woods, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view along a track through a woodland in some mild November sunshine
November sunshine in Bridgend Woods, Isle of Islay

Out on a walk in Bridgend Woods on a mid November day on Islay. The sun breaking through the clouds, shining some beautiful light on the trees with the last autumn leaves.

Port Ellen panorama from the ferry, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a coastal village with a pier, grain silo and harbour
Port Ellen panorama from the ferry, Isle of Islay

A panoramic view over Port Ellen from the MV Finlaggan with boarding almost completed, just the Islay Crabs lorry still to be loaded. Taken on a stormy November 2024 morning.