Filling a Port Charlotte valinch in November 2022, Isle of Islay

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Picture of filling a flask from a cask
Filling a Port Charlotte valinch in November 2022, Isle of Islay

One of the things I try to do on all of my Islay visits: Fill a bottle of Port Charlotte Islay single malt whisky valinches. This picture is from my visit in November 2022 after a warehouse tasting, as of writing this the bottle is sitting in my whisky shelf waiting for a good excuse to open it.

Cloudy November sunset outside the Laphroaig Visitor Centre, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view past the Laphroaig Visitor Centre out to sea over the loch, a narrow bright stripe at the horizon under cloudy skies
Cloudy November sunset outside the Laphroaig Visitor Centre, Isle of Islay

A November afternoon at Laphroaig distillery, just outside the visitor centre. While not the most exciting sunset I still enjoyed the sliver of bright sky on the horizon around the time the sun set.

Bowmore across choppy Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village seen across a choppy sea loch
Bowmore across choppy Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

A view from near the Loch Indaal lighthouse, looking across a choppy Loch Indaal to Bowmore on a blustery November day. The Gaelic College on the far left, Bowmore distillery near the centre. To the right of centre the Bowmore distillery warehouse with the recently built new houses in front.