Lochindaal distillery warehouse in Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some low old distillery warehousesLochindaal distillery is long long gone, joining a number of lost Islay distilleries. The warehouses are still in use though, now owned by Bruichladdich distillery. I’m not sure which whiskies they mature here, although the romantic in me hopes it’s mainly the Port Charlotte

Red phone box in Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an old style red phone box on a village roadOne of the remaining (for now) red phone boxes on Islay, this one near the entrance to the pier in Bruichladdich. The roofs of Bruichladdich distillery visible in the distance.

Barnacle Geese at last light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese coming in for the roost at last lightAt the top of Loch Indaal some of the thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay have come in for the evening roost.