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.

Water skiing off Uiskentuie, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a boat pulling a water skier off a coast with an old farm
Water skiing off Uiskentuie, Isle of Islay

Not a regular sight, but occasionally someone water-skiing can be spotted on Loch Indaal. Here we can see Uiskentuie in the background, another view has Bowmore in the background. Both seen from Bruichladdich pier.