Caol Ila distillery warehouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large whitewashed whisky warehouse  at a shoreAs it says on the wall, this is Caol Ila distillery at the Sound of Islay. The warehouse to be precise.

Jura ferry and Caol Ila distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small ferry on a sound between two islands, a distillery on the sideA view over the Sound of Islay from Feolin on Jura, watching the Jura ferry approaching. Caol Ila distillery visible in the distance on Islay.

 

Two boats in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view along a sound, a lifeboat anchored and a small fishing boat cruisingA view north along the Sound of Islay from the ferry leaving Port Askaig. A small fishing boat is returning to Port Askaig while a lifeboat is moored at Caol Ila. If memory serves me right this wasn’t the Islay lifeboat, but another visiting lifeboat. In the background Sgarbh Breac (364m), the highest hill in the north of Islay.