Port Ellen Distillery Warehouses, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a row of distillery warehousesA reminder of a long gone time, one of the now lost distilleries on Islay. These are some of the warehouses of the former Port Ellen distillery, now mainly used by Diageo for what’s left of Port Ellen single malt and some of their other Islay distilleries.

Laphroaig Distillery Panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of Laphroaig distilleryA panoramic view of Laphroaig distillery on the south coast of Islay, seen from the narrow concrete wall sticking out into Loch Laphroaig. To see an even larger version try the Quicktime VR panorama of Laphroaig Distillery. May be after pouring a wee dram?

Arriving in Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a pier in a small harbourArriving into Port Ellen, the view many visitors to Islay see when they arrive with the ferry from Kennacraig. I thought this image, which was also the first image on the old blog would be a fitting first image for the relaunch of this blog.