The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Bruichladdich Distillery

Bowmore single malt

Inside the Round Church

 

Scottish whiskey

Hotel bar        

Loch side Hotel

Csol lLa

unnahabhainn

 

 

Caol Ila

Ardbeg

Bunahagen

Kotetsu and Roller

Special tour with the guidance of
Kilchoman Distillery Roller

 

 

Milky oyster

Oyster farm

Jura Distillery

Jura seen from Islay

Rainbow after the rain

Water droplets of flowers after the rain

Turn back to fog, rain and wind

American monument

 Islay, known as the pearl of the Hebrew Islands.

An Island with more animals than humans,
cows and sheep grazing on the vast motherland
The clear air makes you feel the scent of the tide more
strongly. "Whiskey" that is being handed down on a
small Island in Scotland. Amber color born after 5 years,
10 years and 15 years.
 

September 20th-September 27th, 2008

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Traveling Iron Man Ikeuchi Yoshimasa

Kotetsu's one word

Thanks to the rented house with kitchen, I was able to experience the Island life for a week in a very quiet town. It was another way to enjoy the trip that I was able to meet the ingredients of the Island, which is a bit different from the hotel. It might have been more interesting if I studied the whiskey distillery tour.

Islay's Islander who is kind to me. A stunning bar at the Loch side Hotel that I went to every night. Over 200 bottles of whiskey are lined up. The inside of the store is a resting bar for Islanders every day. There are 8 types of draft beer servers. Whiskey shot prices range from £ 2 to £ 250 per cup (¥ 400 to ¥ 50,000.) Bowmore, Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Lagavalin, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Bruichladdich, Kilchoman and Jura Distillery on Jura.

Kilchoman Distillery (founded in 2005), which was built three years ago, is near by the roller of Kate's niece who is renting a house. She took a special tour of the distillery while she was at work when she met her immediately at the reception. All tours at any distillery require reservations. You can only tour at a set time. Thank you for the random traveler.

Another Island taste "Oyster Farm" at the western end
I was able to taste the "oysters" from the clean
seawater. Milky raw oysters are an Island luxury item
that only Kotetsu can taste.

"Creamy and delicious" smiles.

Eight distilleries on this small Island, another distillery thanks to Mr. Tsunekawa I was also able to visit "Jura Island". Free tasting anywhere. 40, degree smoky single malt is too strong for my tongue. It was too strong to dilute the dry and intense Isla mort in half with water.

 

The southernmost American monument One photo found in a small amount of information "Where is this?" I tried "Let's go", but decided to turn back on the way because of the rain and wind. Don't beat the low fog and strong wind and rain. The, fine weather so far is a bad weather like a lie. This trip was prepared for rain and strong winds, but I couldn't move in this weather.

 

Epilogue

Colorless and transparent raw sake is laid in barrels and aged. An Island that is unbearable for whiskey lovers. However, what pleased my tongue was the smoked "herring" and "mackerel" that I didn't expect. A gem that you can't taste at a hotel or restaurant.Thank you for the good luck of renting a house with a kitchen. The saltiness and smoked scent peculiar to the island became an unforgettable souvenir of the Island.