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Brilliant! Great fun!
We had 3 casks a while back. ISTR we paid about £800 per cask?
Surrendered 66% to distillery to cover excise, bottling and delivery.
They were all bottled 5 years ago.
We...

That's really interesting!
Bunnahabhain being at the Port Askaig end of the island and Port Charlotte (next to Bruichladdich) at the other.
Two totally different distilleries and style.

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Good man!
At least you're not into the soft alchohol girly pop gins.

Nothing wrong with that Tescos Scotch btw. (There's a lot worse out there!)

How much?
Friend bought 3 casks of Bruichladdich 15 years ago. He paid about £800 per cask.
Will be a bit more today though.
Great fun visiting it every year on the bikes...and he did ok out of...

I go up every year on my bike to collect my rent.
Also for the complimentary coffee on the quayside.
Good old Bessie eh?

Only 3 Islay malts?

Start with 'simple' basic blends....THEN move on to the malts.

It's an acquired taste.
Start with a half bottle of a nice blend.
Famous Grouse takes some beating for the money...it's neutral in taste, and therefore it's a fairly good reference point.

If you've not done many distilleries or much of Scotland before, consider Oban as a base.
From there, you could drop down the Kintire peninsula and do Campbeltown at the bottom....Islay/Jura from...

Interesting one that....

Purists?
It's whisk(e)y!!!
It's ALL good.

Just got back from my 15th annual whisky tour....a mate and myself have ridden more of less the same route every year.
Mainly the Islands....Arran, Islay, Jura, Mull, Skye.....plus whatever else we...