Word: islay
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Married. Donovan (real name: Donovan Leitch), 24, Britain's versatile, vibrato-voiced minstrel (Isle of Islay): and Lynda Lawrence, 23, girl friend of the Rolling Stones' late Brian Jones; both for the first time; in Windsor, England...
Such an observation will provoke no argument on the tiny Hebridean isle of Islay, which rises out of the sea like a briny Brigadoon 15 miles off Scotland's west coast. Most of the 4,000 inhabitants exist by producing some of Scotland's finest malt whiskies, up to 65 of which are married in a single blend to give famous Scotch brands their distinctive smoky bouquets. The island's eight distilleries, bearing such names as Bruichladdich, Lagavulin and Bunnahabhain, produce 2,500,000 gallons annually but are well behind demand. "Everyone is making just as much...
...ebullient mood of Islay, one of the major malt-whisky-producing centers, is typical of the Scotch industry these days. Over the past decade, world sales have doubled to $422 million a year; in the U.S. alone, they have jumped by 150%, to $223 million. But the long sales rise could now be threatened. U.S. distillers, led by bourbon producers fighting to stem the Scotch tide, are preparing a new weapon: light whisky. A wholly different kind of tipple, it is due to appear...