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...world's great golf courses. This happy combination is to be found at the Machrie Hotel and Golf Links on the island of Islay off Scotland's west coast. So it's surprising that the Machrie, close to such venerable distilleries as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Bowmore and Lagavulin, has managed to remain one of golf's best-kept secrets. It was not always...
...world's great golf courses. This happy combination is to be found at the Machrie Hotel and Golf Links on the island of Islay off Scotland's west coast. So it's surprising that the Machrie, close to such venerable distilleries as Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Bowmore and Lagavulin, has managed to remain one of golf's best-kept secrets. It was not always so. Ten years after it first opened in May 1891, the Machrie attracted the legendary golfing triumvirate of Harry Vardon, John Henry Taylor and James Braid by offering top prize money (at the time...
...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 as they can," says Bessie Campbell, chairman of Laphroiag distillery, "and there isn't an end in sight...
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