Word: laphroaig
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...long enjoyed a cult following among whisky aficionados for its medium-bodied, slightly floral malt. Production is handled by a team of 11 under the stewardship of distiller Billy Stitchell, a fourth-generation Caol Ila man. Tours of this beautiful boutique distillery are by appointment only. LAPHROAIG: Islay's best known malt is the smoky and nutty Laphroaig, tel: (44-1496) 302 418. To get the most out of your visit to the 191-year-old distillery where it's made, join the loyalty club, Friends of Laphroaig. You'll get your own square foot of land on Islay...
...proprietor of and the chef at the Glenmachrie Country Guest House, fed me some surprisingly mild-tasting smoked kippers, which, had it not been morning, would have paired well with a Bowmore 17year-old. Bowmore, on the north part of the island, is one of two remaining distilleries (Laphroaig, the other) still peat smoking their barley in house. Try to time your visit to when the fires are cranked. The aroma of baking bread, along with the barley smoke, is a sensory explosion...
YEARS AGO, I lost my heart to a single-malt whisky from Islay. That Laphroaig 10-year-old was a potent dram that smelled like a smokehouse and slid down with elegant fire, and it's from one of the seven whisky distilleries that dot this small and remote western Scottish island...
...visitors in high season, here's one schedule to consider: a 10:15 a.m. tour at Laphroaig and then the 11:30 a.m. at Lagavullin. Head on to Ardbeg for a homespun lunch followed by the 2:30 p.m. tour. Don't forget to allow for time to take in the seals basking on the harbor's rocks and to visit Kildalton High Cross, built in A.D. 800. And be sure to sneak a small flask into your pocket and walk. Scotland is a spiritually beautiful country, and a wee drink makes it all the more...
...driving" is confined to one of the 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...