An expat Brit in South Australia
For many, a trip to the Scottish island of Islay (pronounced aye-lah) is like a pilgrimage- to the source of the water of life (uxisge beatha in Gaelic)- whisky. All the great names are here: Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Bruichladdich, Bowmore, Caol Ila and more, simple names of tiny villages that command global attention. Almost without
The Macallan Distillery, Craigellachie Built into the hill like a hobbit cathedral, the new Macallan Distillery fills the visitor with an almost religious sense of wonder. Watch people’s faces as they enter the subterranean vault that houses both a state of the art 15 million litres per year production facility and sleek high tech visitor
Variations on a theme Being the 25th of January, and especially as one of our nearest pubs is Adelaide’s Scottish pub, the Rob Roy Hotel, it would have been remiss of us, if not downright unpatriotic, not to have celebrated the Bard (Robert Burns) in the traditional way. Traditions remain, but customs change; so instead
Dr D in Oz 