Petrol may be £1.40 a litre but the traffic coming the other way all give you a friendly wave. Or a raised finger off the wheel. I assume that is friendly!
Yesterday we spent mostly with the boys at Bruichladdich a distillery with a story that chimes with me... Because it's Independent. The ONLY. Independent on the Island. Bruichladdich (Pron. Brew ic-hladdie!) is a very old distillery as a quick visit will confirm.
Shut and mothballed many years it was spotted by a fellow wine merchant of mine; Mark Reynier who spotted the padlocked gates and fell for the place on a cycling holiday ten years ago and rounded up a bunch of people - many local - to buy it. They brought in possibly the best known Master Distillers; Jim McEwan, took off and flew - by the seats of their pants - in the face of unanimous industry derision. They do with Malt whisky the sort of creative stuff we do with wine at our Chai. They can, we can because we are Independent and not ruled by distant corporate bosses. It's the only way to be.
The whisky got into the hotel last night. Much crashing of furniture till dawn. Hey Ho. Off to Jura.
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