Piet schreef:Abhainn Dearg Distillery in Uig, on Lewis.
Western Isles produces its first legal whiskyThe first single malt whisky to be legally distilled on the Western Isles has been made available in a limited run of 2,011 bottles.
The three-year-old whisky was made in a former illicit still at Abhainn Dearg Distillery in Uig, on Lewis.
Mark Tayburn got permission to use the still under a licence granted by the HM Revenue and Customs in November 2008.
Leftover malt barley mash from the whisky making process is fed to the distillery's Highland cow herd.
The cows' dung is to be used as fertiliser for local barley crops which could eventually supply the distillery, rather than buying in grain from elsewhere.
The single malt has been launched to coincide with the start of Gaelic's Royal National Mod in Stornoway.
Mr Tayburn said: "We are delighted to launch this special whisky and finally reclaim the heritage of whisky making in the Isle of Lewis which stretches back hundreds of years."...
Introductie tijdens Gaelic Showcase at Mod 2011.
Ik zie dat er nog geen tasting notes zijn van de Abhainn Dearg.
Ik zal mij dit weekeinde eens verdiepen in het format van tasting notes schrijven en dan zal ik mijn ervaringen met deze whisky delen.
En misschien wel de anekdote hoe ik aan deze fles gekomen ben. Want zo te zien zijn er nog niet heel veel flessen van verkocht in Nederland.
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