Different, small and such good wee drams!
Abhainn Dearg Distillery的点评
点评:We managed to an arrange a tour at Abhainn Dearg Distillery on a dreich February day. As the distillery is located on the West of the Isle of Lewis, on a road which eventually ends, we were the only visitors and were greeted warmly by Marko Tayburn, the owner He gave us an in-depth tour of this enchanting place which was originally a fish farm.
Everything is still done on-site, included the malting on a table. The distills themselves were created based on the farm distilling done in Lewis over the centuries. They are very unique and produce an amazing whisky, brought out as 10 year old, either matured in Bourbon casks (46%) or Madeira and Pedro Ximenez in cask strength (60, or 63%) It is a small venture like Speyside Distillery which is a very professional marketing operating.
Abhainn Dearg in comparison is truly one man's determined dream to bring a legal whisky distillery back to Lewis. It feels 100% authentic, especially if you are guided by the owner himself.
Marko strongly believes in the traditional ways of making whisky which include the sustainability of it. The barley is grown on the island and depending on how good the season turns out determines how much or how little whisky is made. "It comes from the ground and goes back into it."
We had a lovely tasting in the cosy tasting room and added two more bottles to the whisky collection.
If you love whisky this is definitely a place you should visit if you don't enjoy a wee dram you should also visit you might become a whisky lover here.
翻译:我们设法在二月一个干燥的日子安排了参观 Abhainn Dearg 酿酒厂的活动。由于酿酒厂位于刘易斯岛的西部,在一条最终结束的道路上,我们是唯一的游客,受到了店主 Marko Tayburn 的热情欢迎,他带我们深入游览了这个迷人的地方,原本是一个养鱼场。
一切仍然在现场完成,包括在桌子上制作麦芽。这些蒸馏酒本身是根据刘易斯几个世纪以来的农场蒸馏而制成的。他们非常独特,生产出令人惊叹的威士忌,10 年陈酿,要么在波本酒桶中熟成(46%),要么在木桶中陈酿马德拉和佩德罗·希门尼斯(60 或 63%)。是一家非常专业的营销运营公司。
相比之下,Abhainn Dearg 确实是一个人坚定的梦想,将一家合法的威士忌酿酒厂带回刘易斯。感觉100%真实,尤其是在店主亲自指导的情况下。
马科坚信威士忌的传统酿造方法,包括其可持续性。岛上种植大麦,根据季节的好坏决定威士忌的产量。 “它来自地面,又回到地面。”
我们在舒适的品酒室进行了一次愉快的品酒,并在威士忌系列中又添加了两瓶。
如果您喜欢威士忌,这绝对是您应该参观的地方,如果您不喜欢喝小酒,您也应该参观,您可能会成为这里的威士忌爱好者。