点评:Staying in Ayr and Whithorn over a few days in September, our main goal was to visit the filming locations of the Citizen Kane of Horror, ‘The Wicker Man’. However as whisky fans, we needed also to stop in to Bladnoch Distillery near Wigtown (the bookshop capital of Scotland). Despite not being able to book onto a tour (admittedly we left it too late as we were visiting on a Saturday) we popped in to check the place out and maybe have a snack in the cafe. Plenty of parking outside, always a boon. We ventured in to see a very attractive display room showcasing their vast range of whiskies and merchandise. We were greeted by Richard, an employee who was as friendly as he was knowledgeable. He kindly spent some time with us regaling us with his encyclopaedic knowledge of the different whiskies for sale and the distillery itself, clearly enthusiastic and very engaging. He allowed us to try some of the whiskies even though we hadn’t been on the tour, and took us through some of the more exclusive rare expressions. We grabbed a couple of bottles to take home - the bright floral bestseller Samsara, and the caramelly Liora, as well as a badge and a tote bag. Our friend, an Islay whisky fan, grabbed an Alinta, a campfire sweet dram. Suitably loaded up with merch (didn’t pick up a cycling jacket sadly), we’d have liked to stop into the adjoining cafe for coffee and cake, but alas it seemed that the people on the just finished tour had filled it up so we couldn’t get in and had to head to Wigtown for sustenance. Disappointing but couldn’t be helped.
If you’re in the region, give Bladnoch a visit, highly recommended for the welcome we got, shout out to Richard! Oh and the whisky is superb too !
翻译:9月份,我们在艾尔和威索恩逗留了几天,主要目的是参观恐怖片经典之作《巫尸镇》的拍摄地点。不过作为威士忌爱好者,我们还特意去了一趟位于威格敦附近的布拉德诺克酿酒厂——威格敦可是苏格兰的“书店之都”呢。虽然没能预订到参观行程(说实话,因为我们是周六去的,所以预约得太晚了),但我们还是进去逛了逛,或许还能在咖啡馆里吃点东西。酒厂外面有充足的停车位。总是令人愉悦的体验。我们走进去,看到了一个极具吸引力的陈列室,里面展示了他们种类繁多的威士忌及相关商品。接待我们的是名叫理查德的员工,他既友善又博学。他欣然花时间向我们介绍店里出售的各种威士忌以及酒厂的相关信息,显然他对这些知识充满热情且极具感染力。尽管我们并未参加参观行程,他仍允许我们品尝几款威士忌。他带我们参观了店里一些极为珍稀的威士忌。我们买了几瓶带回家——广受欢迎、带有浓郁花香味的“Samsara”,还有带有焦糖风味的“Liora”;此外还买了一个徽章和一个手提袋。我们的朋友是艾雷岛威士忌的爱好者,他则挑选了带有野营篝火般甜美风味的“Alinta”。虽然采购了不少周边商品(可惜没买到骑行夹克),我们本还想顺道去隔壁的咖啡馆喝杯咖啡、吃点蛋糕呢。可惜的是,似乎刚刚结束游览的游客把店里挤得水泄不通,我们进不去,只好前往威格敦去填饱肚子。虽然有些失望,但也没办法。
如果你在这一带,一定要去布拉德诺赫看看,那里的接待热情周到,强烈推荐!特别要提一下理查德!哦,那里的威士忌也堪称一流呢!