点评:I should mention this was a "grown-up" family of 5 adults. Of the 5 distillery tours we did during the 6 days we were on Islay, this was the one where my non-whisky drinking wife (and driver) :-) joined due to The Botanist gin, plus my teetotal daughter - because you cant visit Islay without experiencing at least one! I love the way all the distilleries have their own character despite having a similar production process. The tour, hosted by Ashley, was really good, and the tastings very generous. Before my visit I had the preconception that Bruichladdich was not a "proper" Islay whisky, being non-peated, but I left as a convert - and was not previously familiar with the really good (peated) Port Charlotte & Octomore brands. Well worth a visit.
翻译:我应该说一下,这是一个由 5 名成年人组成的“成人”家庭。在艾雷岛的 6 天里,我们参观了 5 家酿酒厂,而这一次,我那不喝威士忌的妻子(兼司机) :-) 因为 The Botanist 杜松子酒而加入了进来,还有我那滴酒不沾的女儿——因为如果不体验一次,就不能算是来过艾雷岛!我喜欢所有酿酒厂都有自己的特色,尽管它们有类似的生产过程。这次由 Ashley 主持的旅行非常棒,品尝的酒也非常丰盛。在我参观之前,我先入为主地认为 Bruichladdich 不是“正宗”的艾雷岛威士忌,因为它没有泥煤味,但我离开时却改变了主意——而且我之前并不熟悉真正优质的(泥煤味)Port Charlotte 和 Octomore 品牌。非常值得一游。