Our correspondent north of the border writes
The remote beauty of Abhainn Dearg
The newest and most remote distillery in Britain, Abhainn Dearg on the Isle of Lewis, has released its first batch of New Make Spirit – as yet it is too young to be legally called whisky. Around 100 people gathered at McSorley’s Bar in central Glasgow on March 16th to watch Marco Tayburn, founder of Abhainn Dearg, and Bill MacIntosh, chair of Glasgow’s Whisky Club, officially launch the Spirit of Lewis.
Although I couldn’t make that evening, I ventured along the next night to see what was happening. continue reading…
