Anyone going to the Islay Festival?

I am just about to leave with the wife to catch the ferry from Holland to Newcastle and later on in the week we are going to Islay . We have rented a cottage in Port Charlotte. Anyone else going? All the activities are here

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I will be attending two masterclasses in Bruichladdich, one in Caol Ila and one on Jura during the week. I intend to go to a ceilidh most nights. If anyone is I correspond with here, is going too, it would be nice to meet up. Sunday 24th of May I will be at the Rabbie Burns Masterclass at Bruichladdich. Just shout, "hey Jock" and I will respond. Will send a detailed report when I get back in June and post some pics of the trip.

Peace,

Jock

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Jacues Loofjes
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Jacues Loofjes schrieb:

Enjoy your trip! And try to visit the opening at the Bunnahabhain Distillery (if it's the same as all the years before). Very nice there ;-)

Andreas

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Andreas Gugau

Uzytkownik "Jacues Loofjes" napisal:

Lucky you! Say hello from me to Islay. And to Jackie Thomson at Ardbeg, if can.

Cheers, Rajmund

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Rajmund

Hehee! As will probably half the room. It's a bit like shouting "Hey Pierre" in France.

I am envious. I hope you enjoy your trip.

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~misfit~

If you shout 'Hey, Jock' anywhere in Scotland, a large proportion of those in earshot might respond - not always favourably!

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Jupiter

It was indeed very nice there.

Jock

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Jacues Loofjes

Well you could just have shouted Hey Jock Shaw. I think I was the only one there with that name. BTW the Scots were very much in minority. It was mostly Germans and Swedes. Even at the Bowmore Homecoming Scotland on the main square in Bowmore, it was full of Germans and Swedes. We all danced a huge "strip The Willow"set dance with all 9 distillery managers on the square. I think about 100+ people were in the dance. I almost fainted after going down the lines with me wife.

Jock

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Jacues Loofjes

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