A plus for the witchery, the orangery downstairs has a bit more space compared to the main rooms at the front with the plus you can hear the oasis blaring from the kitchen if you are a fan.
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Thanks all for the advice - greatly appreciated - and have today booked three distillery tours so far, ordered Iain’s book and made a reservation for dinner at the witchery, sadly wont be able to accomodate Springbank distillery which I have learnt much about from this forum- will save for the next visit
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A Lagavulin 8. I prefer a 16 but it was a gift from my lovely wife so I am happy. Next time, I’ll specify a 16.
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The 8 is bottled to celebrate the first Lagavulin of 1816, which was an 8 year old. The standard 16 is very nice, but you can appreciate the 8 a bit more with this little piece of information.
Also I think the 8 is not bottled all years.
Enjoy!
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The King’s Ginger- a hidden gem. Proper steel fist in a velvet glove. Great to see
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As the Andy Stewart song says:
Campbeltown Loch, I wish you were whisky
Campbeltown Loch, och aye
Campbeltown Loch, I wish you were whisky
I would drink you dry
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Hi Dave @dave-marshall. Was it you that recommended Ben Bracken Malt (Lidls)? what colour box is the one to go for, Blue or Red? Thanks in advance and cheers.
Hi @Steve_S,
My shout goes to the one in the red box, the Speyside, which is very close in taste to Glemorangie Lasanta, also from Speyside 
, and one of my favourites.
The blue box, the Highland, and the green box, the Islay, I’ve never tried, though, at those prices, it’s got to be worth a bash.
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Many thanks Dave, we have a new Lidl that has just opened near to me, it’s not a chain that I know but when I went for a shufti I saw those bottles and something twigged with one of your postings. I’ll get a bottle of each and see how they go as everyday drinking whisky as opposed to good sipping malt.
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Stand by to be pleasantly surprised by the Speyside. 
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The Glenlivet Founders Reserve. I do enjoy the older, more recognised Glenlivets but couldn’t resist this one when it was knocked down from £32 to £22 at Tesco. I’ve not tried it before and it’s a very good tipple at this price.
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Enjoy !
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Buy another 8 year old, blend together to make a large bottle of 16 ? 
