Last Friday I wrote about the 'Big Picture' showing all nine Islay Distillery Managers together, which is a unique and very exclusive happening. Furthermore I mentioned that this picture was shot for the American magazine Malt Advocate to be used in this quarters feature article about Islay and its distilleries.
Today John Hansell, Publisher & Editor of Malt Advocate magazine, contacted me. He was pleasantly surprised to find the picture on this blog. John visited Islay in May and visited each distillery and their managers. The result is an Islay Whisky special titled 'Islay Whiskies are Smokin' in this issue (fourth quarter 2007) of Malt Adocate magazine, of 8,000 words, which is the equivalent of four or five of their standard-length feature stories. There are a few more enjoyable Islay whisky pieces, one from Steven Beaumont who participated in the Islay whisky Festival, a story from Jonny McCormick about Black Bowmore and Gavin Smith did a nice historical perspective on Islay Distilleries. On top of all that there is a large online picture gallery available on their website with pictures from Islay's Distilleries and Islay's landscape. Subscriptions can be ordered online for $40.00 per year. Check for availability of individual issues.
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