Each distillery has whiskies that are not available where we are in Texas. Those are what the boys especially are interested in tasting.

Our only scheduled tour of the trip was in the Ardbeg warehouse rather than in the distillery which was “quiet” for cleaning and maintenance. I learned a lot and enjoyed the smells of the whiskey.

Laphroig came next. My people loved it 🥰.

The last stop today was Lagavulin where I had a lovely mocktail!

It was here that a man behind us noticed me knitting (I wasn’t drinking so knitted instead 😊). He and his wife had never seen anyone knit in the American way—“throwing” the yarn with the right hand. Turns out they were with a group of friends from Bavaria who call themselves the Whiskey Pilgrims. They have been visiting distilleries in Scotland since 2013… what an amazingly good idea!

Everyone was happy, especially our boys 😊.