点评:Laphroaig has been my favorite drink since college and my dream of visiting the distillery in Islay came true a decade later when my wife and I went to Europe on our honeymoon. Our tour guide, Richard, was one of the most knowledgable people on a single subject I'd ever met. He answered an endless stream of questions on the Uisge tour, which included a beautiful hike up the hills alongside sheep, a picnic next to the distillery water source, various tastings throughout (including a warehouse visit to extract your own cask strength whisky to take home), and a chance to stake a flag into your own 1x1 foot plot of land under lifetime lease. Our unique experience even continued into the next day when we stopped for food at the nearby SeaSalt Bistro & Takeaway and none other than Richard greeted us from behind the counter wearing a barista apron. He explained that he was covering for a friend as a favor since everyone helps each other on the small island and informed us that our order was on the house. We want to sing our praises to the entire distillery staff for an amazing experience and give a special shoutout to a special human, Richard, for personifying the community warmth and wit that we felt in Islay!
翻译:拉弗格(Laphroaig)是我从大学时代就最爱的饮品,十年后,我和妻子去欧洲度蜜月,实现了参观艾雷岛酿酒厂的梦想。我们的导游理查德(Richard)是我见过的对某个主题最了解的人之一。在伊斯热(Uisge)之旅中,他回答了我们无数的问题。旅程包括沿着绵羊群漫步的山坡徒步旅行、在酿酒厂水源旁野餐、各种品酒活动(包括参观仓库,提取自己酿造的原桶威士忌带回家),以及有机会在自己拥有的1x1英尺(约3x3米)的终身租赁土地上插上一面旗帜。这种独特的体验甚至持续到了第二天,我们在附近的SeaSalt Bistro & Takeaway餐厅停下来吃饭,穿着咖啡师围裙的理查德在柜台后面迎接了我们。他解释说,他是为了帮朋友打工,因为在这个小岛上,每个人都会互相帮助,他还告诉我们,我们的订单是免费的。我们要对整个酿酒厂的员工大加赞扬,感谢他们为我们带来了如此美妙的体验,并特别感谢理查德,他体现了我们在艾雷岛感受到的社区温暖和智慧!