Neil McCann

[Reverend Lovejoy]

58 minutes ago, Prince Buster said:

Sorry Islay, you've lost me. What do you mean by you get you annual rental from the distillery? Do you own the land upon which the distillery stands?

I took it to mean that he annually rents bottles of whisky.

[Sebastiano Nela]

1 hour ago, Reverend Lovejoy said:

I took it to mean that he annually rents bottles of whisky.

Gets 20p refunded when he takes the empty bottle back

[islaydarkblue]

3 hours ago, Prince Buster said:

Sorry Islay, you've lost me. What do you mean by you get you annual rental from the distillery? Do you own the land upon which the distillery stands?

Hi PB,

 I am sorry about going off the topic.

 I receive an annual rental for the land I own which is part of the site where Laphroaig distillery is situated.

I am surprised that Sebastiano Nelo who is employed in the whisky industry does not know the answer. 

[Prince Buster]

28 minutes ago, Islaydarkblue said:

Hi PB,

 I am sorry about going off the topic.

 I receive an annual rental for the land I own which is part of the site where Laphroaig distillery is situated.

I am surprised that Sebastiano Nelo who is employed in the whisky industry does not know the answer. 

No problem Islay and thanks for the explanation. I hope they pay you well and that you set the level of rental.

[islaydarkblue]

5 minutes ago, Prince Buster said:

No problem Islay and thanks for the explanation. I hope they pay you well and that you set the level of rental.

Hi PB,

You could also receive an annual rental by becoming a Friend of Laphroaig https://www.laphroaig.com/islay/our-plots/

The annual rental for your plot of land on the Laphroaig Distillery site is a miniature of 10 year old single malt Laphroaig whisky which must be collected in person from the distillery shop.

At present it is no problem for my wife and myself to collect our rental. 

About ten years ago someone in the Laphroaig head office sent quarter bottles instead of miniatures to be handed out in exchange for the annual rental. As a result we received two quarter bottles (20cl) instead of the usual miniatures (5cl). Sadly that mistake never happened again.

[Prince Buster]

6 minutes ago, Islaydarkblue said:

Hi PB,

You could also receive an annual rental by becoming a Friend of Laphroaig https://www.laphroaig.com/islay/our-plots/

The annual rental for your plot of land on the Laphroaig Distillery site is a miniature of 10 year old single malt Laphroaig whisky which must be collected in person from the distillery shop.

At present it is no problem for my wife and myself to collect our rental. 

About ten years ago someone in the Laphroaig head office sent quarter bottles instead of miniatures to be handed out in exchange for the annual rental. As a result we received two quarter bottles (20cl) instead of the usual miniatures (5cl). Sadly that mistake never happened again.

Ahhh, so it's not your land but is in fact a kind of marketing ploy that probably costs them nothing in real terms.

I like Laphroaig but despite the fact that my walking club has a visit planned to the Port Charlotte Youth Hostel in June it's highly unlikely I'll ever visit the island. So thanks for the info but I think I'll just not bother.

[islaydarkblue]

Just now, Prince Buster said:

Ahhh, so it's not your land but is in fact a kind of marketing ploy that probably costs them nothing in real terms.

I like Laphroaig but despite the fact that my walking club has a visit planned to the Port Charlotte Youth Hostel in June it's highly unlikely I'll ever visit the island. So thanks for the info but I think I'll just not bother.

Hi PB,

Congratulations, you have hit the nail on the head. 

Your walking club have chosen the best time of year to visit Islay weather wise as the weather is usually dry and sunny thanks to the influence of the Atlantic high pressures. The only downside is June is in the midgie season. I understand that the Port Charlotte Youth Hostel is very popular and mine host at the Lochindaal Hotel Port Charlotte told me that he gets a lot of customers from the youth hostel for his full English breakfast. 

[Prince Buster]

3 minutes ago, Islaydarkblue said:

The only downside is June is in the midgie season.

 One of the reasons I don't fancy it Islay. However, if I change my mind I'll let you know.

[islaydarkblue]

1 hour ago, Prince Buster said:

 One of the reasons I don't fancy it Islay. However, if I change my mind I'll let you know.

Hi PB,

The midgies are more of a problem in the Port Ellen side of Islay as there are a lot of peat bogs which supply water to the three distilleries situated at that end of the island. 

There is normally a gentle breeze which keeps the midgies at bay. 

Every year there is a Walk Islay walking week which is held in April before the start of the midgie season. http://www.walkislay.co.uk/

I do not know how testing the walks are for your Club’s standard of walking but people return year after year to go on the walks. I have seen photographs of the Islay walks and the views are stunning. We also have a stunning view from the front window of our house across Lochindaal which can never be replicated when we move back to live in Dundee. 

 

[bp33]

2 hours ago, Islaydarkblue said:

Hi PB,

Congratulations, you have hit the nail on the head. 

Your walking club have chosen the best time of year to visit Islay weather wise as the weather is usually dry and sunny thanks to the influence of the Atlantic high pressures. The only downside is June is in the midgie season. I understand that the Port Charlotte Youth Hostel is very popular and mine host at the Lochindaal Hotel Port Charlotte told me that he gets a lot of customers from the youth hostel for his full English breakfast. 

Full English breakfast, in Scotland, WTF?

[islaydarkblue]

1 hour ago, Bp33 said:

Full English breakfast, in Scotland, WTF?

That is what they call it in hotels and restaurants in Scotland. 

 

[Prince Buster]

33 minutes ago, Islaydarkblue said:

That is what they call it in hotels and restaurants in Scotland. 

 

Usually if it includes a Lorne option and decent black pudding, not that English garbage with the big white lumps in it, it's called a Scottish breakfast. Sometimes a kind of dumpling stuff too but I always swerve that nonsense.