Whisky Forum - Islay docu on BBC Alba

Iain Mac · Member Joined: 08 Mar 2009 Posts: 10 Location: Dun Eideann

Have just noticed this program on Islay culture, hence i missed the first 2 episodes. It's called 'S ann an Ile' and is subtitled for those without the Gaelic. The 3rd episode in still available on BBC I-player. There's not much about whisky in it, i assume that was covered earlier but Iain Banks pops up in connection with 'Raw Spirit' and the native Ileach and Bowmore manager Iseabail Nic an t-Sagairt speaks - thought about adding this to the 'women in (!) whisky' thread. We also see the Port Charlotte hotel in connection with it's livel traditonal music.

All in all, it's an interesting insight into today's Islay.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k35hh
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Alastair · Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:10 pm Post subject:

I shall take a look at that later Iain when i have more time.

Yesterdays episode of Martin Clunes Islands of Britain also visited Islay and the Bruichladdich distillery. It is available to watch on the ITV Player:
http://www.itv.com/ITVPlayer/Video/default.html?ViewType=5&Filter=41381

Alastair

butephoto · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

Anyone else noticed that all these sorts of programmes that visit Islay all go to Bruichladdich and yet they apparently do no sort of marketing?

Hmm...
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Andy M · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1212

I had kinda noticed this, a very good bit of free marketing.

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Islay Pete · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

Yes i had noticed this, very clever marketing. They would have needed some size of advertising budget to buy the exposure they got on the likes of Martin Clunes Islands of Britain. Good on them the small distilleries need all the help they can get to compete with the big boys.

Pete