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The making a bottle of Lagavulin 16 yrs in mosaic

August 17, 2008

in Inspiration, Islay, Whisky Fun, WhiskyBuzz

Santi. Artist, freak, lover and friend according to his YouTube profile had a client coming into his studio. The order? A bottle of Lagavulin Single Malt Whisky 16 yrs made purely in mosaic.

In a series of 5 videos on YouTube we get to follow how Santi (who by the way thinks lagavulin is a bourbon) makes his artwork from sketch to final mosaic wall. I’m not 100% sure I would hang the piece in my living room, however I do think that if you’re the ultimate whisky freak, then this would be what you place in the bottom of your pool, on the wall of your mosaic covered spa or maybe on the wall of your secret “whisky grotto”

Warning! For whisky freaks only.

The video is split up into 5 parts. If you really wanna know how [click to continue…]

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Tagged as: artwork, lagavulin, mosaic, whiskey, whisky, youtube

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A local of Islay pour Lagavulin whisky into his 1978 Rolls Royce

August 11, 2008

in Islay, Links, Whisky Fun

 

Newstrack India got a little post about a different (and quite stupid) way to beat fuel costs.

With the cost of fuel going up day-by-day, crafty islanders have discovered a unique way to keep their wheels running – fuelling cars with whisky.

The locals of Islay have been running their cars on nothing but whisky, a fine example was Donnie MacKinnon, 66, who was seen tipping a full gallon of Lagavulin Scotch into his six-litre 1978 Rolls Royce.

Comment: It seems quite expensive to pour Lagavulin into your car…

 

 

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Tagged as: india, lagavulin, whisky

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