Day 2 -- Friday, the 27th June
At breakfast, we solve the mystery: we have two towels for three, because JS booked rooms for two people. Safe to assume the user experience misled her. In any case, the host is relaxed about it, and gives us the additional towels, no questions asked. Breakfast is good.
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| My Full Scottish, complete with edible flower and all |
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| adc's Eggs, Bacon and Tomato on Toast |
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| JS's Vegetarian Breakfast |
Our host is talkative to say the least; another Scot who has lived everywhere and done everything. It puts one's own experience into perspective.
Replenished and eager, we drive to Lagg via the southeast road, and reach the distillery, in the rain, at 10:10 for our 11:00 appointment. Ahem. The car sees us take another nap. Gotta catch them Zs when you can!
Read about our visit of the orchard here.
[link to the warehouse tasting to come]
After our tasting, we loiter a bit, then depart. We go back north via the west coast. En route, we spot gannets, a black guillemot and oystercatchers. We stop at Lochranza; the tide is high. A couple of swans patrol the shoreline to the castle. We visit said castle (adc has never seen it from up close).
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| We also see this sign |
Then, we proceed, slowly but surely, to Brodick. There, we take a quick nap (I know), then head to Brambles for supper. Excellent food, decent staff (not always on the ball). It is very warm, though. All in all, it is very positive.
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| My whisky-based cocktail whose name I foolishly do not write down |
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JS's gin-based cocktail whose name I foolishly do not write down
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| Inch's Apple Cider (adc) |
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| Arran Cheddar Scone with Arran black pudding, asparagus, lightly poached egg, hazelnut butter (me) |
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| Brambles Fishcake (adc) |
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| Steamed Scottish Mussels (JS) |
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| Fillets of Sole with orzo, samphire, tomato, capers, black olives (me) |
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| Tandoori Lamb Shoulder with rogan josh jus, creamed potatoes, pickled coriander onions (adc) |
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| Gochujang Sesame Marinated Tofu with rice noodles, Asian vegetable broth (JS) |
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| Battered Onion Rings (JS) |
We hit home around 22:00, exhausted. We have enough energy for a doughnut, though.
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Vegan Strawberry "Pop Tart"
'Bad' would be too strong a word, but it is not our favourite |
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