E28 – Slowing Down on Islay – A Whisky Tourist’s Perspective

In this episode, Lars Weitbrecht, a traveller from Germany, shares his introduction to Islay whisky from his father, then his own discovery of more Islay whisky, the Islay landscape and the Islay community, in conversation with Jolyon Thurgood.  We learn the meaning of the German words entschleunigung and fernweh . This episode was recorded in September 2023.

Presented by

Jolyon Thurgood

Special Guest Featured

Lars Weitbrecht, a not-so-frequent visitor to Islay from (near) Stuttgart, Germany