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‘A twist of fate led to this opportunity’ - The story of Islay’s first rum distillery - and its award-winning distiller
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Scotsman is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Scotland. The first report grouped here was at 13 Nov 2026, 16:04 UTC. The headline in use is “‘A twist of fate led to this opportunity’ - The story of Islay’s first rum distillery - and its award-winning distiller”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Known around the world for its whisky, Islay is also home to an award-winning rum distillery. Rosalind Erskine spoke to head distiller and distillery manager, Ben Inglis, about how a twist of fate led him to make rum on Scotland’s whisky isle.
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