{"id":145233,"date":"2016-12-02T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=145233"},"modified":"2016-12-02T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T10:00:11","slug":"cycling-trip-around-scottish-distilleries-youll-want-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/12\/02\/cycling-trip-around-scottish-distilleries-youll-want-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Trip Around the Scottish Distilleries? You\u2019ll Want to See This"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Restoring his grandfather\u2019s English 3-speed opened digital media assistant Sean Duncan\u2019s eyes to the freedom of cycling.\u00a0 A year later, the 25-year-old took a brand new 2016 Dawes Galaxy on a tour of Islay\u2019s famous whisky distilleries.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Great Outdoors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Inspired by outdoor-survival videos he\u2019d seen online, Duncan attended a bushcraft course run by Ray Mears\u2019 company Woodlore.\u00a0 Duncan started planning trips where he was reliant on carrying everything he\u2019d need, including his own food and shelter \u2013 and he admitted to becoming obsessed over the details of how to carry his camping gear with him.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-145233 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150448-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-scaled.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150315-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>The Bicycle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Duncan had always struggled to find an easy way to reach a good destination under his own steam, but having pulled apart a bike and put it back together, Duncan realised that with a minimal amount of maintenance, a bicycle could take him a long way.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-145233 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-scaled.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150123-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-scaled.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150045-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145334\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160909_203817.jpg\" alt=\"img_20160909_203817\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dawes Galaxy was modified slightly \u2013 Duncan borrowed the Brooks B17 Saddle from his grandfather\u2019s 3-speed, and fitted racks for his two Ortlieb City panniers for his camping gear and food\u2026 and maybe some mementos from his distillery visits\u2026<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-145233 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-scaled.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150251-2048x1365.webp 2048w, 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https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150148-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150148-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150148-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150148-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150148-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160911_150148-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Whisky and Its Rewards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are many rewards to a cycling whisky tour, the most obvious of which is the whisky.\u00a0 Islay is home to many famous distilleries including Ron Swanson\u2019s favourite \u2013 Lagavulin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145344\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_145207.jpg\" alt=\"img_20160904_145207\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" \/><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-145233 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-scaled.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160904_144853-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-scaled.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/DSC05248-01-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With Ardbeg, Bowmore, and Laphroaig all within short cycling distance, Duncan had plenty of time for a recovery dram or two.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-145233 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https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160907_190854-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160907_190854-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160907_190854-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160907_190854-1920x1280.webp 1920w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160907_190854-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_20160907_190854-1920x1280.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What better way to sample some of the world\u2019s greatest whiskies than in their native environment?\u00a0 Feeling the colour and climate of Islay from a bicycle has now officially been added to WeLoveCycling\u2019s bucket list.\u00a0 What greater reward could there be?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery 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