Tag: Scottish islands

A brisk wind off the Atlantic, the scent of peat smoke, and the stark, dramatic beauty of the Outer Hebrides. If you’re wondering where the 2016 remake of Whiskey Galore! truly found its cinematic home, the answer lies predominantly on the Isle of Lewis. While the original true story unfolded on Eriskay, director Gillies MacKinnon […]

If you’re wondering where was Whisky Galore! filmed, the definitive answer for the iconic 1949 Ealing comedy is the Isle of Barra in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. This remote, windswept island perfectly captured the spirit and isolation of the fictional island of Todday, where the famous tale of a shipwrecked whisky cargo unfolds. Everything from the […]