Ardbeg at Stonehenge

Stonehenge, Wiltshire

From human sacrifice to astronomy, Stonehenge remains a mystery. Whether it is a place of sun worship, a healing sanctuary, a sacred burial site or something else altogether it is, quite simply , a remarkable structure. By way of the south coast, rivers, rollers and sledges, some of the stones were brought from as far as the Preseli Mountains in Wales, an incredible 240 miles away. Turn your back to the monument, look carefully and you will see the communal burial chambers of Neolithic long barrows and Bronze Age round barrows . We do not know the precise age of Stonehenge however archaeologists date it at around 5000 years old. One thing is for sure though, Stonehenge is definitely best discovered at day break on a cold winter's morning, preferably on horse back.

Ardbeg in Dambulla

Ardbeg in Dambulla
Ardbeg is..............46%!

Ardbeg in tea county, Sri Lanka

Ella, Sri Lanka
In the heart of the tea country.

Ardbeg at Bells Beach

Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Famous for being in the final scene of the film Point Break, the scene was not actually filmed there! Bells Beach is a straight stretch and the beach in the film is a cove with pine trees atop a hill. The actual location of the film was a beach called Indian Beach, Oregon.

Ardbeg in Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour
The Sydney Opera House is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th Century. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is nicknamed 'The Coathanger' or Colin because of its arch-based design.

Ardbeg at Bondi

Bondi Beach, Australia.
Big waves, Big surf, Big sun.
The infamous beach, east of central Sydney, is famous for its surf. Offering gentle breaks at the north end and very strong surf at the south side, due to the rip current known as 'Backpackers Express'. The rip gets its name because of its proximity to the bus stop, and the unwillingness of tourists to walk the length of the beach to safer swimming.

Ardbeg in Afghanistan

The Panjshir Valley.
Meaning 'Five Lions' in Persian. Protectors; five brothers who built a dam in the 11th Century. It's foundations for a reservoir still stand today.

The valley is beautiful, filled with walnut and mulberry groves, the river running through it, bursting with fish. There are carefully irrigated fields of wheat and maize that spread like a blanket across the valley floor. The mountains are baron and steep, scorching hot in the heat of the summer and snow-covered and often impassable in the freezing winter.

Due to it's location in Afghanistan, The Panjshir Valley has long been a centre of resistance to Afghan central governments and outside powers seeking to rule the region. Most recently and arguably the most famous is the anti-communist uprising led by Ahmad Shah Massoud who successfully used the valley as the base for his Northern Alliance during the 1979-1989 Soviet war in Afghanistan. It is clear visiting the Panjshir that the people still regard him as a hero. Today, the British Army study the military strategies used by Massoud as he is considered one of the great military tacticians.

The valley would become an important point of resistance against the Taliban when they rose to power in 1996 after the Mujahadein civil wars.