A. bought a new knitting project, and a lovely Shetland Tweed blanket made by Skye weavers using Shetland Wool.
After dropping our purchases back at the cottage, we waited in vain for a bus to Lerwick Brewery which failed to appear. Instead, we walked the 2 miles to the brewery passing on our way Jamieson and Smith.
Ryan, the assistant brewer led the tour of the brewery, which ended with a small tasting platter comprising of Tushkar Oatmeal Stout, 60O North, and Lerwick IPA.
Stocking up on off-sales I also purchased the second to last can of UHA ’25 IPA which was brewed exclusively for this year’s Up Helly Aa in collaboration with the head Jarl.
On our way back into town, emboldened by a glass or two of Lerwick’s finest, I asked an operative if we could have a cheeky look in the wool store and sorting bay at Jamieson and Smith, without hesitation we were given a brief tour of the workings.
80% of Shetland Wool passes through this brokerage, from which it is processed, graded, and shipped to Yorkshire for cleaning and spinning into yarn. The air was thick with the taste of lanolin. Our tour guide seemed familiar, but I was too shy to ask if we had met her previously on our trip to Fair Isle some years back.
