Eriskay's bar and restaurant at Balla, named after the whisky-laden SS Politician wrecked off the island in 1941
Am Politician is the bar and restaurant at Balla on Eriskay, above the island's west-facing beach. Built in 1988, it takes its name from the SS Politician, the cargo ship that ran aground off Eriskay in February 1941 with a large consignment of whisky, the wreck that inspired Compton Mackenzie's Whisky Galore.
Artefacts salvaged from the ship, including whisky bottles, are displayed in the bar. The pub serves locally sourced food, has a conservatory with views over the water, and hosts music at weekends.
Photo Alan Jamieson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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- The Politician, Balla, Isle of Eriskay