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Islay
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Caol Ila 8 Years Old Tokaji Wine Cask Finish Single...
Islay | 70CL/56.4% -
Caol Ila 2022 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/43% -
Lagavulin 2022 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/43% -
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte SC:01 2012 Heavily Peated...
Islay | 70CL/55.2% -
Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.3% -
Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 10.1 29 Year Old Single...
Islay | 70CL/45.1% -
Elements of Islay Sherry Cask Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/54.5% -
Kilchoman Machir Bay - Cask Strength Edition 2021 -...
Islay | 70CL/58.3% -
Caol Ila 11yo First Fill Palo Cortado Sherry Hogshead...
Islay | 70CL/59.3% -
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old - Cask Strength - 2022 -...
Islay | 70CL/56.6% -
Bruichladdich Octomore Edition: 13.3/ 129.3 PPM -...
Islay | 70CL/61.1% -
Bruichladdich Octomore Edition: 13.1/ 137.3 PPM -...
Islay | 70CL/59.2% -
Bruichladdich The Organic 2011 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Elements of Islay Peat Full Proof
Islay | 50CL/59.3% -
Elements of Islay Peat 45
Islay | 50CL/45% -
Smokehead Unfiltered Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Kilchoman UK Exclusive Small Batch Release 4 - Bourbon...
Islay | 70CL/49.8% -
Big Peat " Beach BBQ Edition " Feis Ile 2022 Limited...
Blended Malt | 70CL/54.2% -
Ardcore - Limited Release - 2022 - Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle 2022 - 1998 - Calvados Cask Finish...
New Arrivals | 70CL/49.7% -
Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle 2022 - Abhainn Araig - Single...
New Arrivals | 70CL/50.8% -
Caol Ila 10 Year Old - Re-charred Hogshead - Single...
Islay | 70CL/55.1% -
Caol Ila 11 Year Old - Refill Hogsheads - Single Malt...
New Arrivals | 70CL/46% -
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.3% -
Lagavulin 26 Year Old -2021 - Special Releases - Single...
The Collectibles | 70CL/44.2%
Islay malts must be, for everyone from the beginner to the connoisseur, the most distinctive of all single malt whiskies - certainly their flavour is among the strongest of all the regions. Peat is the key, both in terms of its influence on the ingredients used for distillation and of its presence in the final taste. The island has extensive beds of peat, over which the water used in the distillation process flows, arriving at its destination already flavoured.
Varying amounts of peat are also used to dry the barley. In the past, the barley was produced locally, although now the majority is brought in from further afield.
Peat is noticeable in the flavours of all the Islay malts, from the mildest to the intensely flavoured, imparting a dryness which is sometimes balanced by sweetness and often emphasised by smokiness. For beginners to single malts, the Islay whiskies seem like an acquired taste, but they are an essential ingredient in the vast majority of Blended whiskies, without them your favourite blend may not be your favourite at all!