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Islay
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Inverdarach Pot Still Edition - Caol Ila 9 Year Old...
Islay | 70CL/56.1% -
Caol Ila 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - James...
Islay | 70CL/56.1% -
Ardbeg - Traigh Bhan 19 Years Old Batch 5 (2023) Limited...
Islay | 70CL/46.2% -
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old - Cask Strength - 2023 Edition-...
Islay | 70CL/60.1% -
Staoisha (Peated Bunnahabhain) - 2013 - 9 Year Old...
Islay | 70CL/55.7% -
Kilchoman 100% Islay 2023 - 13th - Release Single Malt...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Bruichladdich Octomore Edition: 14.3/ 214.2 PPM -...
Islay | 70CL/61.4% -
Bruichladdich Octomore Edition: 14.2/ 128.9 PPM -...
Islay | 70CL/57.7% -
Bruichladdich Octomore Edition: 14.1/ 128.9 PPM -...
Islay | 70CL/59.6% -
Ardbeg 13 Year Old Anthology Harpys Tale - Single...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Ardbeg 25 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 2023...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Heavily Peated Islay Barley...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Ardbeg BizarreBQ Limited Edition - 2023 - Single Malt...
Islay | 70CL/50.9% -
Kilchoman The European Tour Limited Edition Release...
Islay | 70CL/58.5% -
Caol Ila 13 Year Old - Gordon & Macphail Discovery...
Islay | 70CL/43% -
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte PMC:01 2013 Heavily Peated...
Islay | 70CL/54.5% -
Ardbeg Heavy Vapours - Limited Release - 2023 - Single...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Kilchoman UK Exclusive Small Batch Release 5 - Bourbon...
Islay | 70CL/49% -
Kilchoman Fino Cask Matured - 2023 - Edition - Single...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Kilchoman Cognac Cask Matured - 2023 - Edition - Single...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Bowmore 1997 - 25 Year Old - Infrequent Flyers - Batch...
Islay | 70CL/47.1% -
Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle 2023 - 1998 Manzanilla Cask Finish...
Islay | 70CL/52.3% -
Bunnahabhain Fèis Ìle 2023 - Canasta Cask Matured -...
Islay | 70CL/51.2% -
Caol Ila 8 Years Old Tokaji Wine Cask Finish Single...
Islay | 70CL/56.4% -
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2023 Release Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/46%
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!