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Islay
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Caol Ila 2008 - 15 Year Old - Cask # 1822 Single...
Islay | 70CL/51.2% -
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2014 - 8 Year Old Single...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Bruichladdich Black Art Edition 11.1 24 Year Old Single...
Islay | 70CL/44.2% -
Bowmore 29 Year Old Timeless Series 2023 Release Single...
Islay | 70CL/53.7% -
Bowmore 22 Year Old Aston Martin Masters Selection...
Islay | 70CL/51% -
Ardbeg 2011 Cote Rotie Cask # 2323 Embassy Exclusive...
Islay | 70CL/58.2% -
Kilchoman PX Sherry Cask Matured - 2023 - Edition -...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Inverdarach Pot Still Edition - Caol Ila 9 Year Old...
Islay | 70CL/56.1% -
Ardbeg Single Cask No 247 Embassy Exclusive - 8 Year...
Islay | 70CL/60.7% -
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%
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!