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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% -
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% -
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2023 Release Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Caol Ila 2022 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/43% -
Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.3% -
Elements of Islay Bourbon Cask Blended Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/54.5% -
Elements of Islay Sherry Cask Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/54.5% -
Elements of Islay Cask Edit Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Bruichladdich Octomore Edition: 13.3/ 129.3 PPM -...
Islay | 70CL/61.1% -
Bruichladdich The Organic 2011 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Port Askaig 8 Year Old
New Arrivals | 70CL/45.8% -
Port Askaig Cask Strength Small Batch #01- 2023
Islay | 70CL/57.1% -
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Smokehead Unfiltered Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Big Peat " Beach BBQ Edition " Feis Ile 2022 Limited...
Blended Malt | 70CL/54.2% -
Ardcore - Limited Release - 2022 - 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!
