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Islay
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Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.3% -
Kilchoman 2009 Release - 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Ardbeg AN OA Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.6% -
Port Ellen 37 Year Old -1979 -17th Release (2017) Single...
Islay | 70CL/51.0% -
Macleod's As We Get It Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/61.2% -
Kilchoman 100% Islay 2017 Release Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Heavily Peated 10 Year...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Lagavulin 25 Year Old 200th Anniversary 2016 Single...
New Arrivals | 70CL/51.7% -
Port Ellen 37 Year Old 1978 16th Release (2016) Single...
Islay | 70CL/55.2% -
Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/48% -
Kilchoman Sanaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Port Ellen 32 Year Old 1983 15th Release (2015) Single...
Islay | 70CL/53.9% -
Kilchoman 2008 Release - 7 Year Old Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Kilchoman Machir Bay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Glass...
A-Z Scotch Whisky | 70CL/46% -
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1978 14th Release (2014) Single...
Islay | 70CL/56.5% -
Laphroaig Select Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/40% -
Ardbeg Uigeadail Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/54.2% -
The Ileach Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/40% -
Ardbeg 21 Year Old Douglas Laing's Old Particular Single...
Islay | 70CL/48.6% -
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/40% -
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie - Scottish Barley...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Kilchoman Machir Bay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/43% -
Caol Ila 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/43% -
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.3%
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!
