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Islay
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Big Peat " Beach BBQ Edition " Feis Ile 2022 Limited...
Blended Malt | 70CL/54.2% -
Lagavulin 26 Year Old -2021 - Special Releases - Single...
The Collectibles | 70CL/44.2% -
Smokehead Rum Rebel Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
New Arrivals | 70CL/46% -
Big Peat " Peatrichor " 2021 Limited Edition Blended...
Islay | 70CL/58.3% -
Ardbeg - Arrrrrrrdbeg - 2021 - Committee Release -...
Islay | 70CL/51.8% -
Old Particular Limited Edition Collection - The Spiritualist...
Islay | 70CL/53.2% -
Smokehead Sherry Bomb Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/48% -
Kilchoman 2010 Vintage Release - 9 Year Old Single...
Islay | 70CL/48% -
Kilchoman 100% Islay 2019 - 9th - Release Single Malt...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Caol Ila 8 Year Old -2010 -Single Malt Scotch Whisky...
Islay | 70CL/58.5% -
Octomore 8 Year Old -Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Douglas...
Islay | 70CL/48.4% -
Big Peat "Feis Ile Edition" 2019 Limited Edition Blended...
Blended Malt | 70CL/48% -
Smokehead High Voltage Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/58% -
Bowmore Vintner’s Trilogy 26 Year Old Wine Matured...
Islay | 70CL/48.7% -
Bunnahabhain Stiuireadair Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/46.3% -
Kilchoman 2009 Release - 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/46% -
Port Ellen 37 Year Old -1979 -17th Release (2017) Single...
Islay | 70CL/51.0% -
Kilchoman 100% Islay 2017 Release Single Malt Scotch...
Islay | 70CL/50% -
Port Ellen 37 Year Old 1978 16th Release (2016) Single...
Islay | 70CL/55.2% -
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% -
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1978 14th Release (2014) Single...
Islay | 70CL/56.5% -
The Ileach Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/40% -
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay | 70CL/40%
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!
