Islay Scotch Whisky
The southernmost island of the Southern Hebrides is characterised by malts that are pungent with peat, smoke and salinity, revealing their complexity layer after layer. There are eight working distilleries on Islay: Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Kilchoman, Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain, Bruichladdich, Bowmore and Ardbeg.
Islay Festival, or Feis Ile, is an annual week of malt and music shenanigans that takes place on Islay every end of May. Perhaps the highlight of the Islay Festival is that most distilleries craft a limited edition cask especially for the festival.
Even the island’s name is shrouded in complexity; the proper pronunciation of Islay is ‘eye-la’.
Thirsty for more? Explore Scotch Whisky and its regions: Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown, and Islands.
You can also visit Scotch Whisky distilleries.
Islay Festival, or Feis Ile, is an annual week of malt and music shenanigans that takes place on Islay every end of May. Perhaps the highlight of the Islay Festival is that most distilleries craft a limited edition cask especially for the festival.
Even the island’s name is shrouded in complexity; the proper pronunciation of Islay is ‘eye-la’.
Thirsty for more? Explore Scotch Whisky and its regions: Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Campbeltown, and Islands.
You can also visit Scotch Whisky distilleries.
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The people of Islay will share a bottle of Whisky over a graveside at a funeral, orating stories of the deceased until the last drop has been sipped.
Oh, and imagine this: until the 1970s, it was normal for either newly distilled spirit or casks bottled to be tried by distillery staff five times a day.
Oh, and imagine this: until the 1970s, it was normal for either newly distilled spirit or casks bottled to be tried by distillery staff five times a day.
Has the largest number of distilleries
Effectively, all the areas surrounding the Speyside region
Unrecognised sub-region of Highlands
Located south of the imaginary line between Glasgow & Edinburgh
A small, rugged island off the west coast of the mainland
Area around the town on the Kintyre peninsula
Scotch Whisky Regions
Most Popular in Islay Scotch Whisky
Lagavulin
16 Year Old
Scotch
$98.99
Laphroaig
Quarter Cask
Scotch
$63.99
Caol Ila
12 Year Old
Scotch
$72.99
Bowmore
15 Year Old Darkest
Scotch
Bunnahabhain
12 Year Old
Scotch
$61.99
Bruichladdich
Scottish Barley Malt Whisky
Scotch
San Francisco Double Gold Winner
Ardbeg
Uigeadail
Scotch
$85.99
Kilchoman
Machir Bay
Scotch
$65.99
Port Ellen
27 Year Old 1982 - Mission (Murray McDavid)
Scotch
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