Among Islay’s peated single malts, Ardbeg is the name that divides opinion more than any other. It is a sharp, smoky whisky, yet one that …
Caol Ila: Distillery Guide
Caol Ila is the largest distillery on Islay and, at the same time, the least talked about. For most of its history its whisky went …
Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine III for the 25th Anniversary
Bruichladdich has revived the Yellow Submarine, one of the releases marking 25 years since the Islay distillery reopened. The new Yellow Submarine landed on 1 …
Lagavulin: Distillery Guide
Lagavulin is the middle voice of the southern Islay trio: less medicinal than Laphroaig, less spiky than Ardbeg, with a famously slow distillation that gives …
Kilchoman turns 100% Islay into “Rockside”
Kilchoman has officially launched Rockside, a single farm single malt aged 11 years at 46%. It is the first age statement release in the distillery’s …
Kilchoman launches Family Casks 1st Edition
Kilchoman is launching a new series, Family Casks 1st Edition, on Kilchoman Day, 28 May 2026, during Fèis Ìle. The first edition spans four expressions …
Talisker 1992 Rare Series: 33 Years Old, 331 Bottles
Diageo launched the Talisker 1992 Rare Series on 30 April 2026: 33 years at 60.1%, 331 bottles, 1,300 dollars. Skye experimental batch finished over twenty years in American oak hogsheads seasoned with amoroso sherry.
Sanaig vs Sanaig Cask Strength
Kilchoman Sanaig 46% versus Sanaig Cask Strength 57.8% (2024 release): same recipe, different proof, price nearly doubles.
Caol Ila 11, Fèis Ìle 2026 Tequila Finish
Caol Ila releases an 11 Year Old finished in former Don Julio tequila casks for Fèis Ìle 2026, £145. A distillery first.
Lagavulin 31, Skies of Fèis Ìle 2026
Lagavulin unveils a 31 Year Old Skies of Fèis Ìle at cask strength for the festival’s 40th anniversary. Hand-filled by Jordan Paisley, £2,800.