Islay’s young distillery from Hunter Laing: worm tubs, Islay peat and a spirit with body. History, production, range and single casks.
Ardnahoe: Distillery Guide
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Bruichladdich: Distillery Guide
Islay’s progressive distillery: from unpeated to Octomore, the most heavily peated whisky in the world. History, production, core range by strand and releases.
Kilchoman: Distillery Guide
Founded in 2005 on the west coast of Islay, Kilchoman brought the island back to its farming roots: barley grown on the estate, malted at …
Ardbeg: Distillery Guide
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 …
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 …
Fèis Ìle 2026: the Islay Festival Programme
Fèis Ìle 2026 was held from 22 to 31 May: ten days instead of the usual nine, for the first time in the festival’s history. …
Octomore 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4: differences, prices and which to choose
Every year Bruichladdich releases four expressions of Octomore. Series 16, announced in early 2025, is the subject of this guide. Series 16, announced in early …
Bowmore: Distillery Guide
Bowmore sits at the centre of Islay, geographically and in terms of what it does with smoke. The village of Bowmore is on the eastern …
Laphroaig: Distillery Guide
Laphroaig is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery on the southern coast of Islay, a few minutes from Port Ellen. It has been distilling since …