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.
Ardbeg Homecoming Review: Tasting Notes and Profile
The Ardbeg Homecoming is the distillery exclusive Ardbeg surprise-released for Fèis Ìle 2025, sold only at the distillery’s Visitor Centre. Bottled at 56.1% ABV, non …
Laphroaig Willem by Willem, 14 Year Old Oloroso
Laphroaig unveils Willem by Willem, a 14 year old at 53.7% with Oloroso finish. Friends pre-order until April 28, retail from May 1, 2026 at £139.
Portintruan opens summer 2026 on Islay
Portintruan opens in summer 2026 near Port Ellen. Elixir Distillers’ new Islay distillery, direct-fired stills, Georgie Crawford as manager.
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2026, 10 Year Old
Kilchoman released the Loch Gorm 2026 Edition on 17 April 2026, the new annual sherry release from the Islay farm distillery. Ten years of full …
Talisker 10 Review: Tasting Notes and Profile
Talisker 10: 45.8% ABV, refill bourbon casks, peppery and saline profile from the Isle of Skye. Profile, comparison, price and who it’s for.
Ardbeg 10 Review: Tasting Notes and Profile
Ardbeg 10 is one of the best-selling peated whiskies from Islay and one of the few in its price range bottled at 46% ABV with …
Ardbeg Seasmoke, mashed with seawater
Ardbeg has announced Seasmoke, a new cask strength expression that debuts an approach never used before on Islay: the first mash is made with seawater …
WWA 2026: six golds for Islay, three for Ardbeg
The World Whiskies Awards 2026 gave six gold medals to Islay single malts. Three went to Ardbeg, one to Bowmore, one to Smokehead, and one …
Kilchoman introduces the warehouse tasting
Kilchoman is introducing a warehouse tasting for the first time in its history, allowing guests to draw whisky straight from the cask inside the distillery …