Last updated: 7 April 2026 Fèis Ìle 2026 will run from 22 to 31 May: ten days instead of the usual nine, for the first …
Fèis Ìle 2026: the Islay Festival Programme
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Caol Ila 1983 Rare Series: 42 Years Old, 318 Bottles
Diageo has one of the rarest Caol Ila bottlings in years in the pipeline: the Caol Ila 1983 Rare Series, a single malt distilled in …
Caol Ila 12 Year Old Review: The Understated Islay Classic
Caol Ila 12 Year Old is not the most visible whisky from Islay. Ardbeg and Laphroaig market themselves more aggressively, and Lagavulin has decades of …
Peated Scotch Whisky: Regions, Distilleries and How to Navigate Them
You can drive from one end of Islay to the other in under an hour. Yet the distilleries you pass along the way produce whiskies …
From Blends to Single Malts: 5 Peated Whiskies to Start With
If you mainly drink blended Scotch and you’re starting to get curious about peat, moving to single malts is one of those steps that changes …
Ardbeg 10 vs Laphroaig 10 vs Lagavulin 16 vs Caol Ila 12: a quick, practical comparison
If you are torn between Ardbeg 10, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16 and Caol Ila 12, you are basically choosing between four different interpretations of Islay …
Best Peated Whiskies Under €50: 15 Bottles Worth Buying
Peated whisky is one of the most distinctive and fascinating styles in the whole Scottish landscape. Its smoky, maritime, bold profile – sometimes surprisingly sweet …