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Islay belongs to the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. The island lies between the Isle of Jura and Northern Ireland. From Ireland, the whisky once crossed over to Islay and thus entered Scotland. The most important place is Bowmore. Other places of interest are Port Ellen and Port Charlotte. The population is just over 3000. With its 8 distilleries, 6 of which produce a smoky whisky, Islay is formally a separate whisky region. It is therefore also known as the Whisky Island.
In the Ardbeg Anthology series, the Islay distillery releases bottlings with a distinctive yet distinctly Ardbeg flavour profile. This The Beithir's Tale edition matured for 15 years in heavily toasted and then lightly charred bourbon casks. (46%)
This is the 3rd edition in Bowmore's Aston Martin Masters' Selection series, the result of a collaboration between the Islay distillery and the renowned car manufacturer. The single malt whisky matured for 22 years in American oak and Oloroso casks. 51.4%
Near Kildalton Cross on Islay stands the Ardbeg Distillery, just for you to know. Anyway, this bottling from Decadent Drinks is the twentieth chapter in their Whiskyland saga. It's a 22-year-old, bourbon-matured, and heavily peated dram. (53.7%)
This Tobermory single malt matured for 17 years in a refill bourbon cask before Decadent Drinks bottled it at 54.9% cask strength. The notes in this whisky unfold one by one against a maritime backdrop. The brine and smoke notes are particularly striking!
In 1975, the spirit for this Ardbeg was vatted, to be released 25 years later, in 2000, as an exemplary old-style Islay single malt whisky. An oily, full-bodied, complex, and delicate dram with relatively mild peat smoke notes due to its age. (43% ABV)
Living Souls entered the whisky market in 2024. Until now, they primarily bottled blended Scotch whiskies, but they also release single malts and, like this Williamson, blended malts. The 'teaspooned' Laphroaig matured for 13 years in a bourbon cask. 46%
This Bunnahabhain single malt whisky, released in 2021 by The Whisky Blues, scores nearly 90 points. The Islay malt aged for an impressive 31 years in 2 bourbon casks before being bottled at 41.5% cask strength. The smoky notes are particularly striking!
This bottle was hand-filled in 2014 by a visitor to Islay distillery Bowmore. A truly unique bottle! The single malt whisky comes, at cask strength (49.4%) of course, from a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask in which it matured for 18 years. (Rating: 90.78)
It's always a challenge to figure out which distillery a 'secret distillery' bottling comes from. We know this Fragrant Drops bottling is from Islay and that the single malt matured for 14 years in a refill sherry cask. Okay, let's try! (48.7%)
This Bowmore single malt first matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks before being finished in ruby port casks, for a total of 16 years. This classic, peated Islay whisky was bottled in 2024 as a Travel Retail Exclusive at 43% ABV.
In 2015, it was 200 years ago that Laphroaig opened its doors. To celebrate, the distillery released The 1815 Legacy Edition, as a Travel Retail Exclusive. A true Laphroaig single malt whisky with distinct smoky and medicinal notes, among many more. (48%)
A true Laphroaig, this 12-year-old single malt. Medicinal notes juxtapose sweet, salty, and tarry notes with ash and smoked barley. This Islay malt was bottled by Douglas Laing in 2025 at 48.4% ABV after having matured in a refill bourbon cask.
Around 2011, Speciality Drinks bottled a 19-year-old Islay single malt whisky under the Port Askaig label. It was supposedly a Caol Ila. This complex dram naturally features peat and smoky notes, as well as maritime, sweet, and meaty notes. (45.8% ABV)
In 2006, Islay distillery Bowmore released this bottling in their Cask Strength series Vaults. The peated single malt whisky was bottled at 56.0% ABV. How long the whisky was matured and in which casks is unknown, but it tastes like a sherried dram.
For the Dutch The Specialists' Choice, The Whisky Agency bottled this Bunnahabhain single malt whisky in 2011. The 'Bunna' matured for 10 years in a sherry cask. It is a pleasantly drinkable, pleasantly sherried dram. (Bottled at 46% in 414 bottles)
In the line of quality bottlings, the Cask Strength Collection from Signatory Vintage cannot be missing. This Caol Ila edition underlines why. The medium-peated Islay single malt whisky matured for 17 years in a first-fill Oloroso cask. (57.7%)
Over the years, Ardbeg has released several experimental bottlings. In 2014, there was, among others, this extra special Auriverdes Gold, in a limited edition of only 300 bottles. The peated single malt whisky matured in toasted American oak. (49.9% ABV)
Already in 2009, the bottlings in the Old Malt Cask series from Douglas Laing were well received: see this Ardbeg edition. The peated Islay single malt whisky was matured for 18 years in a bourbon cask, yielding notes of vanilla, almonds, and honey. 50%
Smokehead is a single malt whisky brand from bottler Ian Macleod. As with the previous Smokehead bottlings, this is an anonymous peated Islay whisky. Often the age of these bottlings is unknown, but this is a malt that matured for 15 years. (43% ABV)
Islay distillery Bruichladdich is one of the few on the island that distils unpeated whisky. They also produce heavily peated single malt whisky (Port Charlotte, Octomore). This 12-year-old TWA edition is one of them! (Bottled at 52.3% cask strength)
With the series in which this Caol Ila single malt whisky was released, James Eadie commemorates the Distilleries of Great Britain & Ireland. This Islay malt matured for 12 years in a re-charred ex-bourbon cask before being bottled at 52.3% cask strength.
A fantastic Islay classic, that's what you can call this Laphroaig! Distilled in the early 80s and then matured for 32 years in 'old-fashioned' sherry casks. The perfectly sherried single malt whisky has, due to its age, a milder smokiness. (46.6%)
In 2015, the Scottish Rest & be Thankful Whisky Company released this 10-year-old Bruichladdich single malt whisky. The Islay malt matured in a Cadiz wine cask and was bottled at cask strength. And with 65.2%, 'strength' is the right word here!
The Bruichladdich Valinch single malt whiskies are only available at the distillery itself. The buyer bottles his bottle directly from the cask. This Laddie Crew 24 single malt was bottled in 2015 after 9 years of maturation in a Rivesaltes cask. (44.9%)
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