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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 2017, this Port Charlotte, one of Bruichladdich Distillery's heavily peated single malt whiskies, was bottled after 16 years of maturation in a bourbon cask. It was released in the Archives series The Fishes of Samoa, at 59.7% cask strength. (89 pts)
This 2016 Port Charlotte edition is a must-have for your Archives collection, so grab your chance now! The heavily peated Islay single malt whisky matured for 15 years in a refill bourbon barrel and is bottled at a hefty cask strength of 62.2%.
A fine Caol Ila for a nice price! The 100 Proof series from Signatory Vintage is renowned for its excellent price-to-quality ratio. This bottling is another example of that. The Islay single malt whisky matured for 9 years in Oloroso casks. (57.1%)
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)
This is the 1st edition in the Aston Martin series from Bowmore, the result of a collaboration between the Islay distillery and the famous car brand. The single malt whisky matured for 10 years in bourbon casks and sherry casks made from Spanish oak. 40%
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)
For this Limited Edition, Ardbeg created an extra-concentrated 'mash', the barley malt batter from which the spirit for single malt whisky is eventually distilled. This resulted in intense fruity and sweet notes. A rich, smoky, tropical dram! (48.3%)
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%)
Bruichladdich Valinch single malt whiskies are only available at the distillery itself. The buyer bottles his bottle directly from the cask. This 24-year-old Laddie Crew 19 single malt whisky was finished in a Sauternes cask and bottled in 2016. (48.5%)
Bruichladdich Valinch single malt whiskies are only available at the distillery itself. The buyer bottles his whisky directly from the cask. This Laddie Crew 17 single malt was bottled in 2015 after 25 years of maturation in a sherry cask. (48.2%)
Bruichladdich Valinch single malt whiskies are only available at the distillery itself. The buyer bottles his whisky directly from the cask. This Laddie Crew 13 single malt was bottled in 2015 after 23 years of maturation in a fino sherry cask. (44.9%)
With the Cask Exploration series, Bruichladdich Distillery experiments with the cask maturation of its peated Port Charlotte single malt whisky. This Valinch Smachd Air Caileachd edition aged for 12 years in a Monbazillac cask as well. (57.7%; score 88)
The spirit for this Port Charlotte single malt whisky went into a 2nd-fill sherry cask in 2005, from which it was bottled after 13 years of maturation at 57.8% cask strength. At the time, it was as 'Distillery Valinch', only available at the distillery.
This PC7 was released as Port Charlotte Sin An Doigh Ileach. The heavily peated single malt whisky from the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay was bottled in 2008 at a hefty cask strength of 61.0% after 7 years of maturation in bourbon casks.
This PC10 was released in the Port Charlotte Pro Na Linntean series. The heavily peated single malt whisky from the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay was bottled in 2012 in 6000 bottles at 59.8% cask strength after 10 years of maturation in bourbon casks.
This PC5 is the 1st edition in the Port Charlotte Evolution series. The heavily peated single malt whisky from Bruichladdich on Islay was bottled in 2006 in over 6000 bottles, at a cask strength of 63.5% (!), after 5 years of maturation in bourbon casks.
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