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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.
An excellent example of Bruichladdich’s trademark lactic notes alongside citrus, stone fruit, pastry, spices, minerals, and herbs: it’s got it all! The subtle hint of smoke which is very, very subtle gives this whisky an interesting character.
What can we say? Every year around this time, Van Wees comes with a Saint & Peat bottling of a peated Islay single malt whisky. They are always young single malts, so the price can be pleasantly limited. A Dutch festivity right before Christmas! (55%)
Just a few months ago, there was the Ardnahoe Inaugural release, and here comes the young Islay distillery with this, also 5-year-old Infinite Loch. The peated single malt whisky matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso casks and is bottled at 50% ABV.
Bunnahabhain is one of the few Islay distilleries that makes unpeated (but highly regarded) single malt whisky as standard. Gordon & MacPhail has released a 17-year-old 'Bunna' that matured in a refill sherry cask and is bottled at 56.2% cask strength.
Lagavulin is a true Islay topper, and this Diageo Special Release shows why. This bottling emphasizes the milder, spicy and sweet side of the peated single malt whisky that matured for 12 years in bourbon casks for this edition. (57.4% cask strength)
For when you want something different: an unpeated Caol Ila single malt whisky! This whisky has also undergone a shorter fermentation, which gives it a very creamy mouthfeel, and it is distilled in such a way that you taste green apples. (11y, 57.3%)
Bottler Van Wees was able to get a batch of casks filled with Staoisha, the peated Bunnahabhain single malt whisky. This Staoisha bottling comes out in the nicely priced The Ultimate series. 9 years old and matured in re-charred bourbon casks. (46%)
Bottlings by Archives for the American market can be recognized by the butterfly on the label. This also applies to this Caol Ila single malt whisky. It was bottled in 2019, after it had aged for 9 years in a bourbon barrel. Bottled at 56.9% cask strength
This Peat & Sherry Cask bottling was bottled exclusively for Belgium. It is a blend of Islay single malt whiskies that matured in a sherry butt. It is bottled in 900 bottles at a cask strength of 59.2%. It has a score of over 87 points on Whiskybase.
This Peat Cubed Root French Connection bottling was bottled exclusively for France. It is a blend of three Islay single malt whiskies, matured in bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 57.4%. It scores 88 points on Whiskybase.
The second Port Charlotte bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2013. The single malt whisky matured in a rum barrel and is bottled at 63.4% (!) cask strength. It received a score of 90.4 points on Whiskybase.
The first (!) Caol Ila bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2008. The single malt whisky matured in bourbon casks and is bottled at 62.9% cask strength. It received a score of 88.6 points on Whiskybase so far.
The third Laphroaig bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2011. The single malt whisky matured in traditional hogsheads and is bottled at 58.7% cask strength. It received a score of over 87 points on Whiskybase.
The second Bunnahabhain bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2011. The single malt whisky matured in refill hogsheads and is bottled at 56.1% cask strength. It received a score of almost 86 points on Whiskybase so far.
The seventh Bowmore bottling in Elixir Distillers’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2017. The 16-year-old single malt whisky matured in four sherry casks and is bottled at 53.2% cask strength. It has a score of almost 88 points on Whiskybase.
The eleventh Caol Ila bottling in the Elements of Islay series was released in 2018. The 9-year-old single malt whisky matured in Oloroso sherry casks and is bottled at 55.4% cask strength. It has a score of 86.6 points on Whiskybase so far.
The sixth Port Charlotte bottling in Elixir Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2019. The 7-year-old single malt whisky matured in bourbon casks and is bottled at 55.3% cask strength. It received a score of over 87 points on Whiskybase
The eighth Bowmore bottling in Elixir Distillers’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2020. The 16-year-old single malt whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and is bottled at 51.2% cask strength. It has a score of 87 points on Whiskybase.
The fifth Ardbeg bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2014. The single malt whisky matured in an Oloroso sherry cask and is bottled at 57.8% cask strength. It received a score of 87.6 points on Whiskybase so far.
The twelfth Caol Ila bottling in the Elements of Islay series was released in 2019. The 7-year-old single malt whisky matured in two refill sherry casks and is bottled at 57,5% cask strength. It received a score of a good 86 points on Whiskybase so far.
This Peat & Sherry Cask bottling is released exclusively for The Whisky Exchange as part of the Elements of Islay series. It is a sherry-matured blend of Islay single malt whiskies, bottled at 55.4% ABV. It has a score of almost 88 on Whiskybase.
The second Lagavulin bottling in Speciality Drinks’ Elements of Islay series was released in 2010. The single malt whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and is bottled at 58.0% cask strength. It received a score of 87 points on Whiskybase so far.
The eleventh Laphroaig bottling in the Elements of Islay series was released in 2020. The 15-year-old single malt whisky matured in ex-bourbon barrels and is bottled at 52.2% cask strength. It received a score of a good 88 points on Whiskybase so far.
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