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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.
Octomore Edition 10.3 is a 'dialogue' between two single malt whiskies made from the same from Islay barley distilled spirit, that matured in different cask types. It is clear that the barley malt was heavily peated, but it is not predominant. (61.3%)
This bottling from Jack Wiebers is especially for the Dutch market. The story of Droppie can be read in detail on the back label. In Dutch. The bottle itself contains a 9-year-old undisclosed Islay single malt whisky matured in a sherry cask. (51.6%)
For their Vintage Cask Mercury's Selection series, Fox Fitzgerald bottled this Islay single malt whisky in 2019, especially for Taiwan. One of 253 bottles of a 30 year old bourbon aged 51.8% strong and peated Islay malt is now in our shop for sale!
The Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay makes an unpeated single malt whisky under its own name. They also produce the heavily peated Port Charlotte and the very heavily peated Octomore. And Lochindaal, which is in between. This one is 10 years old. (63.3%)
A true Islay single malt whisky, this Kilchoman Sanaig. This release of Islay’s youngest distillery aged on bourbon and was finished on sherry casks. A whisky with body and a nice combination of peat smoke and sherry notes for a great price!
Port Charlotte has established itself this century among the big names in smoky Islay whiskies. It is one of two heavily peated single malt whiskies from the Bruichladdich distillery. And this is the 10-year-old standard PC, the 2020 release. (50%)
As bottler Douglas Laing himself points out, Big Peat blended malt whisky is a marriage of sweet Caol Ila notes, the maritime character of Bowmore, the earthy, gristy quality of Ardbeg and the leathery elegance of Port Ellen. Bottled at 46% strength.
This 15 year old single malt whisky is a standard bottling from the old Bowmore Distillery on whisky island Islay. For most of those 15 years, the peated whisky matured in bourbon casks, the last part, the finish, was in sherry casks. Bottled at 43%.
Although this is a core bottling of the Bowmore Distillery, each edition is slightly different. But the basis is always the same: the single malt whisky matured for 18 years in bourbon and sherry casks, yielding notes of mild peat smoke and tropical fruit
This is the 2021 edition of a 25 year old Laphroaig single malt whisky at cask strength. These bottlings of the firmly peated Islay malt always score very well. Due to their age, the smoky character is somewhat milder. Matured in bourbon casks and at 51.9
For those who want to try something different than blended whisky. This Laphroaig 10 has already been the first step for many in the exciting world of single malt whisky. And with its smokiness, salty and medicinal tones, it is also a typical Islay malt.
What does Auld Goonsy say about this Bruichladdich bottling? 'Matured in a Bourbon Barrel for over 15 years, this Islay malt has an earthy spiciness and a good serving of a dreamy sweet treat. Pleasure in a glass.' An edition of 196 bottles at 50%.
The Corryvreckan? Isn't that a standard single malt whisky from the Ardbeg Distillery? Yes, but this Corryvreckan is certainly not standard. It is a limited edition bottling for the 'members' of Ardbeg. Very Peaty, deep and gutsy. Bottled at 57.1%.
More and more distilleries are making single malt whisky from barley from the region. Bruichladdich does this already for years for special bottlings, and now again for this Port Charlotte. The barley for this peated malt comes from home base Islay. (50%)
A limited edition bottling, that's the 2021 edition of this Bunnahabhain single malt whisky. It is 12 years old and matured in both sherry and bourbon casks. This resulted in a complex palette of dried fruit, vanilla, roasted nuts and maritime notes.
According to some, this Smokehead Islay single malt whisky is young Caol Ila finished in Ardbeg casks. Perhaps. In any case, this is a beautiful, uncomplicated and pleasantly drinkable dram for the smoky whisky lover. At 43%.
Under the well-known The Maltman label, Meadowside Blending releases single cask bottlings. We now have a Caol Ila bottling from them in the shop. The Islay single malt whisky matured for 11 years in a fino sherry cask that yielded 493 bottles at 54.4%.
Elements of Islay is Elixir Distillers' highly regarded Islay single malt line of bottlings with names like physical elements. For example, there is a whisky Lp11. That stands for the 11th edition of a Laphroaig malt. Now in a sample set of 5 bottles.
Why bottler Douglas Laing labels this Big Peat edition with the German word for Father's Day is not known to us, but that Father will be happy with this blend of Islay single malt whiskies (Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and even Port Ellen), is for sure! 48%
A lot of discussion is going on about the distillery that supplied the whisky. It is a bottling from the Mac Talla series, the newest line by the Morrison family. Especially for Islay whiskies. This edition is called Mara (= Sea). Expect maritime notes!
The Bunnahabhain Distillery on whisky island Islay mainly produces non-peated single malt whisky, but they make also smoky drams. Take the Toiteach a Dhà (Gaelic for 'Smoky Two'), for example: matured in bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at 46.3%.
Finlaggan is the brand for the bottlings of peated Islay single malt whisky from the Vintage Malt Whisky Company. The bottler does not reveal which distillery the whisky comes from, but we do know that this edition was finished on port casks. (46%)
After the distillery reopened in 1997, Ardbeg released a number of bottlings as milestones towards a new maturity of the brand. After an 'Almost There' single malt whisky in 2007, this Renaissance was releasedt in 2008, 10 years old and 55.9% strong.
No longer in the well-known angular bottles, the new Claxton's series, but in a standard bottle. Like this Islay blended malt whisky in the Exploration Series. This blend of Islay single malt whiskies matured for 8 years in a refill sherry butt. (50%)
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