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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.
A great option to taste whether a 2007 Bowmore really tastes different from current editions of this Islay single malt whisky. The whisky in this bottle matured for 13 years in 2007 when it was released under the Cooper's Choice label and bottled at 46%.
'Staoisha' stands for the peated version of Bunnahabhain single malt whisky. This Islay distillery produces standard unpeated whisky. This nicely priced, peated 'Bunna' is 8 years old and matured in a bourbon cask. Bottled by Van Wees. (46%)
This is a harmonious blend of the peaty character of Islay single malt whisky and the sweet and vanilla notes of the bourbon cask. This Caol Ila was bottled by Signatory Vintage at a cask strength of 57.1% after 14 years of maturation in a bourbon cask.
The name Port Ellen still makes many whisky hearts jump. The single malt whisky from the Islay distillery was (and is) highly rated. In 1983, Port Ellen closed to continue as a malt house. This Rare Malts-edition is 22 years old, at 60.5% cask strength.
Under the Mac-Talla banner, Morrison Scotch Whiskey Distillers releases peated single malt whisky from unnamed distilleries on Islay. Here they come with a beautifully sherried whisky that matured in Oloroso casks for, as some say, 7 years. (54.8%)
This time, bottler Signatory Vintage has released an unpeated, so to speak the standard version of a single malt whisky from Islay distillery Bunnahabhain. The 'Bunna' matured for 11 years in Oloroso sherry casks and was bottled in 2024 at 48.2%.
This Caol Ila bottling from Signatory Vintage is nicely priced because it was released in the Small Batch series. The peated single malt whisky aged for 10 years in bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and is bottled at 48.2%, the standard for this series.
Peat smoke, iodine and lanolin, but also dark chocolate, orange and notes reminiscent of a farmyard: a real Islay single malt whisky! 7 years old and bottled at 62.7%. By the way, did you know that a certain Bessie Williamson once owned Laphroaig?
The Small Batch series from Berry Bros & Rudd offers an excellent and affordable journey of discovery through the world of Scotch whiskies. For example, consider this Caol Ila: the peated Islay single malt matured in bourbon casks for about 12 years. 46%
The Bunnahabhain Distillery on Islay is one of the few producers on that island that does not deliver peated single malt whisky by default. But under the name Staoisha, they can do it! See this 8-year-old peated malt that matured in a bourbon cask. (46%)
This Caol Ila single malt whisky bottled by Van Wees is 7 years old. The medium-peated Islay malt matured in two bourbon casks. The Ultimate label is known for its reasonable prices, and that is also reflected in this release. (bottled at 46%)
Sherried, nutty, unpeated, says the label of this Bunnahabhain bottling. The single malt whisky was released as Small Batch Distilled, Cask Strength Edition 2023. The Bunna matured for 12 years in sherry casks and was bottled at a hefty 60.1%.
A pretty special bottling, which the Taiwanese The Whisky Blues presents here. It is a Bowmore single malt whisky. You don't often see this as a third-party bottling. The medium-peated Islay malt aged in a sherry cask for 26 years and is bottled at 50.1%.
A special edition of this classic Islay single malt whisky. The 10-year-old Laphroaig is finished in Oloroso casks, creating an intriguing combination of the well-known maritime and peat smoke notes and the complex sweet sherry notes. (48%)
Previous editions of this single malt whisky have been described as incredibly intense, complex, ripe and full. And this edition, the Black Art 11.1, is no less than 24 years old. In that time, this special malt matured in various cask types. (44.2%)
The Port Ellen single malt certainly belongs in the list of legendary whiskies. And furthermore, this is an exceptional bottling of this Islay legend: vintage 1982 and bottled in 2005 as a 22-year-old, heavily sherried dram at a cask strength of 61.7%!
A fairly young bottling by Van Wees of a Caol Ila single malt whisky. The medium-peated Islay malt matured in a bourbon cask and is bottled at cask strength (59.2%). Also considering the price an excellent option to enjoy this solid Islay whisky.
Only 240 bottles in size, this Kilchoman bottling was released in 2023 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dutch importer Bresser & Timmer. The 8-year-old, peated single malt whisky first matured in a bourbon cask and is finished in a Marsala cask. 55.6%
This Laphroaig single malt whisky has no age. According to the distillery, this is a blend of Laphroaigs aged between 7 and 21 years. In any case, mixing the content of different cask types produces a real Laphroaig with a character of its own! (58%)
Bowmore, on the Isle of Islay, is one of Scotland's oldest and best-known distilleries. Next to standard bottlings, Bowmore also releases special editions of their single malt whisky, like this one: matured for 21 years in select French wine casks, 48.4%.
The Cask Strength Collection from Signatory Vintage is not only known for the unique bottle design, but also for the quality of the whiskies bottled in it. Here is a 15-year-old Caol Ila single malt whisky, that matured in an Oloroso cask. (58.4%)
Moine is the name of one of the peated Bunnahabhain versions. Dutch bottler Van Wees bottled this 11-year-old single malt whisky that matured in a bourbon cask at cask strength (58.6%). For a reasonable price, you can now try a Moine peated 'Bunna'!
In honor of Dutchman Han van Wees's 60th anniversary in the whisky trade (think of The Ultimate whisky bottlings), Gordon & MacPhail released this 14-year-old Caol Ila single malt whisky. The peated Islay malt matured in a first-fill sherry cask. (52.8%)
Laphroaig regularly releases Cairdeas (Friendship) bottlings, usually to coincide with Islay's annual Feis Isle festival. This is also the case with this bottling from 2017. The peated single malt whisky matured in various selected bourbon casks. (57.2%)
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