Islay

Bowmore Reveals Latest Aston Martin Whisky Collaboration

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Islay-based distillery Bowmore has released ARC-54, their second – and last – whisky in their ARC series collaboration with luxury automobile maker Aston Martin. Bowmore ARC-54 is a 54-year-old whisky distilled in November 1968 and presented in a handblown crystal decanter inspired by the design of Aston Martin’s Valkyrie hypercar. Bowmore ARC-54 was matured in […]

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Bruichladdich Debuts Organic Barley 16-Year-Old

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The good news is that Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich has released a 16-year-old single malt whisky using organically-farmed barley, the bad news is that it is only available via global travel retail (GTR) venues. Bruichladdich [aka Laddie] Organic Barley 16-Year-Old was made with 100% organically grown barley from Mid Coul Farm in Inverness, Scotland – organically […]

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Port Askaig Reveals Trio Of Whiskies

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Islay-based Port Askaig has revealed a trio of new limited releases – a non-age statement cask-strength single malt and two age-statement expressions, 15- and 25-year-olds. Port Askaig Cask Strength Single Malt #02-2024 was bottled at 59.1% alcohol by volume [118.2 proof] and is said to impart notes of espresso coffee, dark chocolate, lemon and Islay […]

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“Islands in the Sound, that is what we are…”

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Or something along those lines anyway. Sorry, Kenny and Dolly. Anyway… let’s dig into a neat little duo from Whisky Sponge. There was a vision here: release a single cask bottling from both beloved Hebridean islands, Islay and Jura. A bottling that was naked in spirit and cask dressing, matured entirely on its respective island, […]

Ardbeg Travels To Napa Valley For Smoketrails

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Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has traveled to California’s famed Napa Valley and released the third edition of their Smoketrails series, partially aged in red wine casks from Napa Valley as an addition to their Travel Series for global travel retail venues. Ardbeg is, of course, known for their peat-heavy whiskies and their Smoketrails Napa Valley is […]

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The king is dead, long live the king!

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Ardbeg 17 Committee Exclusive (2024)Bottled 2023 (Released 2024)40% abvWe screamed for years for Ardbeg to give us back the 17 instead of another cleverly concocted (and marketed) limited release*. It seems our pleas have not fallen on deaf ears or, more likely, the good people at Ardbeg were already miles ahead of us. I’d almost […]

Kilchoman Unveils 13-Year-Old Single Malt

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Islay-based Kilchoman Distillery has released a limited edition 13-year-old single malt whisky. Kilchoman 13-year-old single malt whisky was matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and octaves, as well as Calvados casks, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to impart notes of hibiscus, pineapple and, of course, peat smoke. Kilchoman […]

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Bruichladdich Reveals Port Charlotte 18 Years Old

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Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery has released their 2025 edition of the heavily-peated Port Charlotte 18 Years Old. Port Charlotte is named after a village two miles south of Bruichladdich Distillery. Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 18 Years Old was made using 100% Scottish barley, was initially matured in three different types of casks – 53% in first-fill bourbon, […]

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Mac-Talla Whisky Emerges From Aberargie Distillery

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UK-based Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers has released the latest in their Mac-Talla series – Mac-Talla Virgin Oak – a limited edition Islay single malt. Mac-Talla Virgin Oak is somewhat of a Frankenstein creation as a no-age-statement whisky that was matured in a combination of bourbon barrels and virgin American oak casks sourced from Kentucky then […]

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