Islay

Port Askaig Opens Gateway To Islay With Trio Of Whiskies

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Islay distillery Port Askaig has released a trio of whiskies to debut their new range touting ‘the gateway to Islay’. The range consists of Port Askaig 8 Years Old, Port Askaig Cask Strength and the Port Askaig 17 Years Old. Port Askaig 8 Years Old was matured for more than five years, bottled at 45.8% […]

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Laphroaig Adds 36-Year-Old To The Wall

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Beam Suntory-owned Islay distillery Laphroaig has released a limited edition 36-year-old single malt whisky as the first addition to their new Wall Collection, which emphasizes the role of peat in Laphroaig whiskies. Laphroaig The Wall Collection: Peat Edition is a 36-year-old single malt matured in a cask that previously held younger, heavily peated Laphroaig, bottled […]

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Bowmore Adds Duo To Timeless Series

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Islay distillery Bowmore has added a pair of limited edition Scotch whiskies – a 29-year-old and a 33-year-old – to their Timeless Series. Bowmore Timeless 29 Year Old was matured in both sherry-seasoned European oak casks along with ex-bourbon American oak barrels filled in 1991 and 1992, bottled at a cask strength of 53.7% alcohol […]

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Review / Smokehead Twisted Stout

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Smokehead is an innovative Islay single malt whisky brand owned by Iain Macleod Distillers. The Smokehead Twisted Stout, as the name suggests, has been part-matured in ex-stout beer barrels. It will be available from www.smokehead.com and specialist w…

Beam Suntory Combines Whisky From Three Regions To Produce Ardray

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Beam Suntory has created a new three-region blended Scotch called Ardray that combines malt and grain whiskies from the Highlands, Lowlands and Islay Scotch whisky-producing regions of Scotland. Beam Suntory owns the Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Bowmore and Laphroaig Scotch distilleries and, in a collaboration with Scottish spirits company Edrington [owner of Glenrothes, Highland Park and The […]

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Review / Ardbeg Heavy Vapours (Ardbeg Day Edition)

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This is the annual Ardbeg Day release, which celebrates the final day of the Feis Ile festival on the famous whisky island of Islay, from the cult distillery of Ardbeg. Ardbeg Heavy Vapours is the result of an experiment conducted by Dr. Bill Lumsden, …

Review / Caol Ila 13 years old Fèis Ìle 2023 Edition

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This whisky is the annual limited edition bottling for the Fèis Ìle festival from the Islay distillery of Caol Ila. The Caol Ila Fèis Ìle 2023 Edition is released at 13 years old and has been matured in ex-Oloroso and ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry seasoned c…

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