 There
are eight distilleries on the island of Islay
(pronounced Eye-luh). Islay is located
in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The
island is often lashed by sea
winds and rain, these elements certainly
have a say in the whisky produced their. Islays surface is very flat and consists largely of peat,
which has a huge influence on the
flavour of the whiskies produced here.
Islay whiskies are the strongest
flavoured of all Scotch whiskies and
tend to be dry and peaty. They are
renowned for their strong peaty
smokiness which comes from the peat fuel
which they use for malting the barley.
The character of Islay malt whiskies are
very often described as being very smoky
and medicinal, salty and sea weedy with
a dry finish and sometimes with quite a
bite.
The smoky flavour of Islay
malts can be an acquired taste, but if
you have a taste for a smoky dry malt
then Islay malts are the malts for you.
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Islay Region Malt Whisky List
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Select a Whisky for more info on the
individual characters of whiskies from
the Islay region.
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