Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Islay has 8 working distilleries: Laphroaig (pronounced la-froyg), Lagavulin (lahk-a-voolin), Ardbeg (ard-bég), Bowmore (bo-moore), Bruichladdich (broo-kladd-ee), Bunnahabhain (bū-na-ha-venn), Caol Ila (cull-eela) and Kilchoman (keel-choman).
One of the characteristics of Islay malt whisky is its peatiness, usually attributed to the water used to make the whisky and the peat levels in the soil where the barley is grown. Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Caol Ila all produce heavily peated whiskies, whereas Bruichladdich and Bunnahabhain generally tend to produce lighter whiskies with lower peat levels.
Bowmore whisky tends to have a more balanced whisky with medium levels of peat. Kilcohoman, which started production in 2006 and is the only inland distillery on the island, recently released their first 3 year old whisky.
Total Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Whiskies Found: 120
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Bowmore 10 Year Old | Forth Bridge Centennial
Ref: 711HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 40%
A rare old flagon of 10yo Bowmore from 1990. These little one off Bowmores were all great and usually contained a fair proportion of older malt whisky. Tropical glory in nifty ceramic packaging.£299.00£249.17 (ex VAT)QTY -
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Miniature
Ref: 609HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
5cl / 40% Vol
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky£4.00£3.33 (ex VAT)QTY -
Lagavulin 16 Year Old
Ref: 1238In stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 43%
Lagavulin 16 year old is robust with a smoky character. A profound but delicate peaty whisky, which forms part of the classic malts series.£50.00£41.67 (ex VAT)QTY -
Ardbeg 10 Year Old | 2012
Ref: 3945HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
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Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46%
Ardbeg 10 Years Old is the first non-chill filtered Peaty, smoky and smooth whisky, Described by Ardbeg as "whisky with none of the goodness taken out and as good as straight from the cask
Ardbeg 10 Years Old is still a firm favourite among connoisseurs of single Islay malts.£38.99£32.49 (ex VAT)QTY -
Laphroaig 15 Year Old
Ref: 4077HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 75cl / 40%
This version of the 15yo hails from the turn of the 1990s and like all the 15yo bottlings from this time it is a tropical powerhouse that draws on stock from the last gasp great era of the mid-late seventies. Just brilliant and a good opportunity to try this extinct style of Laphroaig.£295.00£245.83 (ex VAT)QTY -
Ardbeg 21 Year Old
Ref: 547HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 56.3%
This was a committee only bottling from over ten years ago. It was comprised of 12 casks from 1978 and 79. The result is, as you might expect a fantastic, latter day style Ardbeg with a huge delivery and concentration of flavor. Kind of like a cask strength version of the 1978 vintage.£750.00£625.00 (ex VAT)QTY -
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Ref: 411HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 48%
Laphroaig with oak influence from the quarter casks has created a soft sweetness and velvety feel when first tasted, then the intense peatiness so unique to Laphroaig comes bursting through. The finish is very long and alternates between the wood sweetness and the classic phenolic 'peat reek.£41.50£34.58 (ex VAT)QTY -
Bruichladdich | 15 Year Old | Ceramic Decanter
Ref: 3133HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 75cl / 43%
An old official 15yo in a ceramic decanter. This amongst the better of the old bottlings from the early nineties. Oily, rich and very green with that classic sea air fresh quality running through it. Excellent Bruichladdich.£195.00£162.50 (ex VAT)QTY -
Ardbeg 1990 | Airigh Nam Beist | 2008 Bottling
Ref: 4020HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 46%
The run of three consecutive 1990 vintages that Ardbeg released are widely considered to be the distillery's last gasp of greatness before aged stocks were all but dried up. This is the 2008 18yo edition and it is a spectacular whisky. The epitome of that unique early 1990s Ardbeg style.£195.95£163.29 (ex VAT)QTY -
Bunnahabhain 14 Year Old | Pedro Ximenez Finish
Ref: 3682wIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Singe Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 52.6%
This is another 'festival special' from Bunnahabhain. Finished in PX casks this is however more like a full maturation Bunna in style rather than a finish. Probably due to the fact that Bunnahabhain takes very well to sherry influence. A big, ballsy and classy Bunnahabhain for serious dramming.£150.00£125.00 (ex VAT)QTY -
Sherriffs Bowmore | 18 Year Old
Ref: 3908wIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
What can we say about this one? An 18yo Bowmore distilled in the late forties and bottled in the 1960s. They don't come much more desirable than this. An 8yo in the same presentation was utterly world class at 96 points so this should be out of this galaxy! One of the rarest and most sought after bottlings we've ever stocked.
£10,000.00£8,333.33 (ex VAT)QTY -
Laphroaig 10 Year Old
Ref: 1669In stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Single Islay Scotch Malt Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 40%
Laphroaig 10 Year Old is a full bodied malt Scotch Whisky from the remote island of Islay in the Western Isles of Scotland. Full sparkling gold colour with a surprising sweetness and hints of salt and layers of peatiness on the palate.£38.95£32.46 (ex VAT)QTY -
Bowmore 8 Year Old | Festival 2008
Ref: 4495HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
A limited batch of only 800 bottles from three limousin oak casks done for the 2008 Islay festival. This is an excellent young Bowmore, full of rich, fruity peat and vibrant maritime qualities. Yet another example of how the distillery has gone from strength to strength in recent years.£130.00£108.33 (ex VAT)QTY -
Bruichladdich X4 +1 Deliverance
Ref: 4500HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 50cl / 65.4%
This Bruichladdich was distilled in 2007 and matured for 1 years in Bourbon Casks. Cask number 069, Only 800 bottles was produced at 65.4% Vol.£195.00£162.50 (ex VAT)QTY -
Caol Ila 1996 | Festival 2009 | Cask No. 19313
Ref: 4494HIn stock and available for immediate dispatch.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 58%
This was a sherry cask of Caol Ila bottled for the 2009 Islay festival. The sherry is not so heavy in this one with the fruit playing a quieter role to some really intense notes of smoky bacon, tar, creosote, old kreel nets, seaweed and old rope. The peat is syrupy and concentrated making the overall impression one of intensity, dryness and superb quality. But it's Caol Ila so what's new?£199.00£165.83 (ex VAT)QTY
