Islay
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Laphroaig has always been a distillery that thrives in extremes—the kind of place where smoke is not just a byproduct of the process but a defining element of the soul. With the release of Elements…
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Two centuries is a long time for anything, let alone a distillery whose name has come to symbolize both the romance of lost whisky and the resilience of Islay’s rugged coastline. Port Ellen Distillery, shuttered…
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There are whiskies that travel the world before they’re bottled, and then there is Kilchoman’s 100% Islay series—spirits that never leave the island until the moment they’re ready to be shared. This September, the distillery…
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After a one-year pause, Bunnahabhain Distillery has returned with the 2025 edition of its 12 Year Old Cask Strength whisky, a release that’s quickly become one of the most anticipated dates on the Islay calendar.…
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Music and whisky have always shared a kind of improvisational kinship. Both are arts of patience and timing, discipline and surprise. On Islay, where the sea spray seeps into casks and the wind itself can…
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Islay is not a place for moderation. The salt air, the wet stone, the bonfires on the beach that never seem to go out—this is the land that gave us Octomore, the whisky brand that…
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On the Isle of Skye, where the sea and the weather write their own kind of poetry, Torabhaig Distillery has revealed Sound of Sleat, the fourth chapter in its ambitious Legacy Series. The whisky takes…
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Diageo has unveiled what may be the most important Port Ellen bottling of the modern era: Port Ellen Prism, a 46-year-old Islay single malt whisky crafted to mark the distillery’s 200th anniversary. The one-of-a-kind release…
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On the southern coast of Islay, where the air is salted by the Atlantic and smoke from peat fires seems part of the weather, Ardbeg is telling the last chapter of a three‑part story. The…
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There are bottles that speak in gentle whispers, and then there are those that shout across the wild sea air of Islay. The new 2025 Càirdeas release from Laphroaig, Lore Cask Strength, belongs firmly in…