Islay Whisky
#WhiskySanta’s Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 Single Cask (Master of Malt) Super WishHo ho ho! Or should that be “boo, boo, boo-urns”, because this is the last Super Wish of 2025 as part of my £750,000 festive giveaway. Before we get to…
20 Years of Kilchoman Distillery: From Bold Upstart to Islay MainstayAs 2025 marks 20 years of Kilchoman, we’re looking back at the story of the Islay farm distillery that went from plucky outsider to island mainstay. If a stranger wandered…
#WhiskySanta’s Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to @davethornton82 who had their wish granted! Ho ho ho! The elves are on lunch break, the tree’s down from the attic, and I’m up to my beard…
Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01: The World’s First Quadruple Distilled Single MaltBruichladdich launches world’s first quadruple distilled 18-year-old single malt Scotch whisky: Bruichladdich X4+18 Edition 01. The release is the first instalment in a four-part series and marks a major milestone…
#WhiskySanta’s Laphroaig 34 Year Old – The Ian Hunter Story Book 5: Enduring Spirit Super WishUPDATE: Congratulations to Benjamin Kenneth Drew who had their wish granted! Ho ho ho! The mince pies are multiplying, and the festive panic is brewing gently under the surface. It’s…
The Best Whisky Eggnog Recipe (With a Peaty Twist)This is the best eggnog recipe you will find this Christmas. Because you are whisky lovers. And so are we. And this is a whisky eggnog recipe. With a peaty…
Why You Can – And Should – Mix Islay WhiskyI’m Adam, and I like to mix Islay whisky. To some people, this would be a shocking confession. A revelation that betrayed a lack of taste and respect for a…
Some things never go out of style. Like my black leather jacket. I’m not too old for it. Right? Well, one thing that I’m sure we’ll all agree endures is…
Bruichladdich Wins Whisky Championships 2025!We have our Whisky Championships 2025 winner: Bruichladdich! The Islay whisky maker has taken the crown for the third time in the competition’s five-year history. How it played out This…
Lagavulin vs. Laphroaig: The Ultimate Peaty Whisky BattleLagavulin vs. Laphroaig. Two titans of Islay. A land where the air smells like barbecued seagull, hospital corridors, and fine whisky. Two distilleries, founded a year apart, separated by a…
Caol Ila: A Brand SpotlightCaol Ila – the Sound of Islay. Perched on Islay’s northeastern shores, the Scotch whisky distillery boasts magnificent views across the narrow sea channel that gives it its name, with…
Fèis Ìle 2025: What’s Going OnIf Islay is the whisky lover’s paradise, then Fèis Ìle is its biggest, boldest party. Every year, the island throws open its doors — and its distilleries — to welcome…
Top 10 Best Islay Whiskies To TryHere’s our round-up of the top 10 best Islay whiskies to try in 2025. Islay whisky is the world’s most enigmatic. Nowhere quite conjures more romantic notions and images of…
Discover the perfect peated whisky for youExploring the world of peated whiskies is like embarking on a journey through a landscape rich in tradition, flavour, and aroma. So let’s go on one together. Whether you’re new…
The Islay whisky distilleries that will open in the futureHappy Fèis Ìle! It’s the week of the Islay Festival and there is so much to enjoy about Islay whisky at the moment. Just take a look at all our…
New Arrival of the Week: Ardnahoe Inaugural ReleaseExciting Scotch whisky news! The first single malt from one of Islay’s newest distilleries Ardnahoe is here. This is the first new Islay whisky since Kilchoman released its first single…
