Islay
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Elixir Distillers has launched two limited-edition Port Askaig 12-Year-Old Scotch Whiskies created to embody the unique spirit of Islay and its people. The new offerings from the Islay distillery consist of Port Askaig 12-Year-Old Bourbon…
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Bruichladdich has released its Islay Barley 2012 Scotch Whisky. The new offering will replace the Islay distillery’s 2011 vintage. Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2012 was produced using barley grown in 2011 by eight farmers (Coull, Rockside,…
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Elixir Distillers has been given the green light to build a distillery on Islay. Co-founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh plan to combine the best elements of tradition and modernity in both design and production. “The…
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Bowmore has unveiled its first annual release 30 Year Old single malt Scotch Whisky. The Islay-based brand announced the new series in October. Distilled in 1989, this rare single malt whisky has been carefully nurtured…
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Wemyss Malts has unveiled its first single malt Scotch Whisky, the Untold Riches 28 Year Old. The Edinburgh-based independent bottler specializes in small-batch blended malts and also releases a number of single cask single malts…
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Ardbeg has unveiled its first Rye cask-matured Whisky to commemorate the retirement of distillery manager Mickey Heads, dubbed Arrrrrrrdbeg!. Heads began looking after the Islay distillery in 2007 and retired in late 2020 after 13…
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The 2021 edition of Islay’s Feis Ile festival will be held online this year due to uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last year’s festival was also cancelled because of the coronavirus. The Feis…
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Hunter Laing & Co has launched Eidolon 36 Year Old, the first release in a new bottling series created to showcase Port Ellen Whiskies. The new collection from the family-owned distiller, blender and bottler will…
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Ardbeg is adding the “Aged and Caged” 25 Years Old Whisky to its core line up. The new expression will become the Islay distillery’s oldest Whisky permanently on offer. Ardbeg 25 Years Old was distilled…
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Bruichladdich has launched Black Art 8.1. The latest edition to the Islay distillery’s unique collection of unknown cask type Whiskies has been aged for 26 years and that’s about all that anyone knows outside of…