They say: Pronounced "La-froyg", this pungent malt punches you in the nose with earthy peat smoke, fresh seaweed and nutty barley. The assault continues with a wallop of salty peat right in the mouth. It isn't all aggressive though as there's a beautiful mellow sweetness in there too. We say...
They say: Rich, seaweedy and intensely peaty, Smokehead is an independent bottling from an undisclosed Islay distillery. It displays all the hallmarks of a classic Islay malt: a vigorous whisky, that's not for the faint heartedWe say...
They say: Pronounced "boona-havn" and located down a single track road at the North-Eastern tip of Islay, Bunnahabhain distillery enjoys spectacular views. Called "the gentle heart of Islay", they use unpeated barley and their water rises through limestone and is piped in to ensure no peat character is picked up along the way. Fresh with a hint of sea spray, the palate is soft and sweet with a surprising maltiness. Unchillfiltered to maintain richness and purity of flavour.We say...
They say: Revered around the world as one of the peatiest, smokiest, most complex single malts of them all. It doesn't flaunt the peat, though, and gives way to the natural sweetness of the malt to produce a whisky of brilliant balance. It is non chill-filtered and the strength is left higher than most whiskies at 46%, this ensures added body, depth and maximum flavour.We say...
They say: This is deep and smoky, with brilliant raisin and phenolic peat-smoke flavours. Vatted in old sherry casks, this special release is unchillfiltered to add greater body and depth to the complex and robust palate.We say...
They say: Ardbeg produce the peatiest and smokiest malts on the market. Corryvreckan, named after a whirlpool that lies just off Islay, has complex wafts of meat, oysters, salt, pepper, chilli and smoke. In the mouth there's more of the same with dark berry fruits, thick Turkish coffee and almonds. We say...
They say: Named for the high level of charred oak on the inside of the casks, which resembles the skin of an alligator, this malt shows aromas of caramel and pine, with a palate of spicy rich ginger, nougat and smoke.We say...
They say: In 2011 Ardbeg rocketed some precious vials of new make spirit out of Kazakhstan to the International Space Station, where they are now circling the earth ageing at zero gravity. To celebrate this Ardbeg have "launched" the Galileo, named after the "father of modern observational astronomy". The launch sequence starts with aromas of intense smoky fruit, vanilla, cinnamon and hazelnut. It then blasts off with tangy citrus, toffee, bananas, currants, cappuccino, marshmallow, tar, salt and smoke flavours. Aged in a combination of Marsala and Bourbon casks, unchillfiltered and bottled at 49% ABV. We say...
