March 16, 2021

CAOL ILA

For many years aficionados of Caol Ila must have thought they were members of a secret society. The whisky was seldom seen in public and with as much as 95% of production ‘disappearing’ into blends such as Johnny Walker Black Label, it had little opportunity to build a fan-base.

February 21, 2021

Islay

BUNNAHABHAIN

Anybody making the pilgrimage to the village of Bunnahabhain, by the Margadale Spring on the Sound of Islay at the north-east tip of the island…

February 16, 2021

Islay

LAPHROAIG

Ever dreamt of being the Laird of your own Scottish estate? Become a Friend of Laphroaig and you are rewarded with a lifetime lease on a square foot of land adjacent to the distillery’s Kilbride Stream.

February 16, 2021

Islay

LAGAVULIN

The name of the distillery painted in stark, tall letters on pristine, white-washed walls, numbered casks sit by the waterside to be imbued with some unnamed essence of the ocean…

February 12, 2021

Islay

BOWMORE

As the oldest distillers on the Isle of Islay – founded in 1779 – Bowmore is surely entitled to speak with some authority.

February 11, 2021

Islay

ISLE OF JURA

Isle of Jura single malt whisky was finally re-established in 1963 and it has not looked back since, steadily garnering both reputation and following.

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