Islay

Speyside is the whisky region with the most distilleries, but Islay is undoubtedly the whisky region with the most famous whisky brands. From the island of Islay, we find brands such as Ardbeg, Lagavulin, Bowmore, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, etc. Regarding most whisky brands from Islay, we are often talking about very smoky whisky, as the peat on Islay has a special character, and the whisky culture on Islay advocates drying the wet, germinating malt in kilns using peat smoke. However, there are certain exceptions in the form of Bunnahabhain and some of the Bruichladdich varieties. It is a matter of taste whether one likes smoky whisky or not, but at some point, you almost have to taste a heavily peated single malt Scotch whisky from Islay ...