The island of Islay (pronounced eye-la) lies in the southern Inner Hebridean isles of Scotland and boasts 8 producing single malt distilleries: (Ardbeg, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Kilchoman) and one closed (Port Ellen). Islay is home to some of the most famous distilleries in Scotland, and while the majority produce a heavily peated and pungently smoky whisky, there are excellent un-peated styles made here too.
The distinctive smoky aroma and flavour is imparted by the drying of barley over smouldering peat fires, with this character diminishing and softening with time in the cask. Islay whiskies are connected strongly to where they are made, and a visit to the island is among one of the best whisky experiences available in the world.
The Whiskies of Islay
Kilchoman 'Machir Bay' Gift Pack with Glasses 46%
Region: Islay
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$96.80
This pack contains 2 Glencairn whisky glasses as well as a 700ml bottle of the Kilchoman Machir Bay - a classic smoky Islay dram. Fresh peat smoke mingles with a soft cooked stone fruit sweetness, and layers of smoke and a sweet oilyness on the palate, made at Islay's farm distillery.
Kilchoman 'Sanaig' 46%
Kilchoman 'Sanaig' 46%
Region: Islay
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$95.00
Sanaig is the newest permanent addition to the Kilchoman range. Sanaig is predominantly bottled from Oloroso sherry Hogshead casks, and this influence is most obvious in its rich colour and flavour. The aroma is classic Kilchoman, with soft cooked fruits, full-bodied peat smoke with citrus notes and a lingering sweetness. A perfect balance of pe...
Lagavulin '200th Anniversary' 8 years old 48%
Region: Islay
Strength: 48%
Volume: 700ml
$137.00
One of Scotland's most treasured distilleries, Lagavulin, celebrates their 200th anniversary this year, after its founding in 1816 by John Johnston. This limited edition 8 year old whisky is a celebration of the distilleries history, craft and the people who have worked for 2 centuries to make this whisky. This is a classic Lagavulin with a frag...
Lagavulin 'Distillers Edition' 1998 / 16 years old 43%
Region: Islay
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$189.00
One of the most sought-after releases from Islay has just arrived - the latest 'Distillers Edition' from the Lagavulin distillery. Matured for a total of 16 years, this single malt has spent the last portion of that time in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, which imparts a sweet, heavy richness to the whisky. The combination of suculant sweet raisins...
Lagavulin 16 years old 43%
Lagavulin 16 years old 43%
Region: Islay
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$132.00
One of the most famous whiskies in the world, Lagavulin's 16 year old has a lovely balance between a tarry blast of peat smoke, touches of sweet honey and rich dried fruit that lingers on to a dry and mellow smokyness - a true Scotch whisky classic from Islay.
Lagavulin 21 years old 56.5%
Lagavulin 21 years old 56.5%
Region: Islay
Strength: 56.5%
Volume: 700ml
$4,708.00
This 21 year old Lagavulin was originally released in 2007, and since that time it has become something of a legend. Matured in first-fill sherry casks, this is amongst the darkest Lagavulins ever released, offering a whisky that strikes a careful balance between the sherry and classic lagavulin peat smoke. This is now a staggeringly difficult w...
Laphroaig 'An Cuan Mor' 48%
Laphroaig 'An Cuan Mor' 48%
Region: Islay
Strength: 48%
Volume: 700ml
$159.00
Laphroaig's new An Cuan Mor is Gaelic for 'The Big Ocean', named for the Atlantic ocean that pounds the Proaig bay where the Laphroaig distillery resides on Islay. Originally matured in first-fill American oak casks before a secondary maturation in European Oak this is an intense and full-flavoured dram. It starts richly on sweet fruit, delicate...
Laphroaig 'Lore' 48%
Laphroaig 'Lore' 48%
Region: Islay
Strength: 48%
Volume: 700ml
$214.00
This new release from one of Scotland's most iconic distilleries is said to be their richest yet. Laphroaig 'Lore', meaning the passing of a skill or tradition through word of mouth, was created by distillery manager John Campbell and is classic Laphoaig in style. Rich and peaty with a chilli spice bite and a creamy vanilla fudge character linge...
Laphroaig 'Quarter Cask' 48%
Laphroaig 'Quarter Cask' 48%
Region: Islay
Strength: 48%
Volume: 700ml
$96.00
Laphroaig's 'Quarter Cask' is named after the use of casks that are a quarter of the size of the normal barrels used at Laphroaig. These small casks are only used at the end of the normal maturation period for a short amount of time due to the intense influence they have on the whisky. The hallmark Laphroaig smoke and pungent peat reek are joine...
Laphroaig 'Triple Wood' 48%
Laphroaig 'Triple Wood' 48%
Region: Islay
Strength: 48%
Volume: 700ml
$139.70
Matured in three different styles of casks: bourbon barrels, quarter casks and lastly Spanish sherry butts. The Laphroaig from these 3 casks are brought together at bottling to produce a whisky of creamy dried fruit and lingering ashy peat smoke. The palate is lush and oily with a burst of peat followed by vanilla and a touch of sherry sweetness...
Laphroaig 10 years old 40%
Laphroaig 10 years old 40%
Region: Islay
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$96.00
The famous Laphroaig 10 year old, one of the most iconic single malt whiskies in all of Scotland. Renowned for its earthy, medicinal, richly peaty-smoky flavour, it is an evocative dram that with just one sip transports you to its home on the inner Hebridean island of Islay.
MacLeod's Islay 40%
MacLeod's Islay 40%
Region: Islay
Strength: 40%
Volume: 700ml
$62.90
This single malt whisky from an undisclosed Islay distillery is a robust, sea-weedy and intensely peaty whisky. There is an obvious influence from sherry casks (as noted by the color) and the balance between the sweet fruity sherry notes and the strongly peaty, maritime smoke is perfect. Exceptionally good value Islay drinking.
Port Askaig '100 Proof' 57.1%
Port Askaig '100 Proof' 57.1%
Region: Islay
Strength: 57.1%
Volume: 700ml
$100.00
Bottled from a selection of casks both young and old from an undisclosed distillery on Islay, the Port Askaig series personifies the Islay style - dense smoke, sea spray and a hint of lemon and liquorice (suggesting one distillery in particular). The peat smoke lingers on the palate with salted caramel, herbal notes and a slow drying finish. Bot...
Port Askaig 45 years old 40.8%
Port Askaig 45 years old 40.8%
Region: Islay
Strength: 40.8%
Volume: 700ml
$2,252.00
This incredibly rare whisky is the oldest Islay single malt we have stocked, bottled after 45 years of maturation. Distilled at an undisclosed distillery in 1968, this bottling is a combination of 5 old sherry casks. It carries a staggeringly complex array of aromas of flavours - honey sweetness, rich over-ripe fruit, a hint of menthol and a wav...
Port Askaig Cask Strength 19 years old 50.4%
Region: Islay
Strength: 50.4%
Volume: 700ml
$209.00
Distilled at an undisclosed distillery on the Isle of Islay, 'Port Askaig' has been bottled at cask strength from a small selection of 19 year old single malt whisky. The aroma is softly smoky, with layers of peat, aromatic citrus, honey and herbal spicyness. The palate shows the mature character of an Islay malt, with a gentle flinty smoke and ...
Smokehead 18 years old 43%
Smokehead 18 years old 43%
Region: Islay
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$292.00
From Ian Macleod Distillers, this unknown bottling from a distillery on Islay is a brooding, smooth smoky dram as the name and packaging suggests. Maturation has taken the edges off this whisky, leaving a refined and complex malt that has plenty to explore beneath the smoke.
Smokehead 43%
Smokehead 43%
Region: Islay
Strength: 43%
Volume: 700ml
$69.00
Smokehead is a rich, seaweedy and intensely peaty whisky.The flavour is fresh, fruity and immense, with notes of sherry, iodine, toffee, smoke and sea salt all fighting for recognition.A really vigorous whisky not for the faint hearted savour and enjoy!
Bruichladdich 'Port Charlotte' 10 years old 50%
Region: Islay
Strength: 50%
Volume: 700ml
$121.00
Port Charlotte is the name given to heavily peated whisky from Bruichaddich distillery and this particular expression is the second batch of 10 year old they have released to date. First-fill bourbon, sherry, tempranillo and French wine casks were all utilised in maturing this exciting new release from hebridean distillers. Like its 10 year old ...
Bruichladdich Octomore 10 years old 57.3%
Region: Islay
Strength: 57.3%
Volume: 700ml
$294.00
Malted barley peated to a whopping 167ppm was used to produce this heavily peated expession from creative Islay distillers Bruichladdich. 18,000 bottles were produced from a vatting of first fill bourbon and Grenache Blanc wine casks that had matured the spirit for over 10 years. The result is rich, full bodied and oily whisky with balanced flav...
Port Ellen 'Old & Rare' 1982 / 33 years old 58.3%
Region: Islay
Strength: 58.3%
Volume: 700ml
$4,301.00
This exceptionally dark and brooding looking whisky comes from one of the most iconic of all of Scotland's long-lost distilleries, Port Ellen. Closed just one year after this was distilled, Port Ellen has become a whisky of great importance in the history of Islay, at one time being used for nothing more than fill for blended whiskies, it is now...
Port Askaig 8 years old 45.8%
Region: Islay
Strength: 45.8%
Volume: 700ml
$79.00
This is the latest core expression to join the Port Askaig range, a soft sweet and peaty 8 year old from an undisclosed distillery. Matured entirely in refill American oak, it is fresh and vibrant on the nose with lemon oil, salty sea spray and a soft ashy smoke. More citrus on the palate with smoked fish and that classic Islay peat reek. A hone...
PEAT (Full Proof) 59.3% 500ml
Region: Islay
Strength: 59.3%
Volume: 700ml
$76.00
New to the shelves from the Elements of Islay range, PEAT is a blended malt, consisting of a combination of 60 casks from a spattering of distilleries around the north and south of Islay. Invigorating punchy peat smoke to the fore is complimented with a salty seaweed character and plenty of fresh fruit (lemon, lime and grapefruit).On the palate,...
PEAT (Pure Islay) 45% 500ml
PEAT (Pure Islay) 45% 500ml
Region: Islay
Strength: 45%
Volume: 700ml
$59.00
PEAT Pure Islay is the accomplice to the PEAT full proof, swapping its high batch strength for a more friendly 45%. It was created using single malt whisky from a handful of distilleries across northern and southern Islay. Aromas of thick cut bacon being cooked over smouldering coals on the beach. Hickory smoke to the fore on the palate with hin...
Ardbeg 'Kelpie' 46%
Ardbeg 'Kelpie' 46%
Region: Islay
Strength: 46%
Volume: 700ml
$179.00
We are delighted to announce the arrival of Ardbeg Kelpie, the new limited edition release to celebrate Ardbeg Day 2017. Matured in virgin oak casks made from trees felled by the Black Sea, this is unmistakably Ardbeg, but with a twist. The first sniff is softer than we expected with a distinctly dark chocolatey and herbal note. Smoked fish, sea...
