Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A 20cl bottle of Bruichladdich's first ongoing release since the distillery's rejuvenation in 2001 - the flagship 10 year old Laddie 10.

A sherried Bruichladdich, made with with bourbon-matured whisky finished in special sherry casks from the Bodeega Fernando de Castilla.

A quarter-bottle of Caol Ila 12yo, equally at home in golfbags, on winter walks or during wet weekends at the seaside.

A "double double" with rather more peat-flavoured wallop than most.

A small bottle of Bruichladdich's 2006 vintage whisky entirely made using unpeated barley from Dunlossit farm, just down the road from the distillery on Islay.

A quarter bottle of Caol Ila's rather popular cask strength edition. Peaty and punchy, bottled at 60.1%, this is a great whisky and packaged in a useful 'experimentation' size.

A half bottle of Bowmore's 12 year old whisky, a great place to start your journey through the smoky mystery of Islay's single malt whiskies.

A half bottle of Bowmore's sherry finished 15 year old. It's finished for three years in oloroso sherry casks for rich, chocolatey and spicy flavour along with Bowmore's trademark maritime peatiness.

A young and peaty single malt whisky from an unnamed Islay distillery, this has garnered praise for its straight to the point smoky flavour.

A mystery Islay single malt from an unnamed distillery, purported by many to be Lagavulin, which somehow seems a little unlikely to us. That said, this is a terrific dram for the money and likely to appeal to frugal peatheads.

The new presentation of an old Bowmore favourite, the no-age-statement Legend.

Bowmore 12yo has a place in many hearts as Islay's 'medium-peated' malt. A pronounced iodine character with plenty of pepper, yet the malt is balanced and smooth as well as smoky.

A lightly peated version of Finlaggan's secret distillery Islay single malt, aged for 10 years.

Smokehead is a popular single Islay malt from Ian Macleod distillers. Debate has raged over the identity of the distillery which supplies the whisky for Smokehead. We know, but we're not telling.

The 17th entry from distillery number 4 in the Gordon & Macphail's Secret Stills series - distilled in 2000 at an undisclosed distillery (Bowmore).

Laphroaig 10yo is a full-bodied, smoky gem, with a residual sweetness and a hint of salt amidst the seaweedy, peaty characters before a long warming finish. A classic dram.
IWSC 2012 - Gold Medal - Whisky - Scotch

A statement of intent from Bruichladdich master distiller Jim McEwan, showing his vivions for Port Charlotte spirit - peated to 44ppm and vatted from various vintages.

Caol ila 12 Year Old is of medium weight, but still packing plenty of potent phenols, this is a refined, powerful dram with a compensating oiliness. A balanced, peaty beauty.
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2010: Gold Medal - Best in Class
IWSC 2012 - Gold Medal - Whisky - Scotch

A long awaited whisky from Bruichladdich - a 10 year old comprising solely of unpeated spirit produced since Murray McDavid took over the distillery at the turn of the century. A landmark in their production and the beginning of a new age for the distillery.

A giant leap forward for Bunnahabhain 12yo, this edition was launched in summer 2010 with a jump in strength to 46.3% and a declaration of no chill-filtration and no added colouring. Enormous credit goes to Burn Stewart for giving punters what they want without jacking up the price too much and we earnestly hope that this will be a massive success. Bravo!