What is the best whisky from Islay?

Islay Whiskies

Lagavulin 9 Year Old / Game of Thrones House Lannister.
Bunnahabhain Aonadh 10 Year Old.
Port Askaig 100° Proof.
Bunnahabhain 1997 / 22 Year Old / The Whisky Exchange.
Bowmore 18 Year Old.
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish.
Port Charlotte 10 Year Old.
Octomore 9.3 / 5 Year Old / Farm Grown Barley.

What are the nine distilleries on Islay?

What You Need to Know About Every Distillery on Islay

Ardbeg (Port Ellen) Ardbeg.
Ardnahoe (Port Askaig) Ardnahoe.
Bowmore (School Street) Bowmore.
Bruichladdich (Bruichladdich) Bruichladdich.
Bunnahabhain (Port Askaig) Bunnahabhain.
Caol Ila (Port Askaig)
Kilchoman (Rockside Farm, Bruichladdich)
Lagavulin (Port Ellen)

Is Islay Whisky good?

Islay Scotch, one of the richest peated whiskies in the world, offers you a unique taste filled with smoky flavors and seaweed notes that remind you of campfires by the seashore. Definitely an acquired taste, this whisky is loved by so many people all over the world.

Are all Islay whiskies peaty?

There is no Islay appellation defining the style of whisky produced here. Today, between 30 to 50% of spirit distilled on Islay is unpeated. Nor is peated whisky the sole prerogative of Islay. There are several Campbeltown, Speyside, Island and Highland – even French – whiskies that are peated.

How do you drink Islay?

The Islay Whisky Sour Cocktail Ingredients: 2 parts Islay Whisky, half an ounce of sugar syrup, half an ounce of freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1 egg white, 1 dash of Bitters crushed ice. Complete with a cherry and orange slice. Here, the trick to creating the perfect Whisky Sour is to mix the sugar and lemon evenly.

Why is Islay Scotch salty?

In general however, the whiskies from this island are known for a “pungent peaty, smoky and oily flavours, with just a hint of salty sea air and seaweed” because of the use of peat and the maritime climate.

What is the best Scotch?

The GlenDronach Original 12 Year. Panelists admired this whisky’s dark gold color “with a bit of red in it,almost burgundy,” said one taster.

The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year. Citrus and orange peel are pronounced on the nose of this Scotch,“like an Old Fashioned,” one taster said.

Glenfiddich Bourbon Barrel Reserve 14 Years.

Bowmore 12 Year.

What is the cheapest Scotch?

“What’s my favorite cheaper Scotch whisky? Glenlivet 12 Year. It’s under $50 and certainly does not taste cheap. It’s smooth with a subtle sweetness.” Bank Note

Which is the most interesting Islay whisky?

– Octomore – made by Bruichladdich – The most heavily peated whiskies you can by, by a distillery known for un-peated whisky! – For reference – Laphroaig’s barley is peated to 60 parts per million (ppm) of phenolic (the family of smokey molecules). – What’s most interesting is the whisky smells only lightly peated.

How to pronounce Islay scotch whisky?

ISLAY: EYElà “Ile’s Island” Ile (personal name) ey (Old Norse – island). If the name is Gaelic from origina it may be “flank shaped”. The pronunciation shows how most Scots would pronounce the name, on the island itself EElah is more common.