ISLAY Whisky Region

Islay is the greatest of the whisky islands. Harboured off the West Coast of Scotland, this small island is battered by salt winds, rain and the cold Scottish waters of the Inner Hebrides.

This small Scottish island is host to eight whisky distilleries, all producing the most powerful of whisky flavours. Much of the Islay is deep with peat - making the waters flow dark and brown; not only flavouring the whisky but providing a valuable heat source which is still used by the islanders today.

It is said that a dram of Islay whisky gives the unmistakable taste of Scotland. The eight distilleries on the island are famous throughout the world for their peaty characteristics and dry finish; behind the smoke however, are gentle mossy scents, traces of seaweed and just a hint of spice.