Is Islay whisky just about peat? The 2026 World Whiskies Awards Gold winners prove there's far more to discover on this legendary Scottish island. Read the full article at The Best Islay Single Malt ...

The island of Islay may not be particularly large but it holds gigantic sway over the world of Scotch whisky. The sheep-filled interior and craggy shores of the island are also home to nine (including ...

Renowned for its heavily peated single malts, Ardbeg combines intense smoky flavors with a distinctive sweetness. Below are detailed tasting notes for the most recent Ardbeg new releases. Ardbeg ...

The following script is from "Whisky Island" which aired on May 3, 2015. Bob Simon and Steve Kroft are the correspondents. Harry Radliffe II, producer. 60 Minutes is constantly on the lookout for ...

When the announcement was made in 2016 heralding the construction of a new distillery on Islay, the whisky world got excited. Ardnahoe would be the first new distillery on this small island off the ...

Islay is renowned for its peated single malts. Of course, not all peated whisky comes from Islay, but most of the big names do, with Lagavulin, Ardberg, and Laphroaig all feeling pretty mainstream.

Islay—pronounced eye-la—has been one of Scotland’s whisky heartlands since at least the 1700s. Once a cottage industry, making Scotch here is now big business: global giants Beam Suntory, Diageo, LVMH ...

One day in 1989, a man on a bicycle arrived at the gates of a whisky distillery called Bruich­laddich. The distillery sits across the road from the North Atlantic Ocean, on a wild and blustery ...