This Islay distillery sits to the north of the island and produces fruitier single malts. There's also theBruichladdichdistillery known for their experimental stance when producing single malt,Bowmorein Islay's pretty administrative capital,Caol Ilaand the newer farm-distillery ofKilchoman, both of wh...
David explains that 30 years ago, Bowmore was making whisky mostly destined for blends. But the emergence of the single malt category saved Islay. It gave the distilleries a sense of identity, and located them within the wider context of Islay’s peated expressions. This is what gave people ...
New York when the distillers attempted to auction it for charity (no takers for the $160,000 reserve that day). During the sale, my flight home was canceled due to the impending arrival of Superstorm Sandy. On this sunny afternoon, I count my blessings that our reacquaintance seems to ha...
Caol Ila scotch single malt whisky - index of all tasting notes, bits about the Caol Ila distillery and various comments