Which Islay whiskies deserve a spot on your shelf in 2026? From Ardnahoe's impressive cask strength to discounted Lagavulin ...

Back in May I visited Islay for a press event and was surprised to discover a distillery that I’d never heard of. The small batch distillery in an old lemonade factory was dwarfed by its neighbors; ...

While many Islay whiskies have smoky tasting notes from the peat-based distillation process, this historic brand takes a ...

Bruichladdich, the Islay distillery known for its experimental releases, has introduced The Laddie Rye, a 7-year-old Scotch whisky made from 55% rye and 45% barley — the first rye whisky produced on ...

The top-scoring single malt whiskies from the latest World Whiskies Awards have just been revealed. Here's a closer look at ...

Can you make a really smoky scotch whisky sweet? That was the goal of the latest expression from Lagavulin, an Islay ...

The whisky is called The Regeneration Project, and is said to be the first ever Islay rye whisky (it’s referred to as single grain on the label, a designation that separates it from a 100 percent ...

Pernod Ricard SA’s Chivas Brothers business will produce an Islay whisky for the first time after acquiring land on the Scottish isle for a new distillery. Chivas is the world’s second-biggest Scotch ...

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 ...

“Progressive Hebridean distillers.” That’s how the fine folks at Bruichladdich would like to be addressed and it seems outright rude to regard them otherwise. The storied Scotch house continues to ...