Just the names Ardbeg, Lagavulin or Laphroaig should give a good indication of what’s in store from Islay, but there’s much more to it than peat and smoke.
(Although, there is a lot of that too).
Home to eight distilleries (for now..) and the range is diverse.
ABV / Batch variations : Please note, our whiskies are listed promoting their standard ABV as advised by the manufacturer. However, batches can have slight variance. If you are a collector looking for a specific year’s release or ABV, please check with us before placing your order – we’re more than happy to provide more detail and supply photos if required.
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Ardbeg 25 years old, 2022 Release
£750.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg BizarreBQ
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Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Limited Edition
£120.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg Ten
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Ardbeg, 8 y.o., Committee Bottle for Discussion
£62.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg, An Oa
£54.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg, Anthology, The Harpy’s Tale
£140.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg, Ardcore
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Ardbeg, Corryvreckan
£88.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg, Uigeadail
£73.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Ardbeg, Wee Beastie, 5 y.o.
£41.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
As We Get It’ Islay, Ian Macleod Distillers
£75.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bowmore, 12 y.o.
£44.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bowmore, 15 y.o.
£79.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bowmore, 18 y.o.
£135.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bowmore, The Vintner’s Trilogy, French Oak Barrique, 26 y.o.
£350.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bruichladdich, Bere Barley, 2012
£72.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bruichladdich, Islay Barley, 2013
£70.95 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bruichladdich, Scottish Barley – The Classic Laddie
£52.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bruichladdich, The Organic 2010
£72.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Bunnahabhain, ‘Smoking Sherry Beast’, Cooper’s Choice
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Bunnahabhain, 12 y.o.
£53.50 inc. VAT Read more -
Bunnahabhain, 18 y.o.
£155.00 inc. VAT Read more -
Bunnahabhain, 1998 Manzanilla Cask Finish
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Bunnahabhain, Abhainn Araig, Feis Ile 2022
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Bunnahabhain, Stiuireadair
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Bunnahabhain, Toiteach A Dha
£53.50 inc. VAT Read more -
Bunnahbhain, Canasta Cask Matured, Feis Ile 2023
£95.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Caol Ila, 12 y.o.
£53.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Caol Ila, Moch
£61.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Caol Ila, Single Minded, Douglas Laing, 10 y.o.
£49.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Caol Ila, The Distillers Edition, Moscatel Sherry Finish
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Caol Ila, Unchillfiltered Collection, Signatory Whisky Co. 9 y.o.
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Finlaggan, Cask Strength, The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.
£51.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Finlaggan, Old Reserve, The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.
£34.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Islay Blend, Samaroli Bottling
£110.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Islay Storm, Islay Single Malt
£37.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Kilchoman, 100% Islay 12th Edition
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Kilchoman, 70cl Bottle + 2 Glass Gift Pack
£62.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Kilchoman, Casado
£79.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Kilchoman, Founders Cask, Calvados Double Cask Finish, 11 y.o.
£130.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Kilchoman, Machir Bay
£54.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Kilchoman, Madeira Cask Matured
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Kilchoman, Sanaig
£66.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Lagavulin 16 y.o.
£81.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Lagavulin 26 y.o. 2021 Diageo Annual Release
£1,650.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Lagavulin, Diageo 2020 Annual Cask Strength Release, 12 y.o.
£125.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Lagavulin, Diageo 2021 Annual Cask Strength Release, 12 y.o.
£130.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Lagavulin, The Distiller’s Edition, Pedro Ximenez Finish
£88.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig 25yo, Cask Strength, 2015 Release
£600.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, 10 y.o.
£47.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, 16 y.o.
£89.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, Cask Strength Edition, Batch 15
£73.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, Lore
£76.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, Oak Select
£35.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, Quarter Cask
£49.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Laphroaig, Sherry Oak Finish, 10 y.o.
£65.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Macleod’s, Islay Single Malt
£40.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Port Askaig, 8 y.o.
£51.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Port Askaig, Cask Strength
£65.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Port Charlotte, 10 y.o.
£60.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
S Peaty, MCMXCV, Samaroli Bottling, 1995
£177.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Smokehead, High Voltage
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Smokehead, Rum Rebel
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Smokehead, Sherry (Bomb) Cask Blast
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Smokehead, Unchillfiltered
£44.50 inc. VAT Add to basket -
The Ileach, Islay Single Malt
£33.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
The Ileach, Islay Single Malt, Cask Strength
£48.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Williamson’s Copper’s Choice, Islay Blended Malt, 16 y.o.
£147.00 inc. VAT Add to basket -
Williamson’s’ Cooper’s Choice, Islay Blended Malt, 14 y.o.
£128.00 inc. VAT Add to basket
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Islay
Islay is the most southern of the Inner Hebrides on the West coast of Scotland. Just a stone’s throw from the mainland, it’s only 25 miles long with a population of just over 2,200 ‘Ileachs’.
 However, this small island is a true gem of the whisky world: eight distilleries (and counting) with heavyweight names such as Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Lagavulin to name a few.
Islay’s whisky heritage is long and centuries old with many illicit distilleries starting out in farms and crofts, then retreating to hidden caves when the excise men started paying too much attention to the island. This, however, didn’t happen as soon as the excise act came in to place in the 17th Century, as the Islanders’ fearsome ‘barbaric’ reputation (at the time) kept HMRC on the mainland for many a year.
These days, Islay has a much warmer reception to visitors to it’s shores, and the distilleries and locals alike are extremely hospitable.
The Island is of course known for peat, and it’s whiskies (well, most of them) offer peated spirit in droves. The drying vegetation  an be seen stacked up at roadsides where it is transported to the distilleries, or more commonly Port Ellen maltings, where it’s pungent aroma and heat is used in the malting process.
History is another key element of the Islay whisky story, with (the soon to be resurrected) legend that is Port Ellen rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names on our shelves and in the industry.
But there is much more than whisky too – to the north, Â deserted beaches with crystal clear water where you can see seals and sea-trout, flocks of barnacle geese, lone eagles hunting over land and sea and on occasion, the repeat call of the elusive Corncrake. The western side faces what the Atlantic can throw at it, and on the East side, the rushing currents of the Sound of Islay – the narrow channel between Islay and neighbouring Jura.
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