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(Normal peat bogs are invaded by trees and periodic fires kill the encroaching tree line.) Islay peat is reputedly the best flavoured for scotch production. The Bunnahabhain distillery (2015) The other distilleries on the island make whisky in a variety of styles. Bunnahabhain makes much lighter whiskies which are generally lightly peated.
The Islay distillery produces some of the most heavily peated whisky available, literally—the Octomore range ventures into the hundreds of PPM, which is extremely, seriously, not-fucking-around ...
Ardbeg distillery (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-staile na h-Àirde Bige) is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the South coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. The distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky. [2]
Octomore is considered to be 'the most heavily peated single malt whisky in the world'. The distillery moved to full production in 2013. All barley used is exclusively Scottish, some of which has been grown on Islay since 2004.
From the rolling hills of the highlands to peat-covered Islay, here are the five whisky regions, including the islands. xavierarnau / Getty Images Scotland is home to a range of whisky expressions.
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Kilchoman distillery (pronounced Kil-ho-man) [1] is a distillery that produces single malt Scotch whisky on Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. Kilchoman Distillery is in the northwest of the island, close to Machir Bay. Kilchoman was founded by Anthony Wills and remains an independent, family run distillery.
Between May 1969 and July 1973, Brora produced a heavily peated whisky to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought in that region. Most of the whisky produced as Brora after 1973 is in the lightly peated Highland style. [3] In early 1983, production at Brora was stopped and the distillery was ...