They also possess notes of iodine, seaweed and salt.
Many describe this as a "medicinal" flavour. The whiskies of the distilleries along the southeastern coast of the island, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and Ardbeg, have a smoky character derived from peat, considered a central characteristic of the Islay malts, and ascribed both to the water from which the whisky is made and to the peating levels of the barley. Styles of whisky The Lagavulin distillery (2015) Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank at the Circuit Court at Inverary heard the case against Donald, Duncan and Neil, sons of Dugald Mackiachan, all residing in the island of Islay, accused of breaking into a room or cellar possessed by Benjamin Campbell, activing supervisor in said island, and stealing from thence 125 gallons of whisky, and they failing to appear to stand trial, sentence of fugitation was pronounced against them. For centuries, the whisky was usually aged in sherry casks but bourbon casks from the U.S. All were built near water since grain was shipped on boats and the finished whisky was transported via water. According to Visit Scotland, "most of Islay's original distilleries started as farm distilleries and retreated to secluded glens and caves during the 17th century when the excise man came calling." Īnother source is more specific: "Islay’s past is pervaded by innumerable tales of home distilling, smuggling and illegal whisky production" and adds that the eight older distilleries all began as small, illicit producers. Some sources indicate that Irish monks may have been the first to distill whisky on the island in the early 1300s. Islay is a centre of "whisky tourism", and hosts a "Festival of Malt and Music" known as Fèis Ìle each year on the last week of May, with events and tastings celebrating the cultural heritage of the island. In total, there are nine active distilleries on this island which measures only 25 by 15 miles (40 by 24 kilometres), and the industry is Islay's second largest employer after agriculture. The region is characterised by whiskies with a peat smoke aroma, such as Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg. Islay is one of five whisky distilling localities and regions in Scotland whose identity is protected by law. Islay single malts are the single malt Scotch whiskies made on Islay ( / ˈ aɪ l ə/ EYE-lə) or Ìle in Gaelic, one of the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland. Scotch whisky distilled on Islay, Scotland Whisky producing regions of Scotland Distilleries on Islay as of 2011
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