Is Islay whisky just about peat? The 2026 World Whiskies Awards Gold winners prove there's far more to discover on this legendary Scottish island. Read the full article at The Best Islay Single Malt ...

The island of Islay may not be particularly large but it holds gigantic sway over the world of Scotch whisky. The sheep-filled interior and craggy shores of the island are also home to nine (including ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. For a long time I thought I hated scotch, in part because the first ...

Renowned for its heavily peated single malts, Ardbeg combines intense smoky flavors with a distinctive sweetness. Below are detailed tasting notes for the most recent Ardbeg new releases. Ardbeg ...

The following script is from "Whisky Island" which aired on May 3, 2015. Bob Simon and Steve Kroft are the correspondents. Harry Radliffe II, producer. 60 Minutes is constantly on the lookout for ...

Islay is renowned for its peated single malts. Of course, not all peated whisky comes from Islay, but most of the big names do, with Lagavulin, Ardberg, and Laphroaig all feeling pretty mainstream.

Whisky? Oh no, not for me! I preferred the many full-bodied wines and the classic G&Ts. That’s what I thought. Until I planned a trip for my whisky-loving husband to the Isle of Islay, and ran ...

Distilled from 55% rye and 45% barley grown entirely on Islay, the 7-year-old whisky emerged from a crop rotation experiment designed to restore and strengthen the island’s soil. Tony Sachs has ...

One day in 1989, a man on a bicycle arrived at the gates of a whisky distillery called Bruich­laddich. The distillery sits across the road from the North Atlantic Ocean, on a wild and blustery ...

The rain-lashed isle of Islay off Scotland’s west coast is not always easy to get to. Temperamental ferries run three times a day from the mainland port of Kennacraig and frequent sea mists can ...