The Bunnahabhain distillery is unusual among its Islay distilling brethren. Notably, for the last fifty-odd years, it has specialized in producing unpeated whiskies rather than the “peat monsters” ...

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Peter Roberts. 412 pages, more than 180 colour photos. ISBN: 9781036971854. Hbk, £25. Available at crex-press.sumupstore.com. The Birds of Islay an ...

When our late colleague Bob Simon heard about a magical place in the Hebrides islands off the coast of Scotland, known for making some of the great whiskies in the world….well, the story spoke to him.

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The recent history of Islay’s malt whisky distilleries could be seen to track the fortunes of the entire industry. Back in the mid-1990s, there were only five in operation: Bowmore, Bunnahabhain, Caol ...

There are whisky festivals, and then there is Fèis Ìle. For four decades, this celebration on the Scottish island of Islay has been doing something no tasting room or whisky bar can replicate — ...

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History: Ardbeg was first built by John Macdougall in 1815. As with most distilleries in Scotland, it has had many ups and downs during its 200 years in existence, with several owners and even a ...