What is so special about Islay whiskies?
There simply is no better whisky. We don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the climate (ugly). Perhaps the water (not very clean). Perhaps the peat used in the fires to dry the malt (strong and agressive). Maybe even the closeness of the sea. But the fact remains that all of us prefer a “stong, smoky, frank, and above all uncultured Ardbeg over those candy-assed Highland or children’s-swill Lowlanders”. There is a reason that the best whiskies of all come from here: Black Bowmore, 1974 Ardbeg, 1968 Port Ellen. There can only be one, and it’s Islay.
