Description
In this Drambox we take a trip to ‘Whisky Island’ that is Islay. Islay is the paradise of peated whiskies but don’t let the word peat put you off! Whilst Islay is famous for its peaty, smoky single malts, the island is my love of whisky began!
We start off with a visit to the oldest distillery on the Island. Bowmore for their 12 years old. Then we head to the one that started my love affair of whisky and the fantastic distillery that is Bunnahabhain, and their unpeated 12 years old. The, just down the coast from Bunnahabhain, we visit one of the largest (by volume produced) distilleries on the island, Caol Ila and their 12 years old.
Then it is to the Ardbeg distillery for their An Oa, named after the peninsular in the southwest of the island that protects the distillery from the weather coming in from the Atlantic.
We finish the journey at Lagavulin and their 16 year old, which is recognised as the benchmark of Islay’s peaty, smoky malt whiskies.
Slàinte!
Each Drambox contains:
- Five delicious drams at a generous 30ml size
That’s plenty to really enjoy your whisky, and even enough to share if you are doing a tasting session across a number of drams at once. The contents may change according to availability, but the current Drambox contains:- Bowmore Distillery 12 Years Old Islay Single Malt Whisky (40% ABV)
- Bunnahabhain Distillery 12 Years Old Islay Single Malt (46.3% ABV)
- Caol Ila Distillery 12 Years Old Islay Single Malt (43% ABV)
- Ardbeg Distillery An Oa Islay Single Malt (46.6% ABV)
- Lagavulin Distillery 16 Years Old Islay Single Malt (43% ABV)
- An introduction to the selection
- Tasting Notes
to guide you through each whisky. Each note card has space on the rear for you to record your own thoughts.
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