Whisky Menu - Islay
The Island of Islay off the West coast of Scotland has its own Whisky classification with 7 working distilleries and perhaps more in the pipeline. Islay is fashionable again due to the distinctive peatiness and seaside Character of many of its whiskies. Indeed the sea laps at the walls of many of them. As a rule the most heavily flavoured whisky comes from the South of the island with whisky from the North or West tending to more subtle marriages of flavour.
Islay Collection at The Exmoor White Horse Inn
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Ardbeg 10yr
Classic South coaster very smoky and dry with a briny iodine punch and strong peat tones.
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Ardbeg 1991
Light and dry, a hint of peat, tobacco and peppermint a gentle sting.
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Bruichladdich 12yr
From this distillery Scotland's most westerly comes a whisky that is very soft and smooth with hints of seaweed and iodine, a touch of peat. Balanced by the taste of summer fruits and a certain zesty character.
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Bruichladdich 15yr
Bright yellow in colour, perfumed sea air, clean grassy sweetness and a touch of pepper married with the whiff of peat and seaweed.
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Bruichladdich (Lochindaal) 10yr
Independent bottling, slightly saltier and brinier than other Bruichladdichs.
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Bunnahabhain 12yr
Remarkably fresh seaweed and sea air flavours and aromas with a gentle nutty maltness.
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Bowmore 12yr
From the capital of Islay with somewhere in between in style of the aggressive South coast whiskies and the more mild north. The 12yr has a firm peaty smoke and an earthy sweetness.
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Caol Ila 1996
A smoky explosion of pepper, peat and seemingly the essence of the sea not to be missed.
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Lagavulin 16yr
Perhaps the driest and most sustained attack of any readily available whisky, this near neighbour of Laphroaig and Ardbeg has a nose of sea spray and peat smoke, a full body and an explosive peaty dryness on the palate complemented by clear salty and seaweed notes.
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Laphroaig 10yr
Medicinal, phenolic and sea-weedy the Laphroaig is the most distinctive whisky in the world very strong peat and iodine tones.
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Laphroaig 15yr
An explosion of sulphur, burning peat and Islay intensity.
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Port Ellen 1982
The Rarest of all Islay malts the distillery closed in the early 1980’s though its associated maltings are still in production. This 1982 has classic distillery character, Cod liver oil, dried seaweed and smoke well structured and containing perhaps a dap of antiseptic?
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The Above Whiskies have a price range of £4.05 - £13.55.