Recent Islay Articles

Ardbeg Dark Reserve: The Peatiest Distillery on Islay Goes Deep Into Sherry Territory With an Exclusive for The Whisky Club Ardbeg has never been a distillery that does anything quietly. From its dramatic coastal perch on the southern shore of Islay to its devoted global cult following, every rele

Willem by Willem: Laphroaig's 14-Year-Old Celebrity Scotch Is Genuinely Great — But That $156 Price Tag Is Hard to Swallow There are celebrity whisky collaborations, and then there are celebrity whisky collaborations. The first category is crowded with glossy bottles backed by minimal involvement

Bruichladdich Greener Still: The Final Chapter of the Still Series Closes With a Nod to the Field, Not the Cask Twenty-five years ago, a group of investors with deep roots in the wine trade did something the Scotch whisky industry wasn't expecting: they walked into a shuttered Victorian distillery

Bruichladdich and Whitebox Just Changed What a Canned Cocktail Can Be There is a version of the ready-to-drink cocktail that most American drinkers know well — syrupy, low-alcohol, generic, and designed more for shelf appeal than for any real sensory experience. For years, the canned cocktail cate