The island of Islay (pronounced eye-luh) is to the west of the mainland Scotland and is the smallest Whisky region. Although a relatively small island, Islay is currently home to 8 distilleries. Some of the most famous are Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Lagavulin.

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It is renowned for peaty single malts and it’s widley believed that whisky distillation reached Scotland from Ireland via Islay in the 13th century.