Mrs Spud likes a good Islay malt and it’s her birthday in a week. So, having had and liked Laphroig, Bruichladdich, Lagavulin, what would the collective recommend from Ardbeg and Caol Ila. I’m not an Islay malt fan so wouldn’t know where to start.

My Wife bought me a bottle of Ardbeg Renaissance, made me a very happy bunny, must be love as it costs her over £100 for the bottle 😉

Caol Ila everytime. There was a cracking deal on it in Heathrow terminal 5 duty free the other day. My handbaggage was clinking on the flight home!!

Be nice to try something a bit different. At the rate bottles go down here I’d probably not go for £100 bottles as lovely as I’m sure it is.

This might be a option Spud:

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/masterofmalt/product/islay-whisky-tasting-set?utm_source=GoogleShopping&utm_medium=Gifts&utm_campaign=214677&gclid=CKrZ1eTSjrcCFaTItAod0l4AQg

tbh, I would have been just as happy getting a set of these too 😉

Can’t go wrong with a bottle of Glenmorangie for the ladies. Smooth with vanillery notes. Mrs Inbred likes a tipple of this but wouldn’t touch any of the so called classic malts.

Used to go for the knockout blow of Ardbeg, but Caol Ila is slowly winning me over – always liked it, now I might indeed prefer it to Ardbeg.

Islay Elements, not found in supermarkets though

Spud have a look at Scapa from Orkney. Not that common and like a mild Islay IMO. My favourite drop.

Laphroig Triple Wood is about as good as it gets for £50 or less. Also for something different try a Compass Box – Spice Tree.

Had some at a whisky tasting and it was very very good.

Cheers

Danny B

Bunahabhain….. nuff said

and what was it,…Kilchoman i hope?

Bunahabhain….. nuff said

Thats what I was gonna say. My fave Islay malt but Iv’e not tried Kilchoman yet.
However I’ll be on Islay in 6 weeks time so I’ll be giving it, & a few others a bash!

Passing the Fettercairn distillery the other day, I popped in and picked up a bottle of Fior

Peaty, sherry casked, lovely colour, shapely bottle, staggeringly good drink. Not Islay though
EDIT .. and unusual, not something you’ll see in Tesco

Bunahabhain is the least Islay like of all the islay’s, so she might have been unimpressed, maybe we will never know….

i’ve not tried Kilchoman either, but there is a bottle of their new sherry cask release staring at me…eeek

drinking cheapo ardmore, to keep me at bay

However I’ll be on Islay in 6 weeks time so I’ll be giving it, & a few others a bash!

wow nice, i really fancy taking the bike over and pootling about distillery to distillery then falling off…

Bowmore have actual accomodation on site how awesome is that, brings a whole new meaning to the term midnight snacking 😀

Last time I went to Islay I brought a mate a miniature Bunnahabhain, which he’d never tried before, & believe me, he’s tried some!
When he tasted it he said, ‘now that’s what whisky should taste like’.
I’m rubbish cos I just love them all!!

Edit, my son got me a bottle of BHB for Xmas & it didn’t see New Year. 🙄

i only by Whisky’s i can pronounce,……..and are on offer at Asda 😀

EDIT: My first rule is never have a good bottle of whisky hanging around when your friend from Northern Ireland is over for a visit,..jeeez those measures would have killed a small horse!!

Ardbeg Uigeadail is bloody lovely.

http://www.ardbeg.com/shop/ardbeg-uigeadail.html

Bunnahabhain
Boonahavven.

Caol Isla, = Couleela.

Or so I’ve been told.

Kilchoman is still too young, favourite islay is a17 yo ardbeg but very hard to get now but should be some more in a few years! Caol Isla is nice but I always end up back at ardbeg, will be back over in islay in July,egg when you are over bruichladdich is always worth a visit as there is always something you can only get at the distillery and nowhere else.

I have a bottle of Ardbeg Alligator open at the moment, I have my eyes on a bottle of Corryvrecken at the moment. Also on the go at the moment is a bottle of Balvennie 17 peat cask which is bloody lovely.