Drinking aggressively smoky Scotch isn’t typically a summertime pursuit (a troubling failure of imagination). But when Laphroaig—possibly the most distinctive of all heavyweight malts from the isle of Islay—releases a special bottling, we take note, seasonal biases be damned. Càirdeas … read more →

Bowmore is perhaps the most aristocratic malt on Islay, that wee Scottish island in the Atlantic famous for its peat (Lagavulin, Laphroaig, and Ardbeg are fellow residents).  Tempest, Bowmore’s newest expression, refers to the mighty gales that often pound the … read more →