Traveletc: In search of: A drop of whisky in Islay Lagavulin. Laphroaig. Andy Symington gets his tongue around some of the world's great single malts

The Independent - London | December 30, 2001| | Copyright

So, Islay malts. Which are they?

The Gaelic names carry all the power and majesty of a pantheon. Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Ardbeg, Bruichladdich: the single malts of Islay are the heavyweights of the whisky world, revered across the globe for their brooding, smoky power.

Ah, those ones that taste like Dettol?

Yes ... and no. Some of the distilleries produce malts that are fairly light in style, but it is certainly the stronger-flavoured drams that have made Islay famous. More than 25 per cent of the island is peat, and it lends its character substantially to these whiskies - the longer the ...

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