The Islay Region

The Islay Region

Whisky education from Whisk(e)y Advent 2025 (2025-12-05). Summary below; full write-up with sources and images: calendar/2025-12-05.qmd.

Islay, off Scotland’s southwest coast, has made whisky for ~700 years. Seaweed-laced peat gives distinctly medicinal, smoky, maritime drams. Regional flavor is now mostly tradition rather than necessity.