Top Ten Islay Malts

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Ardbeg Uigeadail - A dram of effortless perfection, an Editor''s Choice at Whisky Mag and Jim Murray''s favourite whisky in the world. This is crafted of bourbon and old fino sherry matured spirit, which has proffered a powerful, full-bodied dram with underlying sweetness.

Lagavulin 16 - A really well-balanced dram, lots of smoke and creamy sweetness. The malt is peated to 35ppm and matured in a mix of bourbon and sherry casks. This is unfalteringly well-rated, as well as being an Editor''s Choice at Whisky Mag.

Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist - Airigh Nam Beist (pronounced Arry-nam-baysht) is Gaelic for ''Shelter of the Beast'', the name of one of the Ardbeg distillery''s water sources. The whisky is intensely creamy and becoming increasingly rare.

Bruichladdich Infinity - Jim Murray rated this very highly, and for good reason; this is a very well-made malt, crafted of well-aged lightly peated whisky and heavily peated spirit from the Port Charlotte range. This was matured in Bourbon casks before a finish in Rioja barrels.

Laphroaig Quarter Cask - Back when goods transportation meant pack mules whisky was ...
... decanted in to quarter casks to ease the burden on the animals. Preserving the tradition, Laphroaig bring you their Quarter Cask, matured for a few years in a standard cask, before a brief spell in very small barrels.

Master of Malt Bowmore 26yo - A well-aged Islay malt from our Single Cask Series, this is an incredible whisky, with Bowmore''s characteristic floral and parma violets in force.

Bunnahabhain 25 - A fruity, creamy dram from the north of Islay, this comes in a hessian-lined, alder wood box with solid brass fittings. This 25 year-old is part of a very limited release of just 400 bottles.

Caol Ila 12 - An Editor''s Choice at Whisky Mag, this is a delightfully oily, smoky dram, elegantly balanced. This was launched in June of 2002, and is consistently well-rated.

Bruichladdich Redder Still - The red hue that lends its name to this Bruichladdich comes from the finishing Pomerol cask, which houses the whisky after its life maturing in Bourbon barrels.

Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength - In 2005, Whisky Mag rated this the Best Single Malt in the World. This is bottled at natural cask strength, really unleashing the intensity of the distillery. In addition to an enormous range of whiskies Master of Malt new site boasts extensive whisky reviews and information about the best whisky distilleries, so if you want highest quality single malt whisky at the right price MasterofMalt.com is the solution for you.