Islay Archives – Whisky Israel

Port Ellen 40 yo 1979 ‘Prima & Ultima’

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020Gal Granov 0

Every ‘Unicorn’ whisky collection from Diageo should have either a Port Ellen or a Brora as a part of it, right? Well, right. The Prima […]

Lagavulin 1991 , 28 yo ‘Prima & Ultima’

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020Gal Granov 0

Another P&U expression, this time from one of the best distilleries out there it’s you’re a peat lover – Lagavulin. You can’t really go wrong […]

Port Charlotte 2001 ‘The Heretic’ – review

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018Gal Granov 0

The 2nd offering from Bruchladdich for this Port Charlotte-centeric Feis Ile 2018, is yet another PC. Unlike the Valinch, this is not a single cask, […]

Laphroaig Cairdeas Fino Cask (2018 Feis Ile edition) – review

July 13, 2018March 18, 2019Gal Granov 0

After the lovely Lagavulin, it’s time to visit Laphroaig’s festival offering – namely the Cairdeas. Cairdeas stands for ‘friendship’ and each year a different edition […]

Port Askaig 14 yo Bourbon Cask

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018Gal Granov 0

The Islay Festival is in full swing,{check out my Feis Ile 2018 bottling guide to know what to expect } and what is more fitting, […]

Islay Festival 2018 (Feis Ile) bottlings [25th May — 2nd June 2018]

April 12, 2018May 31, 2018Gal Granov 0

Feis Ile 2018 is almost around the corner, and in this page i shall track the upcoming special releases and bottlings that are going to […]

Big peat 25 year old ‘The Gold Edition’

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018Gal Granov 0

Douglas Laing & Co has announced last month they are adding an old and rare limited edition trilogy collection to their Big Peat range, The debut […]

Lagavulin 12 , Diageo 2016 Special Rel.

November 25, 2016Gal Granov 0

Time for a fairly well priced whisky from this year’s Special Releases: after the Brora, and Cambus which are hardly affordable drams. The Lagavulin 12 […]