This beginner's guide unpacks Scotland's whisky regions, explaining their distinctive styles, traditional production methods, ...

Speyside. The Speyside region accounts for a very small land area, but it is by far the most densely packed region of distilleries in Scotland (more than 50 of them), hugging its northeast coast.

Islay Zach Johnston The Region: This region is also tiny. It’s a single island in the Inner Heribides, just to the west of Campbeltown. The island is another place that’s postcard-perfect with ...

The island of Islay is home to all of the world's single malt peated Scotch whisky. Paula Froelich. Here's what I, a whisky Luddite, found. In Search of Single-Malt ...

The back story: If there’s a category of spirits that provokes the strongest of reactions — positive or negative — it’s single-malt Scotch from the Islay region. That’s because these are ...

Fans of Scotch look to the Islay region for whisky with a distinctively peaty taste — a flavor that brings a certain smokiness with every sip. Among the most revered Islay distilleries is Ardbeg ...

One of Islay’s Best Single Malt Distilleries Just Dropped a Rye Whisky This new dram Bruichladdich comes from the region better known for its smoky whiskies. Published on April 5, 2023 ...

From the rolling hills of the highlands to peat-covered Islay, here are the five whisky regions, including the islands. Scotland is home to a range of whisky expressions. The spectrum of flavors ...