Port Askaig is a town (and a port) on the island of Islay (on the north-west), and is also the name of yet another ‘Mystery […]
Tasting Port Askaig CS (and Caol Ila CS too)
Tag: Islay
Tasting SmokeHead 18 ‘Extra Black’
One of my first Islay malts was the “regular” Smokehead. I remember me sitting in a bar (The excellent Tel-Aviv based ‘Norma Jean’ which boasts […]
Quick dram : Laphroaig 18
Laphraoaig is well known for its biting drams (at least when speaking of the younger versions), full of medicinal, iodine, tarry, briny peaty malts, and […]
Tasting 3 CAOL ILA – 12,18,CS (CAOL ILA sample pack)
I’ve recently reviews Coal Ila Unpeated, and liked it a lot. It’s a decent dram, very complex and ultra strong when it comes to ABV. […]
Quick Dram : Port Charlotte PC7
Port Charlotte distillery was founded in 1829 by Collin Campbell and was called “Lochindaal distillery” originally, and was finally closed in 1926 but it’s buildings […]
Quick Dram : Coal Ila “Unpeated Style” 2009
So, an Unpeated Caol Ila? Really? Isn’t it an Oxymoron? Well, it is not, apparently. This is the sort of question many people have been […]
A new addition to WhiskyIsrael :: Carmel
After an easy delivery a new member has joined the Dramming club. here is our little Carmel. From birth has a tendancy towards peated malts, […]
Visiting Islay Part 2 – Guest Post by Igal Tabachnik
Note: this is part 2. Read part 1 of the trip here. Early Saturday morning on Islay, and we are set to go on another […]
Visiting Islay – Guest Post by Igal Tabachnik
Every whisky lover gets, at some point, to experience whisky from the island of Islay in Scotland. This experience will be remembered throughout his life […]
Kilchoman Autumn 2009 Release
I’ve written about Kilchoman in my Hebrew blog before, but until this moment have been unable to taste their nectar. The first batch of their […]