Islay Mist 10

Description

Islay Mist has been around since the 1920s and was originally created on the isle of Islay as the name suggests. They have taken whisky from Laphroaig and some Speyside distilleries. The label carries the seal of the Lord of the Isles because it was originally blended for the heir Lord Margadale of the Laird of Islay House in 1927 for his 21st birthday. Now, a gold medal winning whisky, it still carries the seal after several label redesigns.

It all started as a blend because the family was afraid that regular Islay whisky would be too heavy for the majority of its birthday celebration guests. That is why you have the peat of a Laphroaig, the maltiness of a highlands whisky, and the grain from a lowland whisky giving this a more complex flavor than the knock your socks off peat flavor that normally comes from the isles.
It is said that when young Morrison was asked which whisky he would like served at the party he replied; ‘That will put them all in a bit of a fog Ian,’ to which Laphroaig distiller Ian Hunter replied: ‘Not a fog… more like an Islay mist!’. The rest, shall we say, has become Islay Mist’s beginning.

Islay Mist Blended Scotch Whisky 10 years, owned by MacDuff International, Islay Mist recently won International Spirits Challenge, IWSC (International Wine and Spirit Competition), Women’s Wine and Spirits Awards in 2019. All gold medals and previous silver medals.

A mature dram giving complex spice, gentle peat and tobacco-like notes balanced with dried fruits and nutty undertones. A luscious sipping dram.