Ardbeg enthusiasts have been clamoring for a cask-strength version of the Islay distillery's flagship expression for almost a quarter century. The wait was worth it.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about travel and food. So I love forks in the road. Islay, the southernmost island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is ...

Bruichladdich, the Islay distillery known for its experimental releases, has introduced The Laddie Rye, a 7-year-old Scotch whisky made from 55% rye and 45% barley — the first rye whisky produced on ...

STAFF at two historic Scotch whisky distilleries have been offered redundancy amid a production merger and a downturn in ...

Islay—pronounced eye-la—has been one of Scotland’s whisky heartlands since at least the 1700s. Once a cottage industry, making Scotch here is now big business: global giants Beam Suntory, Diageo, LVMH ...

Islay is a small, rocky island off the western coast of Scotland, whose population boasts more sheep than people. It’s not the most hospitable of locales; the default weather is chilly and foggy, with ...