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Scotch whisky

Islay and the glass

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  • Islay is an island and protected origin in western Scotland.
  • Several distilleries there make heavily peated whiskies; the name Islay does not guarantee that intensity.
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  • Casks may contribute dried fruit, spice or vanilla.
  • Ask guests about their taste for smoke rather than inferring their preferred style from age.