Ileach 12 Year Old Peaty

Ileach Cask Strength

I got pretty excited before opening this one. An affordable Islay single malt at cask strength? Great! As usual, I checked the online reviews for this, which are largely positive. I felt like I’d struck gold. Well… Anyway here’s the Ileach. Much like Finlaggan, this is from an undisclosed distillery. There’s something of a debate online about...

Score 72/100

Ileach Cask Strength

The name is self explanatory. The version at drinking strength was more than okay. This one has a cask strength of 58%, which is considerate. No word on the distillery, although many believe it to be a young Lagavulin. I am not so sure. Undoubtedly many sherry casks were used in the mix, for besides seaweeds and peat, this nose also offers quite...

Score 86/100

Ileach Peaty

Ileach Peaty is an independently bottled Islay malt from the Highlands and Islands Whisky Company. It is a bargain considering the price. No one knows for sure what distillery it is from but rumour has it that it is a 5yr old Lagavulin. Nose is big, smoky bacon, Peat and sweet smoke. In the mouth you get more smoke, hint of vanilla but it is...

Score 87/100

Ileach Cask Strength

When independents put out a single malt without disclosing the distillery, the online reviewers jump over themselves to figure the identity of the distillery. In this case there have been suggestions that this might be Lagavulin or Bowmore. And there are those who postulate that different batches come from different sources. This bottle was opened...

Score 84/100