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Islay whisky
Islay whisky is Scotch whisky made on Islay ( ) or ''Ìle'' in Gaelic, one of the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland. Islay is one of five whisky distilling localities and regions in Scotland whose identity is protected by law.〔("The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009" ). The National Archives. Retrieved 22 April 2012.〕 There are nine active distilleries and the industry is the island's second largest employer after agriculture.〔Newton (1995) p. 32〕〔("Whisky Regions & Tours" ). Scotch Whisky Association. Retrieved 22 April 2012.〕 Islay is a centre of "whisky tourism", and hosts a "Festival of Malt and Music" known as ''Fèis Ìle'' each year at the end of May, with events and tastings celebrating the cultural heritage of the island.
==Styles of whisky==
The whiskies of the distilleries along the southeastern coast of the island, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, and Ardbeg, have a smoky character derived from peat, considered a central characteristic of the Islay malts, and ascribed both to the water from which the whisky is made and to the peating levels of the barley. Many describe this as a “medicinal” flavour. They also possess notes of iodine, seaweed and salt.〔Jackson, Michael, ''Michael Jackson's Complete Guide To Single Malt Scotch'', (Running Press Book Publishers, 2004), 48.〕 Caol Ila, on the northern side of the island, across from Jura, also produces a strongly peated whisky.
The other distilleries on the island make whisky in a variety of styles. Bunnahabhain makes much lighter whiskies which are generally lightly peated, while Bruichladdich no longer produces peated whisky under the Bruichladdich label.〔http://www.bruichladdich.com/article/peat-%E2%89%A0-islay-can-you-have-unpeated-islay-whisky〕 Bowmore produces a whisky which is well balanced, using a medium-strong peating level (25 ppm) but also using sherry-cask maturation. The newest distillery, Kilchoman, started production in late 2005. In location it is unlike the other seven distilleries, which are all by the sea.
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