The Elements Of Islay – great whisky from a small island
Check out the Elements Of Islay range available now at Highlanders Bar, Aarhus.
About the Elements Of Islay
The medicinal, almost ‘elemental’ character of Islay malt whiskies was the inspiration for the laboratory-style bottle and element symbol/number naming system used across the Elements range (Lp1, Ar2, and so on). Coincidentally, even the 50cl bottle used throughout the Elements range is called ‘pharmacy’. Every Elements bottle also bears the signature of a whisky authority, so you can be confident of the quality of the liquid inside.
Available bottlings
Ar10 – Ardbeg 52.4%
WHITE CHOCOLATE
A vatting of two bourbon barrels, distilled in 2001.
Ar11 – Ardbeg 56.8%
MARINATED MEAT ON THE GRILL
Distilled 2000 and aged 12 years in American oak, then a further 7 years in first fill PX BUTT
Bw4 – Bowmore 51.2%
CITRUS, TROPICAL FRUITS, COASTAL BRINE, SMOKE
DISTILLATES FROM BETWEEN 2001-2003 AGED IN EX-BOURBON BARRELS AND EX-SHERRY BUTTS
Bw5 – Bowmore 50.2%
CITRUS FRUIT, SUBTLE SMOKE
FIVE REFILL HOGSHEADS, TWO FROM 1995 AND THREE FROM 1996.
Bw7 – Bowmore 53.2%
RICH MANGO AND BEACH BONFIRES
2001 VINTAGE MATURED IN 4 SHERRY BUTTS
Bw8 – Bowmore 51.2%
CITRUS, TROPICAL FRUITS, COASTAL BRINE, SMOKE
DISTILLATES FROM BETWEEN 2001-2003 AGED IN EX-BOURBON BARRELS AND EX-SHERRY BUTTS
Br6 – Bruchladdich 50.4%
VANILLA SPICE
DISTILLATES FROM 1992 MATURED IN FIVE REFILL HOGSHEADS
CI7 – Caol Ila 58.5%
FRESH CITRUS, COASTAL AIR
Single cask from the mid-1990s
CI12 – Caol Ila 57.5%
APPLE, MINERALS, BRINE AND CITRUS
Distilled in 2011 and aged for seven years in two refill sherry butts
CI13 – Caol Ila 54.6%
CHILI SPICE, COASTAL SALTINESS, GENTLE SMOKE
Distilled between 2010 and 2011, and aged in oak hogsheads and ex-sherry butts for more than nine years
Lg6 – Lagavulin 53.7%
MAPLE CURED BACON AND TOFFEE
Mainly 8 year old spirit with a small amount of considerably older refill sherry matured whisky
Lg8 – Lagavulin 59.4%
CHARRED MANGO-GLAZED HAM
2006 Distillate aged in two bourbon barrels.
Ma2 – Bunnahabhain 55.2%
VANILLA OAK AND SWEET SMOKE
Vatting of four first fill bourbon barrels from 2004
PI3 – Bruchladdich/Port Ellen – 60,3%
SMOKED CHOCOLATE ORANGE
Matured in two Sauternes casks from Château Climens.
PI4 – Bruchladdich/Port Ellen – 61.2%
TROPICAL FRUIT BARBECUE SAUCE
Matured in two Château Margaux casks
PI6 – Bruchladdich/Port Ellen 55,3%
CURED MEATS, SHERRY AND CIGAR ASH
Port Charlotte single malt was distilled at Bruichladdich distillery in 2011 and aged for over seven years in three bourbon barrels
Oc3 – Bruichladdich/Octomore 60,3
SMOKED SALTED CARAMEL
Distillate from 2009 and 2010 aged in a mixture of first fill bourbon and sauternes casks
Oc4 – Bruichladdich/Octomore 59.1%
WHITE PEPPER
Three bourbon barrels from 2010
Oc5 – Bruichladdich/Octomore 59.8%
CEREAL AND FRUIT SALAD
Distillate from 2011 aged in a single bourbon barrel
Peat – Pure Islay– Blended Malt Scotch Whisky – 45%
EASY-DRINKING SMOKINESS, FRUIT AND SPICE
Created using whiskies from a handful of distilleries from across Islay, PEAT Pure Islay is a well-balanced and easy-drinking everyday whisky to keep all smoky dram fans happy.
Blend from around 60 casks from distilleries in the North and South of Islay
Peat – Full Proof – Blended Malt Scotch Whisky – 59.3%
FULL-ON PEAT, SMOKE AND FRUIT
PEAT is the perfect expression of smoky whisky, with all the full-on coastal character you would expect from an island whisky, as well as balanced sweetness.
Blend from around 60 casks from distilleries in the North and South of Islay
For tasting notes please check https://islay.com/elements-of-islay/about/