Islay

Drinks

Beer

Aside from the usual range of bottled beers and Tennants on tap that you would expect to find in any Scottish pub, be sure to look out for the local Islay Ales, which are brewed in a tiny brewery just north of Bridgend on the Port Askaig road.

Whisky

Whisky is the main source of work and revenue on the island, and the distilleries are probably the leading source of tourism as well. As a result Islay is a pretty damn good place to try a dram. Islay distilleries are famous for peaty, smoky malts, which is characteristic of the peat in the water supplies and the peat used in malting the barley. If this isn't to your taste you could try a Jura or Bruicladdich, neither of which generally use peated barley.