Today I learned on Nostr: TIL about the Scottish island of Islay [Ila]. The bouquet of local flavours: peat, ...

TIL about the Scottish island of Islay [Ila]. The bouquet of local flavours: peat, moss, iodine and strong sea salt give local whiskey a unique taste by using local water and smoking the malt over salty peat. That makes it a standalone sort of scotch among the total of 5 in Scotland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay#Distilling
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