Raw materials
barley malt
water
yeast
Independent bottler
Ileach
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Ileach (often marketed as The Ileach) is an independent bottler/brand of single malts linked to the island of Islay. It is part of the Vintage Malt Whisky Company portfolio and bottles are labelled as bottled by the Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Company. The range includes a standard strength version and a cask strength expression.
independent bottler
Islay whisky
peated whisky
whisky brand
Producer range
Producer range Ileach
Spirit categories
independent bottler
Islay whisky
peated whisky
whisky brand
Representative products
The Ileach Cask Strength (Islay Single Malt) 58% - 70cl
Ileach Peated Islay Malt / Ileach Peated Malt 40% - 70cl
Casks and ageing vessels
ex-bourbon barrels (American oak)
Distillation and production
Distillation and production
Production method
Single malt Scotch whisky sourced from an Islay distillery not publicly disclosed; bottled and marketed by the Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Company (Vintage Malt group). Product sheets indicate distillation in copper stills.
Distillation
Single malt; distillation in copper stills (product sheets indicate this method); the distillery of origin is not publicly disclosed.
Ageing
No age statement (NAS) expressions for the main line; product sheets report maturation in ex-bourbon casks and in some cases indicate a minimum ageing (e.g. 3 years) on specific releases.
Producer history Ileach
The Ileach brand is an independent bottling associated with the Vintage Malt Whisky Company. Sources indicate the line was launched in the late 1990s (1997 is cited as the brand/bottler establishment year) and includes Islay single malt expressions offered both at reduced strength and as cask strength. Bottles are labelled as bottled by the Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Company, a company linked to the Vintage Malt group.
Production philosophy
To present the smoky, maritime and characteristic character of Islay single malts with accessible expressions focused on peat intensity. The brand highlights the Islay profile without publicly declaring the single distillery of origin, concentrating on the sensory outcome of the bottling.
Territory
Islay, Scotland
Awards and recognitions
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2008: high scores cited for Ileach expressions (e.g. Cask Strength 97/100, standard version 94/100 according to product sheets and sources).
Ileach
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