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Peated Islay whisky: compare UK prices

This page lists peated Islay whisky with its lowest current UK price. Most Islay whisky is peated, but Bunnahabhain and Bruichladdich’s own-name range are mostly unpeated. Their peated lines are included: Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte and Octomore, and Bunnahabhain’s Mòine releases.

Most peat tags here are inferred from house style, not the label, so check the bottle page. A stated ppm figure measures phenols in the malt, not smoke in the glass.

See Islay whisky for every Islay bottle and peated whisky for everywhere else, including the island distilleries and heavily peated bottles. Prices are the best current in-stock offer from the UK retailers we check (how we compare prices).

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Questions

What is the cheapest peated Islay whisky?
The cheapest peated Islay whisky is Laphroaig Select (40% ABV, 70cl), at £28.50 from Master of Malt. That is £33.45 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Big Peat Douglas Laing Small Batch (£34.99) and Big Peat Islay Malt Whisky (£36.00).
How much does peated Islay whisky cost?
Peated Islay whisky costs from £28.50 to £14,995.00, with a median of £146.95 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is Port Ellen 1981 Islay Festival 2008 Limited Edition Single Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl.
What is the oldest peated Islay whisky you can buy?
Port Ellen 39 Year Old Untold Stories: The Spirit Safe, at 39 years old, from £6,999.95.
Is Laphroaig peated?
Yes, both peaty and smoky. Laphroaig still malts about a fifth of its own barley on six malting floors, dried over peat for 10 to 12 hours to a commonly cited 45 to 50 ppm. That figure measures phenols in the malt before distillation, not smoke in the glass. Whiskipedia has more on phenols and the Laphroaig distillery.
Which Islay distilleries make peated whisky?
Most of them. On commonly cited malt figures, Ardbeg is around 50 to 55 ppm, Laphroaig’s own floor malt 45 to 50, Port Charlotte 40 (producer’s figure), Lagavulin usually 36 and Bowmore 25 to 30; Kilchoman also makes mainly peated spirit. The exceptions are Bunnahabhain, which is mostly unpeated, and Bruichladdich’s own-name range.