Question: are all islay scotches peaty?
Answer: Especially the distilleries on Islay produce heavily peated whisky, above all Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Ardbeg and Bowmore. The smoke flavour of these whiskies is so strong that they bring a significantly smoky note to blended scotch, even when diluted with water and grain whiskies at a ratio of 1:20.