Rock Island Tequila Edition

Douglas Laing has long been one of our favourite independent bottlers, consistently getting it right over the years as they bring new whiskies and stories into the world. Established in 1948, the family owned company is now onto its third generation with director of whisky Cara Laing taking the reins. From their ‘Remarkable Regional Malts’ range, Rock Island is a blended malt crafted from single malts whiskies exclusively hailing from the Scottish islands including Orkney, Arran, Jura and Islay.

You’re of course expecting a tasty, sea sprayed, slightly smoky, maritime malt here. This special edition combines that character with an unusual Tequila cask finish! You’ll see a small handful of Tequila cask matured whiskies these days, but it was only in 2019 that these casks were permitted by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).