Islay.
A Scottish island recognized as its own whisky region, notorious for a style of peated whisky that makes die-hard lovers or loathers. Currently home to ten distilleries, with three more potentially slated to open in the next decade and nearly every resident tied in one way or another to the industry, this is a precarious moment where the infrastructure is beginning to crack under the weight of increased demand, and the tourism, environmental concerns, and change in culture that follow it.
2023 - ongoing
