{"product_id":"islay-mist-deluxe-circa-1990s-2471","title":"Islay Mist Deluxe Circa 1990's | 2471!","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIslay Mist Deluxe Circa 1990’s | 2471!\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/d3suvtcq00dftb.cloudfront.net\/images\/15b7756bf816b28e0c538970290996bd-zoom.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"319\"\u003eIslay Mist was originally created in 1927 at Laphroaig distillery by Ian Hunter, to celebrate the coming of age of the laird of Islay’s son, John Granville Morrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the first blended Scotch to be built on a bedrock of Laphroaig, Islay Mist was the forerunner of the modern big, peaty blends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistiller Ian Hunter felt the Laphroaig single malt whisky might prove too potent for the laird’s southern guests, and put together some vatted malts using Laphroaig and a couple of famous Speyside malts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the warehouse tasting before the final choice was made, Morrison picked on one and said:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘That will put them all in a bit of a fog Ian,’ to which Hunter replied: ‘Not a fog… more like an Islay mist!’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually a blend was created by Laphroaig owner D. Johnston \u0026amp; Company, and registered as Islay Mist with a label incorporating the Great Seal of Islay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was immensely popular on Islay and was the ‘go to’ blend for many Ileachs who preferred it to the island’s single malts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe estimate this Macduff International bottle was released circa mid-1990’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e40% ABV \/ 70cl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⭐️ £2.99 Per Ticket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⭐️ 67 Tickets Available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⭐️ 1 Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Luck!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53630492442953,"sku":"2471","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/7332\/2825\/files\/125-X-2025-09-08T150819.637.png?v=1767879746","url":"https:\/\/384263-9d.myshopify.com\/products\/islay-mist-deluxe-circa-1990s-2471","provider":"Scottish Whisky Competitions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}