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...have plenty of opportunities to marvel at how three ingredients - malted barley, water and yeast - can come together in endless variations of smoothness and flavor, according to each distillery's microclimate, water source and manufacturing secrets. Here are some of our favorite sources of liquid gold. CAOL ILA: One of eight distilleries on the tiny island of Islay, the 160-year-old Caol Ila, tel: (44-1496) 302 760, has long enjoyed a cult following among whisky aficionados for its medium-bodied, slightly floral malt. Production is handled by a team of 11 under the stewardship of distiller Billy Stitchell...
...Japan, where overall whisky sales have declined steadily over the past decade. "Malts and premium brands are the way we need to go," says Good. If proof were needed, it is to be found on the sleepy Hebridean island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland, home to Caol Ila among others malts, and where five years ago Glenmorangie gave the kiss of life to a sleeping beauty known as the Ardbeg distillery. Closed for much of the 1980s and shut down again in 1996, Ardbeg is now producing at full capacity. And over in Brittany even the French...