The style of a malt varies from region to region, distillery to distillery, and even from bottling to bottling. With such a variety of styles, how can we hope to accurately pidgeon hole these whiskies? We can't, but what we can do is to sort the distilleries in to broad categories based on the general style of their bottlings, based upon the peatiness and sweetness of the malts. If you like the southern islay malts, for example, you may like others in the 'peaty / dry' section of this page. If you prefer sweeter, less peaty malts like Balvenie and Aberlour you should explore others in the 'light / sweet' category. We're sure you'll find this useful - we do!