A report on the small island of Islay, in the Hebrides Islands off the coast of Scotland, where eight small distilleries produce some of the world's premium single-malt scotch whiskies. Includes interviews with: Jim McEwan, master distiller at Bruichladdich distillery; John Campbell, master distiller at Laphroaig distillery; and Ailsa Hayes, a chemist at Laphroaig.