In 2018 Douglas Laing rebranded its Rock Oyster whisky to Rock Island . Apparently oysters have a negative connotation to some people and they feared it put off consumers.
Therefore it was simply named Rock Island – after all it represents the Island (maritime) whisky character in the Remarkable Regional Malts range , mainly composed of whiskies produced on Orkney, Arran, Jura and Islay. Still a small batch whisky with slight differences between batches.
In juli 2019 they broadened the range with the addition of a Rock Island 10 Year Old (a permanent addition) and Rock Island 21 Year Old...
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