Celtic Kinship Tasting

We are all part of something bigger – come and join the Celtic Kinship! Across seas and channels, firths and lochs, we are united with our Irish and Welsh cousins in the Celtic Kinship. With a connection that goes back centuries, this historical Kinship is brought to...

Fèis Ìle 2022 ~ Peat Cutting Adventure

FULLY BOOKED! SOLD OUT.    PEAT CUTTING ADVENTURE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MONDAY 30 MAY @ 13.30.  At The Bothy on the Moss The Earth of Islay: A Peat Cutting Adventure For the adventurers and the ones who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty! Tickets are £38 per person...

Fèis Ìle ~ The ENCHANTING SCOTLAND SHOW

ISLAY WHISKY ACADEMY  OPEN DAY on Thursday 2 June in Rhinns Hall, Portnahaven.  THE ENCHANTING SCOTLAND SHOW Journey from Scotland’s PAST to PRESENT Through song, piping, Gaelic, heritage, passion, culture, stories Enjoy A SCOTTISH CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA DRINK...

Biblegate & Scotch is Sexy

BIBLEGATE & SCOTCH IS SEXYI believe there are many strands of intention at play in the JM/BP saga. Or Biblegate, as I’m now calling it.  We need to differentiate between talking about whisky as sexy and/or talking about whisky and women as being...

Cork or Screw Top for your Scotch?

Cork or Screw Top?     Plastic and screw cap are only used and considered because they are cheaper. Not at all because they are better.  Cork forests support wild life, a way of living and a traditional industry.  There are different types of cork stoppers made ~...

Glasswear… Does it really matter? Yes, of course!

http://islaywhiskyacademy.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Glasswear.mp4   Glasswear. Does it really matter…? Well, YES. And no! There is not one type of glass for enjoying whisky – because we enjoy Scotch many different ways and in many different places....