What’s Special about IWA…
What’s special about Islay Whisky Academy? SCOTTISH HERITAGE IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO. We are based in the beautiful Scottish island of
Blas (Blog)
Scotch & Trees Pairing
SCOTCH & TREE TASTING
Trees are like whiskies and like people. Trees have different characters, shapes, voices, and behaviours.
Ritual and Ceremony in Whisky Drinking
I know many whom upon cracking open a fresh bottle of Scotch, throw the cork into the fire…
OCTOMORE 9.3
OCTOMORE 9.3 Bruichladdich
Lemon, sea salt, cereal. Furniture polish. Nougat. Light and fresh aspects. A dustiness, something that reminds me of coal!
Fresh mussels and lobster. Apples. Sweet and salty.
BOWMORE ~The Changeling Tasting Notes
BOWMORE ~ The Changeling 22 YO
Finished for 18 months in WHITE PORT.
This is such an unusual Bowmore ~ it is definitely a CHANGELING DRAM!!
A Taste of Scotch & Scottish Shamanism
Feis Ile 2023 ~ Special Event. A Taste of Scotch & Shamanism.
Bring the past into the present through 4 great Islay Malts.
A Trip to Aberfeldy
Islay Whisky Academy Kinship Host, Neill Murphy, reflects on a visit to Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery in Highland Perthshire. Scotch Whisky in Context.
IWA OPEN DAY @ Feis Ile 2023
A look ahead to all the wonderful events taking place during the Islay Whisky Academy Open Day for Feis 2023.
Caol Ila MOCH ~ Tasting Notes
Caol Ila MOCH. MOCH translates to English as EARLY, or DAWN. Moch is anmoch ~ Dawn till Dusk (late in the day) Tasting Notes: raspberries, beeswaxy, lemon, whipped cream… – what did YOU find?