What is so special about IWA DIPLOMA week?

FANCY ONE OF THESE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT FOR YOUR WALL??  Click here to Book on the Week of your Life! WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE IWA DIPLOMA COURSE?IWA DIPLOMA week is the Thinking Persons Whisky Course!  It is also the person who enjoys a good laugh and likes...

Feis Ile 2024 ~ Laphroaig & Port Ellen

Feis Ile 2024 ~ Laphroaig & Port Ellen Another fantastic day at Feis Ile 2024.  Who are we to let a raindrop stop play!  Great set up at Laphroaig,  lots of local stalls, food and fun and drams.  Reely Jiggered were excellent – both at singing and empowering the...

A Taste of Scotch & Scottish Shamanism

Click here TO BUY TICKETS ~ £35 A  TASTE OF SCOTCH & SCOTTISH SHAMANISM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Date: Monday 29 May.Time: 15.15 Duration 1 – 1.5 hoursTickets: £35 Location: Around a Bonfire. We will email you the day before with details as the location is weather...

Caol Ila MOCH ~ Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes - Caol Ila Moch 8 – 10 Years Old All refill casks Around 38 PPM – parts per million phenol – how we quantify the peaty flavour of the whisky. 43% abv ~ alcohol by volume. How strong the whisky is – 43 % is not that strong, in...

Women of the Kinship

Women of the Kinship The Islay Whisky Academy is a feminist business and always has been. Founder Rachel MacNeill lay the foundations through her work on the Whisky For Girls (& Guys) blog before creating the Academy to teach people to think differently about all...