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...

Islay Whisky Academy Walks the Camino De Santiago

Islay Whisky Academy Walks The Camino De Santiago The Islay Whisky Academy is going on an epic whisky journey through Northern Spain and will be away for 5 weeks (9th July to 14th August). Walking from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela, the journey will...