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Join us at Feis Ile 2026 for the Ultimate Islay Whisky Festival Experience!

Join us on the Hebridean island of Islay during the Islay Whisky Festival 2026 where you will be part of a small group of enthusiasts visiting each distillery open day and enjoying tours and tastings at as many distilleries as possible.

Week Long Experience Hosted by Industry Experts

When you join us on Islay at Feis Ile on our Guided Islay Whisky Festival Experience I will be your host for the week. I’m David Wood and I have worked in the whisky industry for more than 30 years. I’ve been involved in every aspect of the industry from managing iconic distilleries to bottling, marketing and retailing my own brands of whisky. I was a manager at the iconic Lagavulin Distillery and Distillery Manager at the mighty Caol Ila Distillery so I make the perfect host.

Islay Whisky Festival Accommodation

Our Guided Islay Whisky Festival Experience is a week long trip. If you join us you will benefit from accommodation in a beautiful farmhouse on the Rhinns of Islay not far from Port Charlotte and Bruichladdich. During the week all of your meals will be prepared by our talented chef, John Moir. There will be a cooked breakfast every day, a full evening meal and a packed lunch too.

Guided Islay Whisky Festival Experience Dates

Our Guided Islay Whisky Festival will commence at 5pm on Saturday 23rd May 2025 and run through until 9am on Saturday 30th May.

Complimentary transport will be arranged for you for Saturday 23rd May from either the ferry terminal where you arrive or from Islay Airport. Complimentary transport will be provided for you to get to each of the distillery tours / tasting and festival days on the itinerary that we will provide.

Whats Included In The Guided Islay Distilleries Experience?

Beautiful, well equipped accommodation with stunning Islay views
All food specially prepared for guests by our chef John Moir – breakfast, packed lunch and evening meals
Complimentary transport to and from distillery events and complimentary transfers to and from the ferry or plane
A full itinerary of distillery tours and tastings, and visits to island beauty spots and places of historic interest
Myself David Wood, former Caol Ila Distillery Manager as your host for the week

What Is The Cost of the Guided Islay Distilleries Experience?

We think that this is an exclusive experience. It is an opportunity for you to join a small group of whisky enthusiasts on Islay at the greatest whisky festival in the world with an industry expert as your host for the week. You will be staying in the very best of accommodation that the island has to offer and you won’t need to make any arrangements for food or transport whilst you are with us as it will all be provided for you. Please send us an email to enquire about availability and cost.

Guided Islay Distillery Experiences

I shall be putting together a comprehensive itinerary which will ensure that we visit each distillery during the week so that guests have the opportunity to buy special Islay Whisky Festival bottlings where available. We will then take part in tours and tastings at all of the distilleries.

Comprehensive Island Tour

During this exclusive trip to Islay, we will ensure that guests see as much of the island as possible in between distillery visits. We’ll take you to all of the islands beauty spots and sites of historic interest.