#feis ile

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So, long story short: I have been up and down Edinburgh asking every shop owner and bartender if they have any Bunnahabhain festival bottles from the last two years. Coincidentally while speaking to a hostess at a cocktail bar, whom I did not mention this to, she recommended I visit this bar. Lo and behold, they have a Bunnahabhain Feis Ile 2022 Abhainn Araig.

Distinctly a Bunnahabhain malt. High abv up front but opens up wonderfully with a splash of water. Pedro Ximenez heaven.

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Lagavulin 19 Year Feis Ile 2014

Review by: ZoidbergOnTheRocks While the standard expressions from Lagavulin generally range from pretty good (16) to great (the 12’s), their annual releases for Feis Ile are usually excellent and show what this distillery can really be about. They started in 2007 with a bunch of single casks and very limited quantities, and it’s opened up to usually 6,000 bottles in recent years. Quite some…

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I had a couple Bunnahabhains in the mail that I ordered while I was in Edinburgh. They finally arrived! The past two years of Feis Ile bottles.

I've already reviewed the 2022, and it's still great. Strikes a nice balance between sherry and spice.

The Móine Bordeaux 2021 is a steakhouse in a bottle. Peat smoke up front gives way to oak and red wine. A good one to chew on, and an excellent contrast to the 2022. God I love Bunnahabhain.

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Port Charlotte 16 (2006) Rock’Ndaal 02.2

Review by: Raygun This was a special release for Feis Ile 2023. Rock’Ndaal is a little music festival Bruichladdich has started to put on during Feis Ile, and does a couple of commemorative releases in conjunction with it. 02.1 was an unpeated release aged in bourbon and Sauternes casks. The other was this peated expression aged in refill wine casks and sherry butts. I usually prefer my…

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Bunnahabhain 17 Year (2004) Moine PX Finish

Review by: The Muskox Here’s another one I tried at a Bunnahabhain tasting last week. I think this is the oldest peated Bunnahabhain I’ve tried. Distillery: Bunnahabhain. Bottler: Official bottling. Region: Islay. ABV: 51.8%, cask strength. Age: 17 years old. Distilled on 12/10/2004. Bottled in 03/2022. Cask type: Moine – Pedro Ximenez Finish from 09/03/2016. Price: £160 from…

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Bunnahabhain Abhainn Araig Feis Ile 2022

Review by: The Muskox This was the final dram from a Bunnahabhain tasting I got to co-host a few months back. In a lineup of distillery exclusive and Feis Ile bottlings, this whisky stood out as the only one without an age statement. Combine that with the maturation in tiny PX-seasoned octave casks, and I wasn’t exactly thrilled to try this. I also have no idea why any distillery would name a…

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Jura Féis Íle 2022 Distillery Exclusive Bottle Competition — The Whisky Wire

Jura Féis Íle 2022 Distillery Exclusive Bottle Competition — The Whisky Wire

If you were unable to make this year’s first in-person Fèis Ìle (Islay festival), since the start of the you know what, and were unable to pick up one of the much sought after distillery exclusive limited-edition bottlings, have we got a real treat for you! We’re delighted to announce that we’re teaming up again with…Jura Féis Íle 2022 Distillery Exclusive Bottle Competition — The Whisky Wire

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Why Fèis Ìle is the saviour of the Scotch whisky industry. — Master of Malt Blog

Why Fèis Ìle is the saviour of the Scotch whisky industry. — Master of Malt Blog

We’ve had a lot of comments following Dr Nick Morgan’s recent post entitled ‘How Fèis Ìle was stolen by the Scotch whisky industry’ so we thought we’d give an opportunity for Ben Shakespeare from the Islay Festival Committee to respond.  Okay, so we’re not sure that Scotch whisky needs saving, but an opinion piece recently published…Why Fèis Ìle is the saviour of the Scotch whisky industry. —…

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