Islay whisky festival

by karloff on 1 Jun. 2012 11.02 pm

Went to the Islay whisky festival this week. Did anyone else make it to the festival and which Distillery did they visit?

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by totalatool on 2 Jun. 2012 9.30 am

Yes I was there. I visited all distilleries except (Jura,) Kilchoman and Bunnahabhain, because I left on Wednesday afternoon already.

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by hummingbird on 2 Jun. 2012 1.50 pm

I was there too: Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphraig and Bruichladdich.

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by Roman on 2 Jun. 2012 11.40 pm

Whole week and everywhere. :D

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by totalatool on 3 Jun. 2012 10.36 am

Quote by Roman

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by Roman on 3 Jun. 2012 7.59 pm

yep

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by karloff on 3 Jun. 2012 10.08 pm

What a coincidence totalatool they were the only distillers that i couldn`t get to because i had to leave on wednesday afternoon.We were probably on the same 3.30 ferry. I was one of the lads on the bike.

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by karloff on 3 Jun. 2012 10.15 pm

I was staying in a caravan right next to Bruichladdich distillery.Our day at Laphroaig was the best as the festival was there that day.

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by totalatool on 4 Jun. 2012 11.10 am

Quote by karloff

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by MadMaster on 4 Jun. 2012 7.47 pm

Check, was there.
Visited all distilleries/open days (except Lagavulin), picked up some bottles (incl. Lagavulin ;) ) and did some nice tours & tastings...

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by karloff on 5 Jun. 2012 7.38 pm

No, i went on the 1pm ferry on the monday. I wasn`t there long but i did a lot.

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by wixyhans on 9 Jun. 2012 11.59 pm

Was there for a full week.
Was able to visit all the distilleries and collect all the festival bottlings... except for Jura that did NOT sell the festival bottling at the distillery... strange... But still, I am a happy camper with the acquired extras to the collection.
Did some extra tastings, enjoyed the festival and the company of everybody there.
Was on the 6 pm ferry both from and to Kennacraig.

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by henridh on 15 Jun. 2012 7.27 pm

Was there also. Arrived Saturday and left on Wednesday (for Speyside ...). Visited all distilleries except for Kilchoman and enjoyed some nice tours.

HdH

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by karloff on 15 Feb. 2013 12.20 pm

Going to the Islay whiskey festival again this year on 28/29/30 of may is anyone else in the base going?

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by totalatool on 15 Feb. 2013 1.35 pm

Just cancelled my reservation at a B&B because I`m getting married on June 1st...

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by karloff on 15 Feb. 2013 4.37 pm

I don`t know whether to send my congratulations or my comisarations on your situation, i`m sure she is worth it.

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by MadMaster on 16 Feb. 2013 5.35 pm

Won`t be there either this year...

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by Roman on 16 Feb. 2013 5.42 pm

I`ll be there like every year and of course the whole week. :D Hope Laphroaig will give me an empty cask.

Congrats totalatool we married on 16.5.2011 and after that we went to Islay for honeymoon :D

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by Banzai on 6 Mar. 2013 2.09 pm

I will also be there on 28, 29 and 30 of May for my first Scotland trip. The days before that I will be in Speyside.

I wonder actually when the distillery programme for the Feis Ile will be online.

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by Banzai on 29 Mar. 2013 2.12 pm

I received the Feis Ile programme from Bowmore yesterday. I was able to book `Mystery Malts in the Vaults` at 2:00pmbut the 10am session was already fully booked. I suggest you to be quick with your bookings if you visit Islay during the Feis Ile.

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