Kilchoman
unveil the programme
for the first in person Kilchoman Fèis
Ìle Day since 2019 and the Islay farm
distillery also unveils a 16 year old
expression created from a combination of
5 first fill bourbon barrels filled in
2006 as their special Kilchoman Fèis Ìle
2022 bottling.
 After two years of being restricted to
online events due to
Covid Kilchoman
distillery has
unveiled its first in person Fèis Ìle
programme since 2019, the family owned
and run Islay farm distillery is set to
host their Fèis Ìle Day on
Thursday 2nd June 2022.
Kilchoman is gearing up to welcome
whisky fans back to Islay in person and
to celebrate Anthony Wills, Kilchoman
Founder, has selected some very special
casks to create 'Kilchoman 16 Year Old
Fèis Ìle 2022' a special bottling to
mark the 2022 Fèis Ìle.
The 2022 Fèis Ìle bottling has been
created using a combination of 5 first
fill bourbon barrels filled in 2006,
making this a 16 year old release! With
just 7 casks filled in 2005, these
represent some of the earliest casks
ever filled at Kilchoman. The Kilchoman
16 Year Old Fèis Ìle 2022 has been
bottled non chill filtered, naturally
coloured at 52.1% ABV, it is a limited
release of only 865 bottles and will
only be available to purchase in person
from the distillery shop on Kilchoman
Fèis Ìle Day, only one bottle per person
and it will be priced at £150 per
bottle.
Throughout Kilchoman Fèis Ìle Day there
will be various masterclass tastings,
tours, activities, live music and
entertainment as well as a great
selection of drams and whisky cocktails
at the bar.
All the Masterclasses and a selection of
events and tours can be booked in
advance:
Masterclass Events
- 10:30 – Founder’s Cask Tasting
with Anthony Wills (Open to Club
Members only)
- 12:00 – Barley Varieties
Exploration Tasting with Peter Wills
& Robin Bignal
13:30 – Live Online Tasting with
Anthony & James Wills – Tasting
Packs are available to purchase from
the distillery and online shop
- 13:30 – Archive Fèis Ìle
Releases with Peter Wills & Antea
Allegro
- 15:00 – Comraich Tasting with
James Wills and Catherine MacMillan
Bookable Events
- Be A Bottler – 9:30, 11:00,
12:30, 14:00, 15:30 (includes a
personalised bottle of a Distillery
Exclusive Single Cask).
- Islay’s Farm Tour – 10:00,
12:30, 15:00 – Islay Heads, General
Manager, will take you on a guided
tour around the farm and local area,
sampling a few drams along the way!
- Range Tastings – 11:00. 12:00,
15:00 (Tickets can be purchased on
the day at The Bar)
If you cant make to Islay for the
Fèis Ìle 2022 not to
worry you will find Kilchoman's current
whisky range available from specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of Malt
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