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The Scotch
Malt Whisky Society set to kick of the
Feis Ile, The Islay Festival of Music
and Malt, by hosting a free relaxed
garden party on the beautiful lawns of
Islay House.
If
you will be lucky enough to be heading
to Islay for Feis Ile, The Islay
Festival of Music and Malt which takes
place between the 25th May–2nd June you
may want to stop by The Scotch Malt
Whisky Society's Islay House Open Day on
the 25th May.
Islay House Open Day
The Society will kick off the festival
by hosting a relaxed garden party on the
beautiful lawns of Islay House,
overlooking Loch Indaal. With free
entry, this open day will welcome SMWS
members and non-members alike to come
along and enjoy the start of the
festival.
Islay Ales and Islay Oysters will be on
the menu throughout the day as well as a
wide range of rare and fabulous SMWS
whiskies.
From 4pm, Islay House’s Michelin-starred
executive chef Alex Floyd, will be
offering a mouth-watering seafood
barbecue. Visitors will be treated to
live Scottish music from a mix of bands
including Simon Moran as well as a range
of local craft stalls and exhibits which
will be on display throughout the
afternoon.
From 7.30pm, a spectacular evening of
music and malt awaits, as the Islay
party ramps up and continues well into
the night.
Islay House Open Day: Free entry from
1pm – late (BBQ from 4pm onwards)
LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!
SMWS brand ambassador John McCheyne will
be hosting a special regional event
where he will explore the world of peat.
Called the “Region Rumble”, guests will
have the opportunity to taste, explore
and vote for five SMWS celebratory
bottlings to determine their favourite.
Islay superfans will be tempted with two
exclusive bottlings from Speyside.
Open Day: Friday 25th May
Region Rumble: Speyside v Islay:
2.30-3.30pm. Ticket price: £30
SUPERFAN TASTINGS
John McCheyne, will also host a number
of SMWS tasting masterclasses throughout
the festival. Guests will sample
different drams, including at least one
of the limited edition Islay Festival
bottlings. John will lead the
discussions, taking guests on a peaty
journey where they are invited to
explore the world of peaty single cask
whiskies before voting for their
favourite.
Tastings will take place at Islay House
on:
Open Day: Friday 25th May: 4.30-5.30pm &
7.00-8.00pm
Monday 28th, Tuesday 29th, & Wednesday
30th May at 3.00-4.00pm.
Ticket price: £20
WHISKY BAR
The Society partner bar, The Peat Cutter
at Islay House, will be open from
1.00pm, serving a wide variety of Islay
malts from all distilleries on the
island, including a rare selection of
bottlings from The Scotch Malt Whisky
Society.
Out on the lawn, the SMWS will be
serving a unique collection of its fine
single cask whiskies, selected
exclusively from its spiritual home at
The Vaults in Leith.
For those fortunate enough to be
travelling to the Islay Festival of
Music and Malt, the SMWS will be
releasing (Laphroaig) 29.244: Weaving
wondrous dreams. To reward members who
have made the journey to attend the
Islay festival, this limited edition
will only be available for existing and
new members to purchase on the island.
The bottling is an 8-year-old peated
whisky from a refill ex-bourbon barrel.
With only 222 bottles available to
members, this will be a very limited
edition and sought-after bottle.
If you are not fortunate enough to be
travelling to the Islay Festival of
Music and Malt and you missed the
Speyside Festival don't worry you can
still get your hands on nine special
limited edition SMWS festival bottlings
which will be available to
SMWS members from the
Scotch Malt Whisky Society website
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