Taking place from 25 May to 2 June, the festival is a celebration of Islay whisky and Gaelic culture.

Islay distillery Bunnahabhain will showcase two new expressions at the event: Bunnahabhain Moine Oloroso Finish, bottled in 2007, and Bunnahabhain Spanish Oak Finish, which is 15 years old.

The Moine bottling (£95/US$134) has been made with peated malted barley, while the Spanish oak whisky (£250/US$351) was first filled into refill casks before being transferred to Spanish Oak Gran Reserva barrels in 2013.

The special editions are described as “very different spirits” despite being produced from the same still.

Bunnahabhain will be open for tours throughout Fèis Ìle and will host a programme of special events on 1 June. For the first time, visitors will be able to take a boat trip to view the distillery from the sea.

“We’ll also have plenty of our festive bottlings on hand, so people can experience the connection between our whiskies and the sea at first hand,” said Derek Scott, brand director for malt whisky at Distell, owner of Bunnahabhain.

Read More at source: The Spirits Business