What is the Islay Festival?

The Hebridean island of Islay is famous among whisky lovers for its dense concentration of distilleries. A large number of the most recognisable single malt producers in Scotland are crammed onto this small island off the West Coast. The first Islay Festival was in 1986, but it was a very different event to the one we enjoy today. It started out as a celebration of Hebridean culture, with dancing, music, drama, walks around the island, talks about Islay’s history and a single whisky tasting.

As the festival grew, the distilleries became increasingly involved, and by 2000 the event had begun to take on its modern structure, with each producer assigned a day of the week to hold an open day. The festival is now very much focused on whisky, but the Festival Committee have made sure to stay close to their roots, with music still present throughout the program.

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