Revisiting Whisky Trip to Islay (+ Tips for Fèis Ìle)

Wild for Scotland Podcast

With the Islay Festival (Fèis Ìle) just around the corner, let's revisit another classic Wild for Scotland episode. 'An Acquired Taste' traces my journey to become a whisky drinker in Scotland and tells the story of my first visit to the Isle of Islay.
Famous for its heavily peated whiskies, Islay is home to nine working distilleries - with more underway! Every year at the end of May and early June the island hosts the Islay Festival, or Fèis Ìle in Gaelic. And as you can imagine, whisky plays a huge role in that!
After the story, we're sharing an updated tips section with my top tips for attending Fèis Ìle, whether you're going this year or planning a future trip to the festival.
You can find even more festival tips in my Fèis Ìle guide and travel inspiration for Islay and Jura here.
Find the transcript for this episode here, and the updated, full show notes from when the episode aired originally here.

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