This is a rolling post featuring the latest info about this year’s FE bottling:
Lagavulin – Open day on Saturday 27th May 2023
The Lagavulin Fèis Ìle 2023 14-Year-Old is a complex bottling, matured in American and European Oak and finished in Armagnac casks
Bruichladdich – Open day on Sunday 28th May 2023
- ROCK’NDAAL 02.1 (50%, £135)
Unpeated 15 Year Old Bruichladdich single malt. Matured in a mix of Bourbon and Sauternes casks, it is the ultimate expression of Bruichladdich, made with fully traceable organic barley
- ROCK’NDAAL 02.2 (50%, £165)
A rich dram with depth and complexity, this 2006 Port Charlotte vintage (15 Years old) has been matured in a mix of refill wine casks and Sherry butts.
Caol Ila – Open day on Monday 29th May 2023
Caol Ila is releasing Caol Ila Fèis Ìle 2023 13-Year-Old, a unique bottling matured in Pedro Ximénez / Oloroso seasoned butts
Laphroaig – Open day on Tuesday 30th May 2023
this yer’s Cairdeas features a combination of white port and Madeira casks. 3/4 finished in second-fill Madeira casks, with the 1/4 will come from first-fill port casks.
Bowmore – Open day on Wednesday 31st May 2023
Ardnahoe – Open day on Wednesday 31st May 2023
Kilchoman – Open day on Thursday 1st June 2023
a vatting of three casks distilled from Publican barley grown, malted and distilled at Kilchoman in 2011 and 2012. selected by Anthony Wills, it is made from two bourbon barrels and one sherry butt vatted together and bottled at natural cask strength.
Bunnahabhain – Open day on Friday 2nd June 2023
Jura – Open day on Friday 2nd June 2023
Ardbeg – Open day on Saturday 3rd June 2023
Ardbeg Heavy Vapours (46%, £120)
for the first time ever at Ardbeg its whisky has been distilled without a purifier – the apparatus on the still responsible for maintaining Ardbeg’s unrivalled balance between extreme peat and floral fruitiness.
This creative experiment by Director of Whisky Creation, Dr Bill Lumsden, has allowed the heaviest and untamed vapours to rise up the still during the distillation process, before being captured, matured and bottled. On the nose, intense and aromatic smoke rises with hints of sweetness. On the palate, surges of bittersweetness disturb ashy coal dust, peppermint and cardamom, before clouds of dark chocolate and eucalyptus roll into disguise Ardbeg’s iconic balance.
There’s also a committee release at 50.2%