Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast If you're attending Feis Ile this year, here are some top tips for making the most of it. Feis Ile is underway - it runs from 21 May-1 June - and Islay residents, distilleries and festival goers are preparing themselves for one of the biggest events in the whisky calendar. This year, one of those gearing up for the festivities is Eva Cumming, who took over as distillery manager of Caol Ila last summer, one of the oldest distilleries on the island.
Eva will be diving in to her first Fèis Ìle this year, playing host to thousands of visitors, helping to lead an expert team through its dedicated Caol Ila Day (27 May), and even taking centre stage as she shares what makes Caol Ila such a signature smoky Speyside whisky in The Ultimate Managers Evening (30 May). The Scotsman caught up with Eva to hear what visitors can expect this year and what she’s looking forward to the most at Fèis Ìle. What are you most looking forward to about this year's Feis? Here at Caol Ila distillery, we’re used to having people travel far and wide to get to us, but Fèis Ìle gives us a chance to get together with our fans for a few days and explore together the whisky we all love so much.
The conversations that are had when whisky fans get together are always amazing. Whisky means so much to people, and often in ways which are unexpected, so the stories and memories which are shared are a.
