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Festival whisky releases

Several whisky festivals have their own bottlings. The best known is Fèis Ìle, the Islay Festival of Music and Malt, held each year at the end of May. Each Islay distillery has an open day during the festival and most release a festival bottling for it, usually in small numbers and often sold first at the distillery. The Campbeltown Malts Festival and the Spirit of Speyside festival have their own editions too, and some independent bottlers mark the festivals with releases of their own.

Festival bottlings tend to sell out at the distillery within days, so most reach UK retailers later and at higher prices. The bottles below are the festival releases we can currently price. We find them by name, so a festival bottling whose label doesn’t mention the festival won’t appear here.

106 bottles in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Questions

What is the best festival whisky releases?
The highest-reviewed festival whisky releases is Lagavulin Islay Jazz Festival 2013 1995, costing £799.00 (91.5/100 from 201 member ratings). The most commonly reviewed is Lagavulin Fèis Ìle 2014 1995, costing £929.00 (91.3/100 from 378 ratings). The festival whisky releases we compare is mostly smoky (49% of bottles). 67% is peated, 6% comes from sherry casks, the median age statement is 14 years and the median strength is 54.5% ABV. The 106 bottles we compare come from 11 distilleries, led by Lagavulin (26), Bunnahabhain (21) and Bowmore (17).
What is the cheapest festival whisky releases?
The cheapest festival whisky releases is Glen Scotia 7 Year Old Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 Ruby Port Finish (7 years old, 53.9% ABV, 70cl), at £59.00 from The Whisky Shop. That is £63.99 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. 3 retailers stock it. Next cheapest: Big Peat Fèis Ìle 2026 (£59.95) and Glen Scotia 9 Year Old Campbeltown Malts Festival 2025 (£64.95).
How much does festival whisky releases cost?
In-stock festival whisky releases runs from £59.00 to £14,995.00 across 106 bottles, with a median of £399.95. None costs under £50. The dearest is Port Ellen 27 Year Old Fèis Ìle 2008 7.5th Release Single Cask 1981.
Which festival whisky releases is easiest to find?
Glen Scotia 7 Year Old Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 Ruby Port Finish is stocked by 3 of the retailers we check, from £59.00. Prices for it differ by up to £0.95 between retailers.
What is the oldest festival whisky releases you can buy?
Bowmore 28 Year Old Fèis Ìle 2011 1983, at 28 years old, from £3,499.95. 71 of the 106 bottles in stock carry an age statement. Members rate it 91.2/100.
What is a festival release?
A bottling made for a whisky festival, usually in small numbers and often sold only at the distillery. Bowmore’s Fèis Ìle 2026 release, for example, was a single cask sold only at its open day and described as never to be repeated.
When is Fèis Ìle, the Islay festival?
The 40th Fèis Ìle, in 2026, ran in late May, from Friday 22 May to Sunday 31 May, with distillery open days during the week; Bowmore’s was on Wednesday 27 May.
What is the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival?
A festival held across Speyside around the start of May, first launched in 1999, with over 700 whisky events over six days. The 2027 festival runs from 28 April to 3 May.