 The Jura whisky festival, part of the
26th annual Feis Ile, will be broadcast
live from the Isle of Jura for the very
first time this year.
Broadcasting ‘Behind
The Scenes’
Fans of the award-winning whisky who are
unable to make the pilgrimage to the
unget-at-able Isle of Jura will be able
to experience the island’s marquee event
which takes place on 30 – 31 May, as the
Jura distillery will be broadcasting
‘behind the scenes’ clips throughout the
two day event. A wireless hotspot will
also be set up in Craighouse – at the
heart of the island’s festivities –
allowing visitors to tweet and post
comments, updates and photos.
Jura Launches
On Instagram
On the back of Jura’s successful
following on both Twitter and Facebook,
Jura will also be using this year’s
Festival to launch on Instagram.
Visitors to the island will be
encouraged to take photos and post on
Instagram using the hashtag #jurawhiskyfest.
The best five images will be rewarded
with a bottle of Jura Superstition.
Live Events Webpage
A dedicated live events webpage http://www.isleofjura.com/live/
has been launched on isleofjura.com to
host the ‘behind the scenes’ footage and
to capture all Festival discussion from
across the main social networks.
Frequent news updates and blog posts
will also be provided during the course
of each day.
Preview Of New Distillery Tours
As well as all the new digital
developments on Jura, visitors to the
26th Feis Ile will be the first to
preview two new Distillery tours. The
first of these new tours will focus on
the myths and legends that provide the
inspiration behind Jura’s core range of
whiskies.
For those more interested in the process
of whisky distillation, there will be a
new Distillery Manager’s tour, hosted by
Willie Cochrane himself, providing
visitors with a more in-depth look at
the craft of Jura whisky.
Festival programme
Visitors to this year’s Festival are
able to book tickets in advance for the
following three sessions, which will be
held once on Wednesday and twice on
Thursday.
- Myths and Legends Tour with Willie
Cochrane: In this session participants
will journey through the myths and
legends of Jura’s core range single
malts with the man who knows them best,
Willie Cochrane, distillery manager.
- The Water of Life with Willie Tait:
Willie Tait, global brand ambassador,
takes participants through the history
of Jura’s water and a tasting of the
newest edition to the Jura range,
Elixir.
- Wood and Maturation with Richard
Paterson: Richard Paterson, Master
Blender, takes participants on a tour of
the finest casks that go in to making
Jura’s core range and rare expressions.
Willie Cochrane, distillery manager at
Jura Distillery, said: "With a packed
programme of tastings, tours and tweets,
it’s going to be our busiest Festival
yet! Those who have been lucky enough to
snap up tickets are in for a real treat,
as part of our packed programme is a
showcase of our brand new distillery
tours. Those who are not so fortunate
will still be able to follow all the
goings-on through our new live events
page. Whichever way you ‘re planning to
take part, there will be plenty on offer
to keep you entertained throughout the
two days."
There are a few remaining tickets left.
Tickets cost £15, which includes lunch,
entertainment, a distillery gift and
free ferry travel for foot passengers
from Port Askaig to Feolin. Places can
be reserved by contacting Fiona at the
distillery on 01496 820 385 or shop@isleofjura.com
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