Islay Whisky Academy Education

This review is long overdue. The short version is that Rachel is so lovely and amazing to work with that we would not recommend looking any further, no matter what you need she can make it happen!! The longer version: We found Rachel when researching whisky tour possibilities. When we decided that we wanted to elope we weren't sure how things would turn out, coordinating from across the Atlantic. Things couldn't have gone better!! When we first reached out to Rachel she was prompt and pleas...

I've wanted to visit Islay for a long time. After searching for whisky tour companies that would accommodate off-season tours we decided to go with Wild and Magic Islay for a customized tour. Rachel put together a wonderful 3-day itinerary that showed us not only all the whisky distilleries, but the beautiful historical landmarks and rich culture Islay has to offer. She took care of us the entire trip and really made our experience here one that we'll never forget. Many thanks! Oren and Erica

Rachel and Calum from Wild and Magic made our first-ever pilgrimage to Islay absolutely perfect. They are incredibly knowledgeable, an absolute delight to spend time with, and most gracious hosts. Such an amazing experience, can't wait to go back, and do at all again with them.

We had the most wonderful time on Islay with both Rachel and Callum. Rachel organised a bespoke tour for us, a mixture of nature, history, our favourite distilleries (and introduced some new favourites). We tried whiskeys that are not available in Australia and discovered many new flavours. What a dilemma - we no longer know what our favourite whiskey is! As a local Rachel is a wonderful host, full of knowledge, character and good conversation - I loved our chats about books. I recommend Wild...

Rachel was such a kind, fun and attentive guide. She designed a personalized guided tour for me and my father and we got to explore all the wonderful things Islay has to offer, from the history to the beautiful nature to of course the incredible whisky. She really knows her stuff when it comes to whisky so any scotch enthusiast wanting to visit the island would be delighted to spend time with her. Her passion for Islay and its land and people was so contagious that we couldn't help but fal...