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Càirdeas 2026 - £90

The wait is over.

 

Càirdeas 2026 presale is live right now, exclusively for Friends of Laphroaig.

 

This year’s release is a special one, marking the 40th anniversary of Fèis Ìle — a milestone celebration for Islay, its whisky and its community.

 

Full details will be live soon — colour, palate, finish — but for now, you don’t need to know everything about it. You just need to know it’s Càirdeas.

 

This is what being a Friend is for. Get yours now.

 

Any order that includes Càirdeas 2026 will be dispatched from 26th May onwards. Orders that do not include Càirdeas 2026 will be dispatched as normal.

 

Please note, during the Càirdeas presale period, orders cannot be cancelled due to the exceptionally high demand around the world. To help us share the whisky fairly with as many Friends as possible, purchases are limited to 3 bottles per order. Engraving and gift wrap services will also be paused during this time.

 

Please sign in to secure your bottle of Càirdeas 2026. 

 

Not yet a Friend of Laphroaig? Membership is free - become a Friend today.

 

 

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Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Fèis Ìle Festival

Forty years of Islay's most celebrated whisky festival. Càirdeas 2026 marks the occasion, and we will reveal its full details during Fèis Ìle. 

Càirdeas is made for Friends. 

All of them. Everywhere.

Fèis Ìle happens on Islay. But this moment belongs to every Friend of Laphroaig around the world - including you.

This is Càirdeas. Different every year. Unmistakable every time.

Secure yours today. 

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Further Information

Because we don’t want to shape your experience. No name. No cask details. No tasting notes. Just your senses.

Yes. Every participant receives the same liquid — what differs is what you make of it.

The full reveal will take place on Saturday 25th May, during Fèis ìle Fetsival at Laphroaig Distillery.

Anything that captures your experience:
A review. A story. A photo. A film. Something unexpected.

Be bold. Be honest. Be imaginative. There’s no right answer — only yours.

Share your interpretation on social media tagging @laphroaig, or submit it directly here.

Yes — multiple perspectives are welcome.

Yes — include #Cairdeas2026 and tag @laphroaig so we can find your entry.

Entries submitted via this page will be confirmed. Social submissions will be reviewed if correctly tagged.

Every second brings us closer

Since 1815, we’ve made whisky the right way, not the easy way.

 

Càirdeas is our annual reminder of that spirit - a release crafted with conviction, shaped by community, and revealed at Fèis Ìle.

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