The Loch Ness Whisky Festival

14 – 15 May 2010

Two days of whisky events celebrating our northern highland distilleries here at Fiddler’s, Loch Ness.

WHISKY TASTINGS – WHISKY CRUISES-MASTERCLASS – DISTILLERY VISIT – BARBECUE-MUSIC – CHARITY AUCTION

Highlights include:

TALISKER/RNLI WHISKY CRUISE
– FRIDAY 14TH 7p.m. – £20
Meet at Fiddler’s at 7 O’clock for a Pre-cruise Festival Dram then get picked up by minibus and taken to Temple Pier Harbour where you will jump aboard one of two locally skippered boats and taken on an evening cruise. After a demonstration of the RNLI’s rescue boat Mitch Bechard the Brand Manager for Talisker will guide you through a vertical tasting of Skye’s famous dram in the shadow of Urquhart Castle, from New-make to 25 year old. After the tasting you will be transported back to Fiddler’s for a late supper at about 9.30. At Ten O’clock there will be a charity auction.
There is a bad weather plan with the tasting being held indoors.
20 tickets available

BALBLAIR WHISKY PARLIAMENT TASTING
– FRIDAY 14TH 7p.m. – £20
Meet at Fiddler’s at 7 O’clock for a Festival Dram then join members of the Loch Ness Whisky Parliament for one of its Quarterly Sessions, this time in the company of John Macdonald of Balblair Distillery who will guide us through the best of Edderton’s Highland Drams. Distillery Bottlings will be accompanied by the usual wildcard Independent Bottlings to give a full and comprehensive illustration of Balblair.
After the tasting there will be a late supper served at about 9.30.
At Ten O’clock there will be a charity auction.
35 tickets available

GLEN ORD PARLIAMENTARY VISIT
– SATURDAY 15TH 11a.m. – £20
Join the first ever Loch Ness Whisky Parliament Juncket on its first fact-finding tour. Meet at Fiddler’s to be transported to Glen Ord Distillery for a tour of our Local Distillery. After a nosing visit to one of Glen Ord’s warehouses a tasting of Glen Ords past and present will take place accompanied by one of the Distillerie’s Senior Guides. Delegates will be transported back to Fiddler’s in time for the Afternoon Tasting Session.
12 tickets available

TOMATIN WHISKY CRUISE
– SATURDAY 15TH 12 a.m. – £20
Come and have a Dram with The Locals, Gordon Menzies, Skipper of the Morag-ma-criche and Douglas Campbell, Manager of the Tomatin Distillery. Get picked up at 12 a.m. and be taken by minibus to Temple Pier Harbour where you will join Gordon and Douglas on a cruise to Urquhart Castle and find out a little bit more about Loch Ness and Tomatin’s Big Whisky.
10 tickets available

FIDDLER’S AFTERNOON OF WHISKY AND FOOD
– SATURDAY 15TH 2 till 5 O’clock
Welcome to Fiddler’s Malt Whisky Bar, Malt Whisky Bar of the Year 2007, 2008 & 2009. From 2 O’clock to 5 O’clock our doors will be open for both Whisky-lovers and future Whisky Lovers. Taste our Northern Highland Malts and find out why we think they are amongst the best Scotland has to offer. Speak to Distillery Representatives and let them explain why they are so proud of what they produce. Enjoy some of Fiddler’s Scottish Food in our Comfortable Restaurant. Remember the day with one of our Nosing Glasses.
8 Tasting Tickets – £5
8 Tasting Tickets and Nosing Glass – £10
Food Ticket – £7.50
8 Tasting Tickets, Nosing Glass and Food Ticket – £15

Distilleries represented (so far):

BALBLAIR – BEN NEVIS – BRORA – CLYNELISH – DALMORE – GLENMORANGIE – GLEN ORD – OLD PULTENEY – TALISKER – TOMATIN – GLEN ALBYN – GLEN MHOR – MILLBURN – ABHAINN DEARG – LOCH EWE

For more information phone us on 01456 450678 info@fiddledrum.co.uk

– All funds raised over the festival will go to The MacMillan Unit at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness and the RNLI –