Hi all,

Apologies for the further intrusion this month but I had a few things I wanted to tell you about, but either hadn’t the room or hadn’t them organised by the time of the last email.

Springbank Tasting – London Date

I know many of you have been waiting for this and many apologies for the confusion and upset caused! I have now settled on a date and venue, which will be…

Thursday 28th October 2010
The Red Lion, Crown Passage, St. James’s, London SW1
£20 per person, 8.30pm start

Should be another great night with the entertaining and informative Iain Scott from distillery present. Please also note the slightly later than usual start time. To book online please go to http://www.thewhiskylounge.com/Events.aspx

The Whisky Show London and Glasgow’s Whisky Festival

Although not Whisky Lounge events, I do feel strongly that I should tell you about these two worthwhile events.

The Whisky Show London takes place on Friday and Saturday the 29th and 30th October at The Brewery, London, EC1Y 4SD

It is very much at the top end of whisky events with exhibitors displaying and tasting through their top-end bottlings. This is the second year of the event and from the list of exhibitors and the venue, it should be even better than the first edition last year. I was there all too briefly last year and was highly impressed with the set-up and the drams on offer, with many bottles well in excess of £100 – many at several hundreds of pounds. The ticket price of £95 does reflect the privilege of tasting such whiskies, but for that you get a 2-course ‘whisky-infused’ meal in the ‘Whisky Kitchen’, a voucher to taste an ‘ultra-premium’ whisky (all valued at over £800) and a free whisky tasting glass. There is no voucher system for the exhibited whiskies in the main hall and there are several mouth-watering masterclasses for an additional cost. To find out more, view the exhibitors and buy tickets go to www.thewhiskyshow.com

Glasgow’s Whisky Festival takes place on Saturday 13th November at The Arches, Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL

It has arguably been a long time since there was a strongly supported whisky festival in Glasgow. Put together by two enthusiasts who were keen to bring the best of local (and not so local!) product back to the fair city. As far as I can see this can only be a good thing, and looking at the support they already have from exhibitors from all over the world, I am not alone! Tickets are a very reasonable £15 and include all of your drams – I am reliably informed that tickets for this are being put on the ‘endangered species’ list as it has sold very quickly.
To find out more, view the exhibitors and buy tickets got to www.glasgowswhiskyfestival.com

And Finally…

For those of you based in and around my home city of York (and in fact for those not too…), we welcome back finger-pickin’ acoustic blues legend Catfish Keith. If you’ve never experienced him before then you really should as it is not only fantastic music but fantastic craic, with Keith being a real performer and a genuinely good guy.

In York he will be playing at City Screen on Friday 22nd October at 8.30pm and tickets (£9 in advance, £10 on the door) can be found here.

If you would like to find out more about Catfish Keith and if and when he is playing a town or city near you, then go to his website… www.catfishkeith.com

Coming soon…

Our final events of the year including a series of ‘blind’ Islay Tastings…

Take care for now!

Cheers,
Eddie

Eddie Ludlow
Whisky Evangelist

thewhiskylounge
IWSC Spirit Panel Judge 2009-present
www.thewhiskylounge.com
eddie@thewhiskylounge.com