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Greetings from Whisky Lounge Lock-Down HQ!
We hope you are enjoyed that incredible July (!) we all had and managing some time off – safely obviously…
The Covid situation seems so fluid at the moment and it makes it very challenging for all of us. We are – at all times – trying to bring a little light entertainment and drinks education into your life with our Desert Island Drams every Wednesday (live on Facebook at 9pm), and our virtual tastings and taste at home packs, with £5 of every pack sold going to charities supporting hard-hit hospitality workers.
So what have we in-store for you this week? Well read on my friends, read on…

NEW SCOTTISH DISTILLERIES PACK & TASTING
OK, so the name is not that snappy, but it is what it is!
Regardless, we are extremely excited about this one. Similarly to the English single malt tasting from a couple of months ago, we have managed to assemble six of the finest and most exciting ‘new’ Scottish distilleries for one exclusive tasting.
New distilleries have been popping up all over the world and it is possible, with this global ‘trend’, that those being built and established in Scotland are being over-looked. We aim to right that ‘wrong’ with this event…
The tasting on the 14th August will see key personnel from each distillery come together, under the Whisky Lounge banner, to talk about their distillery and the liquid you will be tasting. There will also be the opportunity for you to ask questions of the presenters throughout.
Not able to make the ‘live’ tasting? No problem, you can watch it anytime after it has taken place on our Facebook page…
The list of distilleries and bottlings on tasting;
Daftmill (Lowland) Winter 2007 Release
Kilchoman (Islay) Machir Bay
Kingsbarns (Lowland) Dream to Dram
Lindores Abbey (Lowland) Aqua Vitae
Strathearn (Highland) Batch #001
Wolfburn (Highland) Langskip
This is an incredible opportunity to taste both ‘works in progress’ and mature spirit from these trail-blazing distillers.
Once again, we will be giving £5 for each pack sold to The Drinks Trust, to help those in the drinks and hospitality industries in need during this time.
There are only 90 of these packs, and places on the Zoom tasting, available. So hit ‘BUY’ below to secure your pack and place!
Just to note that these packs do take a little while to get together, so please be patient. You will receive it before the tasting, but do not expect it within days of ordering it. Thanks!
Buy ‘New Scottish Distilleries’ Pack Now

USA WHISKEY PACK AND TASTING
Another tasting pack?! So soon?
Well, why not?
This one is for those amongst you who have a hankering for whiskies originating from across the pond, or those who would like to discover them. We don’t often get the opportunity to taste American whiskies together, but here is one for you now!
The Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye pack will contain 5 whiskies and, in the accompanying tasting on the 21st August, Eddie Ludlow, founder of The Whisky Lounge, will take you through the ins and outs of US whiskies.
Eddie will even show you how to make one of his favourite Bourbon-based cocktails, the classic ‘Old Fashioned’, with a few drops of bitters included in the tasting pack for you. Get your rocks glasses and ice at the ready!
The whiskies on tasting…
Westward Single Malt Whiskey 45%
Four Roses Bourbon 40%
Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon 45%
Four Roses Single Barrel 50%
James E Pepper Rye 46%
This should be a little light-hearted and a lot of FUN!
We will be giving £5 for each pack sold to The Drinks Trust so no excuse to not get involved.
There are only 90 of these packs, and places on the Zoom tasting, available. So hit ‘BUY’ below to secure your pack and place!
Please be patient after ordering one of these. As long as you get it before the tasting, it’s all good, right?
Buy ‘Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye’ Pack Now
FESTIVAL UPDATE
If you have a ticket for any of the festivals that should have taken place by now (Bristol, London and Edinburgh), and fancy taking part in one of these tastings -in place of your festival ticket – no problem.
Just send us an email to info@thewhiskylounge.com and tell us that’s what you’d like to do. There may be a small additional amount to pay (for the postage of the pack/s) but it won’t be much!
More news on Virtual Festivals and Actual Festivals next week, we promise!

COMPETITION
We have been so touched and pleased to see the rainbow and hope-related pics that we have decided to keep it rolling.
To make it even easier for you, we are letting you add your photos directly to the Facebook album on our page – you can find it HERE.
We will have a fortnightly winner, with the first of these being….drum roll…. Snoops Taylor and the double rainbow at Port Ellen on Islay! And here it is:
Absolutely beautiful Snoops, thank you. Send in your address and we will send you your Kavalan face masks and some other goodies.
You can see more photos on the aforementioned Facebook page, and many thanks to all of those who have contributed so far!
That’s it!
Don’t forget to catch up on the latest whisky news from Connas HERE.
We look forward to seeing you – on-line – soon!
In the meantime – Stay Safe. Stay in. Have a dram.
Sláinte and best wishes,
Eddie, and the whole Whisky Lounge Team
2020 FESTIVALS
Current/Old Dates New Dates
Bristol 18th April TBC
London 15th-17th May NOW 4th-6th September
Edinburgh 6th June NOW 27th-29th Nov
Liverpool 19th September
Manchester 23rd-24th October
York 31st October
Nottingham 14th November