From Whisky Fringe Staff;

Whisky Fringe 2010
 
IMPORTANT NEWS: tickets for 2010 are NOT going on sale Dec. 1st, as previously stated. New licensing legislation needs to be clarified. Tickets can not be sold until then. Please click ‘more’ below for full details and before calling us in a panic!
 

WHISKY FRINGE 2010

In September 2009, new licensing regulations came into effect in Scotland increasing the powers of individual local authorities in the control of alcohol within their area. Ultimately this is aimed at reducing alcohol-related problems which is undoubtedly a worthy aim. The down-side from our point of view however is that as the interpretation of the new law is up to the individual local authorities, it is taking time to establish exactly what is and isn’t permitted.

As Whisky Fringe is an unusual event in terms of licensing, there remain various areas of uncertainty as to what we are allowed to do and what are not allowed under the new legislation. Whether we are allowed to include a money-off voucher for purchases at the shop as part of the entry price is one such grey area and it looks unlikely that two-day tickets can be sold for a reduced price compared to the price of two individual day tickets will be permitted. However all of these areas are uncertain with the laws still in their infancy and as such we have had to take the decision that it would be foolish of us to make tickets available for sale as planned eight months in advance of the event.

Whisky Fringe will take place at Mansfield Traquair, Edinburgh on Saturday and Sunday 14th & 15th August 2010. Whilst we are unable to state with certainty the date that tickets will go on sale, it will not be until May 2010 at the earliest. We apologise for this delay, however hope that you understand it is due to circumstances out with our control. We shall email our Newsletter mailing list to advise the date of tickets going on sale in advance as well as posting details on our website.
 
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