Saturday, January 11th, 12PM-5PM:

 Local Spirits: 10th St Single Malt 

 Can peated single malt be made in the Bay Area? Yes, and it’s delicious! 10th St Distillery brings Islay tradition to California with their signature single malt, made from imported Scottish peated barley.

Located in San Jose, California, 10th St Distillery combines time honored Scottish traditions and American ingenuity to create award winning single malt. Their signature expression is made with peated barley imported exclusively from Scotland and mineral rich water from the Sierras, hand-crafted in custom copper pot stills and aged in bourbon barrels. It received ‘Best in Class’ at the 2018 Whiskies of the World. Come by for a taste and learn more about this up-and-coming local distillery.

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Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Nth Ultimate Whisky and Spirits Experience At The Wynn Hotel April 24th-25th, 2020

Celebrating a milestone year with its 10th Anniversary celebrations at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, you will find an experience to deliciously overwhelm your tasting senses. Indulge in exceptional Whisky and Spirits tasting opportunities, mingle with master distillers, blenders and mixologists and learn more about the whisky and spirits world in the most unique event of its kind.

Follow our amazing journey since 2011 and come celebrate with us https://universalwhiskyexperience.com/amazing-journey/

Please visit us here for more information and tickets https://universalwhiskyexperience.com/the-nth-2020/

Raise a Glass to 2020!

As the decade draws to a close, we stop and reflect upon how the past ten years have shaped WhiskyFest™. Each year we continue to grow and offer new experiences for attendees to solidify our stance as the leading whisky festival in North America. Our growth is only possible with the continued support of exhibitors and attendees and we thank you for your patronage. Each year, we strive to make WhiskyFest better than the last and 2020 will be the best yet. We are expanding our horizons with the first ever Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest event in Hollywood, Florida. We hope that you will join us in the new year.

Purchase your tickets for our 2020 events in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco today. Join us at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida for one day and two nights of Grand Tastings and fascinating seminars led by whisky and cigar experts. For more information on this exciting new event and to buy your tickets, please visit BigSmokeWhiskyFest.com.

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We now have more information from each Masterclass vendor to pass along to you for this year’s event! Our 10th annual event is sure to be a great one!

Grand Tasting
The Grand Tasting will start at 8pm on Feb 1st. Those of you who purchase a Masterclass ticket will also be able to attend the Grand Tasting (purchase this ticket only if you do not wish to attend a Masterclass).

Shelter Point Masterclass
Terroir plays a large part of a spirit. At Shelter Point, they grow over 200 Acres of grain on the family farm in Oyster River. Established in 2011, Shelter Point Distillery is located on 380 acres in Oyster River, BC, about halfway up the eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Farmed for generations, Shelter Point remains one of the last seaside farms on the Island. They are naturally blessed with the key ingredients of exceptional handcrafted artisanal spirits: fertile fields to grow their barley, a large underground aquifer to provide naturally filtered water and crisp sea air compliments of the Salish Sea. Add in skilled craftspeople, traditional Scottish distilling methods and a state-of-art facility, and the result is a world-class distillery on the West Coast of Canada. Leon Webb will be pouring Single Malt, Single Cask Virgin Oak Finish, Smoke Point, Single Cask Foch, Double Barrel Batch 4 and New Make Whisky Spirit. Leon was trained at the world renowned Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh Scotland.

Victoria Caledonia Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery Masterclass
Join Graeme Macaloney as he shares his story and his whiskey!

Enjoy Macaloney’s Twa Cask Highland, Macaloney’s Twa Cask Speyside, Macaloney’s Twa Cask Islay, Macaloney’s Caledonian Glenloy, Macaloney’s Caledonian new-make, and Macaloney’s Caledonian Peated Mac na Braiche

Blended Malts from Rare Drams Masterclass
Join Adam Bradshaw as he takes you on a tour of some limited edition, cask strength blended malts from Douglas Laing’s Regional Malt Collection and Old Perth from Morrison & MacKay.

Blue Collar & Scholar Masterclass
Presented by Adam Drummond and Dr. Gregory Cran, co-authors of Nosing & Tasting the Water of Life: Blue Collar & Scholar Guide to Whisky Pairing

This master class looks behind the dram by offering a brief history of single malt Scotch and how the ‘water of life’ generated a burgeoning industry of whisky explorers. The session explores the alchemy and language of tasting, offers an exciting selection of single malt Scotch from various regions of Scotland, and shares some musings and advice on pairing the single malt with food and numerous activities.

PMA Masterclass
Join Joel Virginillo, PMA’s Scotch specialist, on an exploration through the hand crafted arts used in the production of this small yet iconic distillery. The Balvenie is known for its eclectic cask finishing and is one of the few distilleries left utilizing its own working malting floor, cooperage and copper smithing. Taste your way through the progression of cask influences and enjoy a few very rare drams!

All Masterclasses will be starting at 7pm on Feb 1st.

Whiskey Fest Tickets!

Paris Texas wins Pub Of The Year and Jim Rafferty of The Dylan Whisky Bar wins Bar Manager Of The Year. 

Wednesday 20th November: Having already won Innovative Pub Of The Year earlier in the evening, Kilkenny’s PARIS TEXAS went on to scoop the overall Irish Pub of the Year at the annual gala event at The Concert Hall in the RDS. Over 1700 applications were made to the awards this year and after receiving the award Pat Crotty, owner of Paris Texas said – “We are delighted and honoured to be recognised by our peers as the best pub in Ireland for 2019. We have a great team that work hard every day to deliver an experience that we hope will bring our loyal customers back again and again. Our innovation award recognises that we do things a little differently and we will not be resting on any laurels. We have more plans to improve the Paris Texas experience again in 2020.”

Jim Rafferty receiving his Icon Of Whisky Award

Thursday 21st November: At the annual Icons Of Whisky Awards ceremony held at the Iveagh Garden Hotel in Dublin, Jim Rafferty of The Dylan Whisky Bar in Kilkenny Whiskey Guild was awarded Bar Manager Of The Year. On receiving the award Jim said – “It is a great honour to receive this fantastic award and to be recognised by the industry. It is the culmination of a lot of hard work and I am particularly grateful to the support of my team at The Dylan Whisky Bar and colleagues in the Kilkenny Whisky Guild as well as the Irish Whiskey industry as a whole. It is a very exciting time to be involved in Irish Whiskey and I look forward to more growth and innovation in the category to celebrate and promote”.

BURNS NIGHT 2020 AT MILROYS

Friday 24th January 2020 at Milroys Soho & Milroys Spitalfields

Burns Night Celebrations at Milroys with Crabbie Whisky (Spitalfields) & Port Askaig (Soho) on 24th January 2020.
There will be plenty of whisky (as part of your ticket price), haggis, poetry, music and laughter in honour of Scotlands favourite poet !
£20.00
6.30PM

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Gie him strong drink until he wink,
That’s sinking in despair;
An’ liquor guid to fire his bluid,
That’s prest wi’ grief and care:
There let him bouse, an’ deep carouse,
Wi’ bumpers flowing o’er,
Till he forgets his loves or debts,
An’ minds his griefs no more.

Burns Night at the The Savoy’s Beaufort Bar

Enjoy an evening of glamour and opulence at The Savoy’s Beaufort Bar this Burns Night. Their current Interpreted Magic menu delves into the fabled history, dark drama and timeless romance embedded in the mysterious world of magic and boasts a refined signature offering, including a well-chosen, in-depth whisky selection. The bar’s enhanced roster of whiskies focuses on rare, valuable bottles and world whiskies, which are all found in the third section in the menu, entitled ‘The Prestige’. This segment is shaded with black and represents the end of the evening or, in this case, the finale. Expanding its representation of world whiskies, and offering small, rare batches, the whiskies at the Beaufort Bar range in style, age, region and complexity, pleasing both malt connoisseurs and curious neophytes. Lesser-known world whiskies to try in the Beaufort Bar, as recommended by Elon Soddu, Head Bartender of Beaufort Bar.

Kavalan Concertmaster:”Full of flavour and attitude, with a port cask finish affording a rich and decadent lingering smoothness”
Karnog Sauternes Cask: “A peated French single malt finished in sauternes casks with an amazing complexity delivered by competing sweetness and smoke”.
Starward 10th Anniversary: “Australian single malt finished in a variety of Australian wine casks, this one weighs in at 52% abv but you’d never know it, it’s stunningly smooth”

To make a reservation please call 020 7420 2111 or email savoy@fairmonth.com

https://www.thesavoylondon.com/restaurant/beaufort-bar/

Monkey Shoulder X Skylight Rooftop – Burns Night Celebration 

On Saturday 25th January, Monkey Shoulder whisky will be taking over London’s most imaginative rooftop destination, Skylight at Tobacco Dock for one of London’s biggest Burns Night celebrations. In honour of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns, the rooftop will undergo a boozy makeover by Monkey Shoulder, bringing with them signature whisky tipples a-plenty. Entertainment, aside from the rooftop ice rink, will come from traditional Scottish bag-pipers, a highland dance performance, special poems and surprise tasting opportunities throughout the night. Expect music, singing, dancing and poems.

With a wide array of seating to choose from, guests will be able to cosy up under the heated pergola or grab a table or booth on the lower level. Skylight’s rooftop igloos will also be available to book as well as cosy huts – the perfect place to pull up a blanket and sip on hot-toddies to warm the cockles. Street food will also be available to purchase.

Saturday 25th January

5pm – 11pm

£8 – £16 Including welcome drink

Ice skating is not included in the entry ticket but can be purchased at the venue for £12 for 45 minutes.

Tickets: https://skylight.designmynight.com/5dc9547eba848a4fb849d9f6/burns-night-skylight-winter-closing-party-1