English Whisky Festival - Virtual Event This September
Added: (Wed Jun 30 2021)
Pressbox (Press Release) -
Back for just the second year ever, Exploring English Whisky is proud to announce that the ENGLISH WHISKY FESTIVAL 2021 will be taking place on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th September (online).
With 6 more distilleries & independent bottlers taking part than last year (20 in total), and an entirely new line-up of products, the two day event promises something special for those returning for their second year, or anyone joining for the first time.
Replicating the same accessible, informative and entertaining format, there will be 6 sessions, as well as entertainment and cocktail making masterclasses in between. Attendees will hear directly from each distillery or bottler as they take us through their product & story, focused on the theme of each session.
11 products in the line-up are completely new releases, some of which won’t be available until after the festival (or available at all as they’re cask samples drawn exclusively for this event). Many of the distilleries are now multi-award winners, including World Whiskies Awards, San Francisco World Spirits Competition, International Spirits Challenge and Icons of Whisky.
Tickets are available from £27.50 for a standard session (10% off for members of Exploring English Whisky) for UK residents only, and £31.50 for the chocolate and whisky pairing session. Or why not go for The Full English and save £9 (and multiple postage charges) when you buy all 6 packs together?
Membership Info: www.exploringenglishwhisky.co.uk
When: Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th September 2021
Where: Online (secure link sent out to attendees a couple of days before the event)
What: 29 samples of English Whisky, maturing spirit and new make spirit from established and new distilleries - each bringing something new and exciting to the line-up.
Who: List of participating distilleries (below)
Session hosts this year include:
- Amy Seton (Birmingham Whisky Club)
- Fiona Shoop (Whisky writer)
- Stephanie Jordan (Avallen Calvados / Drinking Out Loud)
- Tim Etherington-Judge (Avallen Calvados / Healthy Hospo)
- Glassmates (Ortis Deeley, Jimmy Harris, Nigel Mark)
Our snack partners this year include:
- Sekeforde Botanical Mixers (www.sekfordedrinks.com)
- Love Corn (https://lovecorn.co.uk/)
- Simpleas (https://www.simpleas-snacks.co.uk/)
And the chocolate for our Chocolate & Whisky pairing session will be coming from a bean-to-bar producer of ethical, sustainable chocolate - Lucocoa (https://www.lucocoachocolate.com/aboutus)
**ORGANISER CONTACT DETAILS:
Richard Foster
Chief Explorer
+44(0) 7736 32 33 44
exploringenglishwhisky@gmail.com