Coffee & Rum with Black Tot Rum & Special Guests!
Brought to you by Black TotStarts at 11.30am
Join Black Tot Rum Global Ambassador, Mitch Wilson, for your morning coffee and rum chat. Got a question about rum? Here’s your chance to join us and ask! Throughout the week, Mitch will be joined by special guests from the rum industry for a rum chat and to answer your questions!
Source of Flavour with Stewart Buchanan and Douglas Cook
Brought to you by BenriachStarts at 12.00pm
Rum 101 with Black Tot Rum!
Brought to you by Black TotStarts at 12.00pm
Join Black Tot Rum Global Ambassador, Mitch Wilson, for a daily download of rum knowledge. Over the course of the week we’ll be tackling some of the rum industry’s common misconceptions, and giving you the basics you need to start your rum journey. Each day there will be different topics and look out for some very special rum guests joining throughout the week! Today we’ll be looking at how rum is made, including the raw material, fermentation and distillation processes, and how they differ to those in the whisky world.
Live chat and the distillery tour from the Chichibu distillery #1-Yumi, Brand Amabssador and Soma, production dept.
Brought to you by ChichibuStarts at 12.00pm
Single Pot Still - Live from the Irish Whiskey Academy
Brought to you by PowersStarts at 12.00pm
Discussing and exploring all things of making Irish Whiskey from grain to glass
Boutique-y Far East Man
Brought to you by That Boutique-y Whisky CompanyStarts at 12.00pm
Dave Worthington talks to Simon McGoram about Boutique-y Whisky in the Far East and Australasia
The Flora & Fauna Whisky Session
Brought to you by Flora & FaunaStarts at 1.00pm
Join Colin Dunn and TJ Littlejohn (Diageo Whisky Ambassadors) for a virtual tasting of the current Flora & Fauna whisky range. Colin and TJ will be talking and tasting everything about these hidden gems
Lagg Shieling Café’ New Menu paired with Lagg Distillery Exclusives Whiskies & New Make – hosted by Senior Tour Guide Katie Morrison & Sales Manager David Ferguson
Brought to you by Isle of Arran DistillersStarts at 1.00pm
The Shieling, our beautiful upstairs Café, has just come up with a brand-new menu in which all dishes are paired with heavily peated Distillery Exclusives Whiskies & New Make. Join Sales Manager David Ferguson & Senior Tour Guide Katie Morrison as they taste the perfectly matched drams & small plates and talk about what goes on at Lagg Distillery.
It’s All Fun & Games ‘Til Someone Bottles A Whisky…
Brought to you by Elixir DistillersStarts at 1.00pm
The trials and tribulations of an independent bottler! Join Ollie Chilton & Julie Hamilton and explore the Elixir Distillers tasting pack.
Boutique-y Afternoon Tea
Brought to you by That Boutique-y Whisky CompanyStarts at 2.00pm
Take a break with Boutique-y Dave and Dr Whisky as they play their silly whisky games and give you the chance to win prizes!
In the Lab with Waterford Head Distiller Ned Gahan
Brought to you by WaterfordStarts at 2.00pm
In the Lab with Waterford Head Distiller Ned Gahan
Q&A with Amrut’s Head of Distillation, Ashok Chokalingam
Brought to you by AmrutStarts at 2.00pm
A regular and much-loved face at the Whisky Show in past years, come and chat with Ashok about the Amrut range and their new distillery.
New Benriach portfolio tasting
Brought to you by BenriachStarts at 3.00pm
Join Stewart Buchanan to discover "A world of Flavour"
History of the Buffalo Trace Distillery.
Brought to you by Buffalo Trace DistilleryStarts at 4.00pm
Adam Sumner takes you through the history of the Buffalo Trace Distillery.
MaltsterMind - Elixir Distillers Quiz
Brought to you by Elixir DistillersStarts at 4.00pm
Daily whisky quiz with a chance to win a bottle
The New Colour of Rum
Brought to you by The Whisky ExchangeStarts at 4.00pm
Why are bartenders and rum aficionado's getting so excited about White rum? Daniele Biondi and Angelo Casenna of Velier tell you why.
An insight into production at The Glenturret Distillery.
Brought to you by GlenturretStarts at 5.00pm
A conversation with Ian Renwick, The Glenturret Distillery Manager.
Mount Gay Rum: Meet the Master Blender
Brought to you by Mount GayStarts at 5.00pm
Join Mount Gay’s Master Blender Trudiann Branker for a live Q&A with Global Brand Ambassador Miguel Smith, taking a closer look at the distillery’s brand new limited edition: The Port Cask Expression.
Talisker - Live Q&A with Jason Clark, Talisker Brand Ambassador and Stefanie Anderson from Devils Advocat
Brought to you by TaliskerStarts at 5.00pm
Beards, Blends and the Wild World of Whisky
Brought to you by That Boutique-y Whisky CompanyStarts at 5.00pm
Join Head of Whisky at Atom Brands Sam Simmons and legendary whisky writer Dave Broom as they chat whisky, facial hair and everything in between.
Glenrothes Soleo Collection
Brought to you by The GlenrothesStarts at 5.00pm
Join industry legends, Ronnie Cox as he tastes through The Glenrothes Soleo collection.
The Macallan Edition 6
Brought to you by The MacallanStarts at 5.00pm
Learn about the inspiration behind the new The Macallan Edition 6, featuring Robert Mitchell, Ghillie at The Macallan Estate
Ledaig: an introduction into Tobermory’s peated expressions
Brought to you by TobermoryStarts at 5.00pm
Olivier Maclean dives in to the world of Ledaig – Tobermory Distillery’s signature peated age statements: the 10yo and the 18yo expression.
Discover Scotland: Campbeltown
Brought to you by The Whisky ExchangeStarts at 5.30pm
Down from 30 distilleries at its height 100 years ago to just three today, what Campbeltown so iconic in the eyes of many whisky lovers – with Springbank's Grant MacPherson, Glen Scotia's Iain McAlister and TWE drinks ambassador Billy Abbott.
The Good, The Bad & The Beautiful – Ambassadors We Love
Brought to you by The Whisky ExchangeStarts at 5.30pm
Have fun dramming around with our favourite whisky ambassadors: Georgie Bell, Stewart Buchanan and Colin Dunn.
Live Q+A with Distillery Manager John MacDonald
Brought to you by BalblairStarts at 6.00pm
Join Balblair’s very own distillery manager John MacDonald for what promises to be captivating tasting of the full Balblair range along with a live Q+A session.
Bourbon Legends Tasting Pack.
Brought to you by Buffalo Trace DistilleryStarts at 6.00pm
Adam Sumner takes you through the Bourbon Legends Tasting Pack.
Scotch vs Irish: Cocktails
Brought to you by ChivasStarts at 6.00pm
Two Ambassadors compete to decide which is best: Scotch Whisky or Irish Whiskey! Who walks away with the crown? You decide!
A Conversation With Scotland’s Longest-Serving Distiller
Brought to you by Glen GrantStarts at 6.00pm
Join a discussion with Master Distiller Dennis Malcolm and Global Ambassador Robin Coupar, as they dive into The Glen Grant’s last 60 years
Live History of Redbreast, Gilbey’s and Midleton followed by live Q&A
Brought to you by RedbreastStarts at 6.00pm
Looking back through the years of Redbreast from the beginning with W&A Gilbey and their relationship with Bow Street right through to the re-birth of Redbreast and The new Mildeton Distillery.
Add a mixer to my whisky? WTF! I bet Sekforde changes your mind
Brought to you by SekfordeStarts at 6.00pm
Neat whisky rocks. But, neat doesn't always work. We need a way to drink whisky when everyone else is on a G&T. Hear how we made it happen.
Deck The Halls With Boutique-y Whisky
Brought to you by That Boutique-y Whisky CompanyStarts at 6.00pm
Global Brand Ambassador, Dave Worthington reveals Boutique-y Whisky’s 2020 Advent Calendar and the best Boutique-y gifts to place under the tree this year.
Higher or Lower; exploring the importance of ABV
Brought to you by Amrut, Elements of Islay & Michter’sStarts at 6.30pm
Join Nathan to explore how ABV affects flavour and texture in three pairs of whiskies; each pair is the same product bottled at two different ABVs.
Worming Around
Brought to you by The Whisky ExchangeStarts at 6.45pm
Ever wanted to know more about worm tubs? Well here is your chance to geek out and find out what these copper snakes do with whisky writer Dave Broom.
Source of Flavour with Stewart Buchanan and Douglas Cook
Brought to you by BenriachStarts at 7.00pm
From a dream to reality building the first Distillery in Israel
Brought to you by Milk & HoneyStarts at 7.00pm
Gal Kalkstein, founder and owner of The M&H Distillery: from a dream to reality building the first Distillery in Israel
Introduction to Redbreast Irish Whiskey- Triple Pack Tasting
Brought to you by RedbreastStarts at 7.00pm
Ronan will bring guests through Redbreast 12, Lustau & 15 Year Old which guests can follow the tasting along if they have bought the Redbreast Triple Tasting Pack. Ronan will also include the Redbreast higher styles including The Whisky Exchange Redbreast Single Cask to keep focus on this amazing release.
Sukhinder's Whisky Show Pack
Brought to you by The Whisky ExchangeStarts at 7.00pm
Taste through this incredible range of 25 year old whiskies with TWE co-founder Sukhinder Singh and TWE drinks ambassador Billy Abbott.
Debunking White, Gold and Dark Rum – Rum Classifications
Brought to you by The Whisky ExchangeStarts at 8.00pm
White, gold and dark are words commonly used to describe rum – find out why we are fighting to get rid of these terms and what we are suggesting instead. Hosted by The Whisky Exchange Head Buyer Dawn Davies MW.