WHISKY EVENTS
Festival fun
If it’s April that only means one thing for whisky lovers – festival season is right around the corner. And The Scotch Malt Whisky Society will be out and about with events and tastings at Speyside, Campbeltown and of course on Islay, with a full week of whisky-fuelled fun
Spirit of Speyside
We kick off at the Spirit of Speyside festival, with a tasting in Dufftown on Saturday, 29 April. SMWS ambassador Bob Wenting will be presenting a 40th anniversary tasting at the British Royal Legion, kicking off at 2.30pm.
For more information and tickets, go to:
https://tickets.spiritofspeyside.com/sales/events/whisky-tasting-the-scotch-malt/ticket
The SMWS has also sponsored a bottle for our honorary brand ambassador Hans Offringa's 'Pick your bottle, pick your story' events at the Dowans Hotel, taking place each day from 27-30 April.
https://tickets.spiritofspeyside.com/sales/events/pick-your-bottle-pick-your-sto
Campbeltown Malts Festival
Celebrations move to Kintyre towards the end of May for the Campbeltown Malts Festival, with an SMWS whisky dinner at our Ardshiel Hotel partner bar on Friday, 26 April.
And then it's over to Islay for what this year will be a full week of Society tastings in various locations across the island.
Islay festival
This year we're extending our stay on the island, staying from the opening day of the festival on Saturday, 27 May right through to Friday, 3 June. During the course of the week we'll be holding a range of events and tastings, including a Society Scavenger Hunt around Port Ellen and Ardbeg, an appearance at the Independent Whisky Fest at Ramsay Hall in Port Ellen on the evening of Tuesday, 30 May and of course a whisky dinner or two highlighting our exclusive festival releases.
Our exclusive festival bottlings will be coming online towards the end of April and into May, as well as our festival tasting packs and virtual tastings to join in if you can’t make it in person.
Keep your eye on the Society’s social media channels for more, and hope to see you at one of our festival events soon!