1st Newcastle Whisky Festival

[Spirit of Islay]

At last after years of getting Trains to god knows where and back again in slightly Drunken states , now something i can get a bus to !


at the Discovery Museum , Blandford Square , Newcastle
On Saturday 9th May 2009
From 11am to 5pm
Entrance £15
Masterclasses £5
Tickets Available from (click on Banner...)

Exhibitors So Far......

• An Cnoc
• Balvenie/Glenfiddich
• Benriach/Glendronach
• Berry Brothers
• Bladnoch
• Buffalo Trace
• Cooleys
• Diageo
• Douglas Laing
• Maxxium - Macallan / Highland Park
• Morrison Bowmore
• Whyte and Mackay

Masterclasses.....
TBC , see http://www.thewhiskylounge.com

[Willie JJ]

Excellent. Another event I can reach by Train.

[John McGill]

Looks like May is going to be a busy old month

Whisky An' A' That in Ayr

Feis Ile 2009

Newcastle Whisky Festival

[Spirit of Islay]

You coming John ?

Never thought about that C_I ! Bet Eddie didn't either !!
Buses from North Shields Ferry Terminal to Newcastle and plenty of Motels / Hotels in and around Newcastle .

[John McGill]

You coming John ?

Yes Gordon, I'm coming - it looks too good an event to miss

Still to think about travel arrangements but it looks as though I could do it by train and return the same day or I might crash somewhere and travel home on the Sunday.

[Spirit of Islay]

Great stuff !
Willies coming down on the train and i think possibly some others .

[Willie JJ]

And for €59 you can reach it by boat from Holland...

Does that include getting back, or don't you care?

[Willie JJ]

You coming John ?

Yes Gordon, I'm coming - it looks too good an event to miss

Still to think about travel arrangements but it looks as though I could do it by train and return the same day or I might crash somewhere and travel home on the Sunday.

That would be 3 trains wouldn't it John? You would be sober by the time you got home and that's no good.

[John McGill]

You coming John ?

Yes Gordon, I'm coming - it looks too good an event to miss

Still to think about travel arrangements but it looks as though I could do it by train and return the same day or I might crash somewhere and travel home on the Sunday.

That would be 3 trains wouldn't it John? You would be sober by the time you got home and that's no good.

Looks like it Willie. Train to Glasgow, then to Edinburgh and then to Newcastle. From what I can see it looks like a 4 hour journey

[Spirit of Islay]

Looks like it Willie. Train to Glasgow, then to Edinburgh and then to Newcastle. From what I can see it looks like a 4 hour journey

Does the Train from Stranraer to Newcastle go through Kilmarnock ?
Only bad thing is it doesn't run that often and probably takes as long to get here !

[Spirit of Islay]

Just done a search , it does !

http://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/files/1SW%20Scotland%20&%20NR.pdf

[John McGill]

Thanks for that Gordon.

The online timetable only suggested the route via Edinburgh but I might still do the Edinburgh route anyway if others are going to be travelling on the same route.

[Willie JJ]

Yeah, I will for sure and if you've had enough of trains by the time we get to Edinburgh I wouldn't think that'd be a problem.

[Spirit of Islay]

Nice to see some of the nicest occupants of the Whisky forums will be coming to Newcastle to enjoy the Hospitality of The First Newcastle Whisky Festival . I'm sure you'll be "served" some of the finest whisk(e)y around . Looking forward to dramming with you on my home territory for a change !
Roll on May 9th !

[Ras Mazunga]

And for €59 you can reach it by boat from Holland...

Might go too.

[Spirit of Islay]

Two More Exhibitors Confirmed......

Ardbeg/Glemorangie
Glengoyne

Also there will be An Ardbeg masterclass with The new Ardbeg brand ambassador, Davinia Small .

[Spirit of Islay]

Revised List.....
Ardbeg , Glenmorangie , Benriach , Glendronach , Bladnoch , Berry Brothers , Douglas Laing , An Cnoc , Balvenie , Glenfiddich , Dalmore , Isle of Jura , Bowmore , Auchentoshan , Suntory , Diageo (Classic Malts, et all) , Buffalo Trace Bourbon , Glencairn Crystal , Highland Park , Macallan , Connemara , Tyrconnel , Glengoyne......Announced so far

[Spirit of Islay]

More Additions to the Exhibitors.....

Gordon and Macphail
Benromach
Amrut

[lincoln imp]

This sounds great, i hope i can get some time off. A short train ride from Boro.

[Spirit of Islay]

The list of exhibitors is more than i could have hoped for when Eddie first mentioned to me about doing a Festival in Newcastle.......
Ardbeg
Glenmorangie
Bladnoch
Berry Brothers
Douglas Laing
Gordon & Macphail
Benromach
Amrut
Benriach
Glendronach
An Cnoc
Balvenie
Glenfiddich
Dalmore
Isle of Jura
Bowmore
Auchentoshan
Suntory
Diageo
Buffalo Trace
Highland Park
Macallan
Connemara
Tyrconnel
Glengoyne
Glencairn Crystal

Also great to here that people are coming in for it , Last night Ras told me he's coming over from Holland !

[Spirit of Islay]

Two more Exhibitors.....
Tullibardine
Bushmill (seperately to Diageo)

Keep em coming Eddie !

[kyorke1]

I'm in

[Spirit of Islay]

Good to hear kyorke1 !

[Down by The Law]

Sounds like a grand day out. Think I'll be on the rattler down from Edinburgh also if I can get a pass. The missus used to work for BR so I get the train for free anyway

[ClubSmed]

Do we know what the format will be? Will we have to obtain some form of tokens to exchange for whisky like happens at WhiskyLive? If so how are they obtained and how much are they?

[Spirit of Islay]

Along the lines of the Whisky Fringe rather than Whisky Live , The same as the Festival he's organised in York for the past 6 years (Never been so ....) .
Eddies never mentioned "Tokens" (Wash your mouth out i can hear him say....) , There will be tables with Exhibitors letting you sample their wares , Glencairn Glasses and 6 Masterclasses , Soft Drinks and Sarnies ( or some type of food...) .

[Spirit of Islay]

Laphroaig and Ardmore added to list......

The Newcastle Whisky Festival is part of the Larger Eat! Festival in Newcastle and Gateshead , a Downloadable Brochure of events is available HERE .

[Spirit of Islay]

Masterclasses

There will be six masterclasses on the day, all conducted by some of the best in the business. To book your places on one or more of these fantastic mini-events, in the first instance you should book your general entry ticket through the website. Then you need to email us at info(at)thewhiskylounge.com (Replace (at) with @) with your masterclass requirements and a phone number that we can easily contact you on. We will then get in touch with you to confirm whether we have places still on your specified classes and organise payment for those. Each class is £5 per person in addition to the general entry ticket.
The sessions are as follows...

11.30-12.45 The Balvenie
with UK Balvenie Brand Ambassador, Dr. Andy Forrester

11.30-12.45 Buffalo Trace
with Buffalo Trace Global Ambassador, Roy Evans

1.30-2.45 BenRiach
with UK BenRiach Ambassador, Alistair Walker

1.30-2.45 Cooley
with UK Cooley Ambassador, Stephen Teeling

3.30-4.45 Ardbeg
with Global Ardbeg Evangelist, Davinia Small

3.30-4.45 Diageo
with UK Reserve Brands Ambassador, Colin Dunn

Further info on these classes will be added soon. Please ensure you do not specify sessions that are running at the same time!

[Spirit of Islay]

The Most Upto date List of Exhibitors......
* Amrut
* Ardmore
* Ardbeg
* An Cnoc
* Auchentoshan
* Balvenie
* Benriach
* Benromach
* Berry Brothers
* Bladnoch
* Bowmore
* Buffalo Trace
* Bushmills
* Connemara
* Dalmore
* Diageo
* Douglas Laing
* Glencairn Crystal
* Glendronach
* Glenfiddich
* Glengoyne
* Glenmorangie
* Glenrothes
* Gordon and MacPhail
* Highland Park
* Isle of Jura
* Laphroaig
* Macallan
* Smokehead
* Suntory
* Tullibardine
* Tyrconnel

[r900p]

Most willbe pleased to know there are no tokens so its possible to drink as much as you like. I know there were some very very drunk people at York.

I can't compare to Whisky Live as i've never been. But i think York will be a lot smaller than the Newcastle one judgeing by the number of exhibitors already.

Booked the Ardbeg Class so far, not sure whether to go for any more as i just don't think i'll be able to put all that whisky somewhere - lightweight. But really like the sound of Cooley and Buffalo Trace.

Whose going so far?

Gordon,
Willie
Kyorke
John McGill
Chris (Dog)

Missed anyone?

[adogranonthepitch]

Will there be badges?

[chriskelly87]

Hello as Gordon said the main way to get tickets is from http://www.thewhiskylounge.com/
but if it's easier you can also buy tickets from The Whisky Shop.

You can buy tickets for the event from our branches in

Gateshead Metro centre 0191 460 3777
York coppergate walk 01904 640 300
Edinburgh Princes mall 0131 585 87563
Edinburgh Victoria street 0131 225 4666
Glasgow Buchanan galleries 0141 331 0022

Tickets cost £15.00
For more information call any of our shops above
Or visit http://www.thewhiskylounge.com/

[ClubSmed]

My other half is now going away with her mother for that weekend so I have now bought my event and train tickets and am looking forward to the event!

[Spirit of Islay]

Nice little write up about the Whisky Festival in the Metro Free Paper this morning !

[ClubSmed]

Nice little write up about the Whisky Festival in the Metro Free Paper this morning !

I missed that, what did it say? Was there anything that isn't on the website?