Fancy a dram? Whisky lovers this festival is for you.
York Whisky Club are bringing back their Summer Festival for the second year in a row, and it’s bigger and better than ever with more exhibitors, tasting table, tasting sessions, and giveaways.
The York Whisky Club Summer Festival 2024 will take place on Saturday 29 June at York Medical Society.
The event will run from 1pm to 6pm.
For 2024, the line-up includes two distilleries, an auction house and their ‘famous’ tasting table.
“In our third year of the club, we wanted to make our Summer Festival bigger and bolder than before but still sticking to our concept of taking all the excitement of a large whisky festival and shrinking it down,” said Jasper Hegarty-Ditton, co-founder of York Whisky Club.
“We’ve got distilleries, tasting sessions and an amazing assortment of whiskies to share with attendees.
“We’ve been blown away by the generosity of distilleries and brands, and, combined with our own purchasing, we have a host of new releases, rare expressions and interesting drams to share on our tasting table.”
Ellers Farm Distillery, in Stamford Bridge, will be one of the exhibitors at the festival – with the exclusive opportunity to try the first release of their single malt English whisky The Evolution Collection, as it nears the end of its maturing journey.
Also exhibiting is the farm-to-bottle distillery Spirit of Yorkshire, who will be pouring in the venue’s Oak Panelled Room. They will also be putting on a boilermaker tasting, with beer-matured whisky and whisky-matured beers.
Family-run Stamford Bridge business Whiskys.co.uk will be there to celebrate the launch of their new whisky auction site – and will be offering a ‘value your collection’ service at the festival. Just bring along your bottles for a valuation from the team! As a festival exclusive, they will also be offering a free sign up to their auction membership to anyone who signs up on the day (usually £5).
The garden at York Medical Society will also be open during the event as a space for festival attendees to relax – fingers crossed there’ll be some sun!
Tickets for the Summer Festival are £49.46 (includes Eventbrite fee) and are available via Eventbrite.
Find out more about York Whisky Club at their website.