English Whisky Festival 2026 (Year 5)

Our annual celebration of English Whisky turns 5 years old this year, so we're gearing up for the biggest and best event yet. Join us at our gorgeous venue The Bond (a canal-side regeneration success story) that plays host to over 30 English distilleries to shine a spotlight on this ever-growing, award-winning whisky category. You'll have five hours to enjoy sampling all of the spirits on offer from our partner brands. Sipping from your very own branded whisky glass (yours to keep) hear the stories of each dram and each distillery behind them - often directly from the founders, distillers and core teams of these independent, craft outfits.

What's included:

• Free tasting glass (yours to keep)
• Taste all and any samples from 30+ brands (distilleries and independent bottlers)
• Hear directly from founders, distillers and key team members about each unique distillery
• Meet old friends and make new ones at this social, friendly and welcoming event

Added extras:

• Masterclass sessions to deep-dive into key brands / products with the people behind them in comfortable, seated masterclass rooms
• Buy hot food / coffee from our street food vendors in the courtyard
• Take the weight off and sit inside or our (under cover and heated) in our break-out spaces dotted throughout the event.
• Buy your favourite bottles and swag from our on site whisky shop

As well as whisky we'll have our food-court for you to sate your appetite with hot and cold food options, as well as mixers and non-alc options to help keep you sharp and hydrated throughout the day. Masterclass sessions will give small groups of 12-20 the chance to dive deeper into distillery stories in our two masterclass rooms - accompanied by special drams and cask samples from those brands.

All-in-all this is a fantastic day for the whisky curious and connoisseurs alike. With brands from across England - making all different styles of whisky (corn, rye, single malt and even english blends) this is THE place to be to explore this fascinating category, meet the people who make it happen and enjoy the best drams from England's whisky revival.

TICKETS

The only discounted tickets are for members of Exploring English Whisky. Head to Exoliring English Whisky Dot Co Dot UK fto sign up for free (5% off) or from £24.99 / year for 20% off all events & products on our website.

Over 18's only

Last Pour 16.45pm

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