Whisky tasting events in Europe

Did you know that Distilled Events also hosts whisky tasting events overseas as well as the UK? Our whisky experiences are uniquely designed around the requirements of clients, so if you belong to a whisky club in Europe or the US, David can share his wealth of knowledge by putting together an exclusive whisky tasting experience just for you and your guests. We would love to talk to you about how Distilled Events can help you to make sure your event is remembered for a long time afterwards. Call David Wood on 07875 405980 or contact Distilled Events to learn more about our exclusive whisky tasting experiences.

Caol Ila masterclass in Oslo

David was delighted to present his first Caol Ila Masterclass to Norwegian whisky enthusiasts in such a famous Oslo institution. He is passionate about his favourite whisky and how the island of Islay assaults the senses with every sip taken. Guests at the Masterclass enjoyed a dram of five different Caol Ila malt whiskies, while David took them through the complexities of flavour and talked about his experiences of living on this beautiful island while producing some of the best malt whisky in the world. Those lucky enough to attend the tasting event enjoyed two and a half hours of the magic of Islay through the evocative tasting of these special whiskies: 

·         Caol Ila 12 year old single malt whisky

·         Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2021 release

·         Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2022 release

·         Caol Ila Managers Choice 2009 

·         Caol Il 35 year old (the oldest proprietary Caol Ila ever released) 

Whether a complete novice or a whisky expert, everyone was led on a tasting journey to develop an appreciation of the flavour profile of these special whiskies, evocative of the isle of Islay. and everyone learned something new at the event.

David answered lots of audience questions about the distilling process and what it was like to live and breathe whisky on Islay during his time as Caol Ila Distillery Manager. The whole evening was such a resounding success, that the Dr Jekyll whisky club has invited David back to present two more events in October!

What is a Masterclass in whisky tasting?

Masterclasses are a great idea if you want to learn more about whisky. Where it comes from, how it is made and the complex flavour profiles unique to each distillery location that gradually develop through the distilling and aging processes. David is a very accomplished host and will talk those attending through different whisky related topics such as:

·         Glassware selection

·         Serving whisky (including controversial subjects such as serving with ice or water!)

·         Brief history of Scotch whisky

·         The journey of whisky, from field to table

And the great news is that you can also experience an event like this at your private party or whisky club, in the UK, Europe or the US. Call David on 07875 405980 or contact us for more information about a Distilled Events whisky tasting experience, and you can enjoy a little bit of Scotland, no matter where you are in the world!   However, if you would prefer the real life experience, David also offers guided distillery experiences in Scotland where he shares his knowledge and expertise as he takes you to visit some of the best regarded distilleries the country has to offer.  You will experience whisky production first-hand as you immerse yourself in our wonderful, escorted distillery tours, and of course a wee dram or two along the way!

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If you would like further information about our whisky tastings please complete the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible, alternatively call David on +44 7875 405 980.

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Whisky Tasting Experiences in London

Whisky experience in London

Distilled Events hosts whisky tasting events in London and the surrounding areas. We design our whisky experiences around the individual requirements of each and every client, so it perfectly reflects their wishes. No matter what the function, whether you are staging a corporate event, a meeting or a conference, our whisky experience in London is the perfect way to entertain your guests or delegates. We make sure your event is one to remember by enticing people into the world of single malt whisky, imparting knowledge while ensuring guests feel part of an authentic experience.

If you want your event to last long in the memory of your guests or delegates, call David Wood on 07875 405980 or click here to contact Distilled Events. We would love to hear about your event and discuss how a whisky experience in London can make your event stand out from the crowd.

Scotch Whisky – a success story

According to the Scotch Whisky Association, 44 bottles of Scotch whisky are exported every second to markets worldwide, totalling 1.3 billion annually. In 2021, Scotch whisky amounted to 22% of all UK food and drink exports, worth £4.5 billion to the economy. This has grown even more since the pandemic bounce-back, with exports worth a massive £6.2 billion in 2022.

This renaissance of interest in scotch whisky has been created by imaginative advertising to appeal to a younger demographic. It has blazed a trail for other spirits to follow – firstly gin, and now rum. This renewed fascination has led to a thirst for knowledge about where and how Scotch whisky is made and an appreciation of the complexity of flavours within. It is our pleasure at Distilled Events to entertain, delight and even educate your guests or delegates through our exclusive whisky experience in London.

Why choose Distilled Events for your whisky tasting in London?

The answer to this question is simple. We are like no other whisky experience in London that you may have been to. What makes Distilled Events so exclusive, is that our host, David Wood, is not a salesman for any whisky brand or an ex mixologist! He is completely independent and therefore not affiliated to a particular brand. He only serves whiskies that he loves to your guest or delegates, single malts he is passionate about. He relates how they have been distilled and matured, drawing people into their individual stories, inviting them to taste those stories for themselves.

David has worked in the whisky industry for almost 30 years. He knows whisky inside out, building his extensive knowledge from working at the ‘coal face’ of iconic distilleries along the West cost of Scotland, including time as a distillery manager  at the famous Caol Ila Distillery on the remote Isle of Islay in the Hebrides. He has also bottled and retailed his own single malt whiskies. But his speciality is to bring his enjoyment to others. David excels at sharing his passion for single malt whisky, bringing a little bit of Scotland to London. Your guests will find our exclusive whisky tasting events entertaining, engaging, enjoyable and above all, authentic.

What to expect from a Distilled Events whisky experience in London?

We will create a bespoke malt whisky tasting, serving whiskies that we love, whiskies that speak about where they were distilled and matured. Our events are created individually for you, so if you have a preference about which malt whiskies you would like us to feature, we are happy to do so.

·         We liaise with you and the venue throughout the process to ensure that we deliver the perfect whisky experience for your event.

·         We provide all glassware for the whisky tasting, so this is one thing you can cross off your list!

·         We will hand-pick a selection of quality single malt whiskies from across Scotland, guaranteed to delight people attending your event.

Our host David is extremely knowledgeable and skilled at delivering the perfect whisky tasting event to both experienced and novice tasters and his passion for malt whisky is infectious! Your guests will sample a dram of our hand-picked selection of single malt whiskies while David takes them through his tasting notes. He will also explain a little about each distillery and the beauty of its surroundings, bringing a little piece of Scotland to your whisky experience in London.

We can also make our whisky tasting events extra special by offering a delicious optional extra! At your request, we can pair specially selected malt whiskies with mouth-watering handmade chocolates from The Highland Chocolatier, Iain Burnett. A Master Chocolatier, Iain and his team create a range of delectable Velvet Truffles® for Michelin starred chefs and VIP gifts throughout the world, from his base in Grandtully near Pitlochry in the Scottish Highlands. If this sounds like the perfect tasting event for your function, you may like to read about a series of whisky and chocolate pairing tasting events we hosted recently at the London O2 Intercontinental Hotel. Booking a whisky tasting with Distilled Events will ensure your London event will linger in the memory of guests or delegates, long after the event itself has finished. Given our host David’s experience of the whisky industry, you can have complete peace of mind that your guests or delegates will enjoy an engaging, entertaining, enjoyable, informative and authentic whisky experience in London. If you would like more information, to check availability or make a booking, contact us today! Alternatively, you can call David on 07875 405980, who would love to hear about your event and discuss how a Distilled Events malt whisky tasting can make it an extra special experience for your guests.

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Single Malt Whisky Tasting Experiences in Sheffield 2023

Join Distilled Events for an Exclusive Whisky Tasting in Sheffield

We would love to see you at one of our exclusive single malt whisky tasting experiences at Picture House Social, Abbeydale Road in Sheffield in 2023. We regularly hold whisky tasting events in Sheffield and we have initially selected 4 dates for our events in Sheffield for 2023.

If you join one of our tastings your host will be David Wood. David was distillery manager at his favourite distillery, the mighty Caol Ila on the Isle of Islay in the Hebrides. Your tasting will take place in the cinema room at Picture House Social where you will learn all about the history of Scotch and how it makes the journey from field to table. As part of the experience you will be taken on a virtual tour of a distillery, the perfect opportunity to ask questions and to learn all about what life is like living and working at a remote Hebridean malt whisky distillery.

During the tasting you will enjoy 6 classic single malt whiskies from around Scotland. You will learn a little about each of the distilleries that has produced the beautiful single malt whiskies that you are tasting and David will talk you through his tasting notes for each dram. There are no right or wrong answers, it is all personal, if you are tasting bananas in the whisky, bananas it is!

Buy Tickets for a Whisky Tasting in Sheffield

If you would like to purchase tickets for one of our whisky tastings in 2023, please scroll down this page and you will find links to Eventbrite. Tickets for our whisky tastings make perfect gifts for birthdays, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day or just for a night out with your friends. If you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to call David on 07875 405 980.

Purchase Your Whisky Tasting Tickets Here!

Single Malt Whisky Tasting Experience – Picture House Social, Sheffield. 3pm Saturday 18th February 2023.

Single Malt Whisky Tasting Experience – Picture House Social, Sheffield. 3pm Saturday 15th April 2023.

Single Malt Whisky Tasting Experience – Picture House Social, Sheffield. 3pm Saturday 24th June 2023.

Single Malt Whisky Tasting Experience – Picture House Social, Sheffield. 3pm 14th October 2023.

All of the above tasting events will take place at the following address:

Picture House Social, 383 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. S71 FS

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Whisky Tasting in London

Whisky and Chocolate Pairing at The O2 Intercontinental Hotel, London.

We are just back from hosting a series of whisky tastings at the O2 Intercontinental Hotel in London at the Forrester B2B Summit. We had a great time pairing beautiful hand made chocolates from The Highland Chocolatier in Grandtully near Pitlochry in The Highlands with wonderful single malt whiskies from around Scotland.

All of our whisky tastings in London are hosted by David Wood. David used to be Distillery Manager at one of the largest and most iconic malt whisky distilleries in Scotland, the mighty Caol Ila Distillery on the Isle of Islay in the Hebrides. If you book us to host a whisky tasting for your event in London you can be sure your guests or clients will enjoy an engaging, informative, entertaining and above all authentic experience.

At our tasting session at the O2 Intercontinental Hotel we paired the chocolates from whiskies from Caol Ila Distillery on Islay, Auchentoshan Distillery from Glasgow, Glen Garioch Distillery in Aberdeenshire and Bunnahabhain Distillery from Islay.

Enquire About a Whisky Tasting in London

If you are interested in having us host a whisky tasting at your private event in London please call David on 07875 405 980 or complete the contact form a little further down the page and we will get back to you very quickly.

Enquire About a Whisky Tasting in London

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Whisky and Chocolate Tastings in London

Whisky and Chocolate Pairing for your Event in London

We host exclusive whisky and chocolate pairings in London. This is the perfect tasting for your office party, corporate event or private function. Whiskies can pair brilliantly with single malt whisky and it is a great way to get people who think they don’t like Scotch to try it!

At our whisky and chocolate tastings in London we serve a selection of classic single malt whiskies from around Scotland with handmade, highly decorative and beautiful chocolates from Iain Burnett, The Highland Chocolatier in Grandtully in the Highlands.

The chocolates that we serve have been skilfully made to pair perfectly with specific single malt whiskies. At your tasting, as well as talking about each of the drams we have served we will explain exactly why we have selected each of the chocolates you enjoy with them.

(pics above courtesy of The Highland Chocolatier)

Whisky Tasting in London

Your whisky tasting in London will be hosted by David Wood. David has worked with whisky for nearly 30 years. He has worked in every aspect of the industry from working at the coal face of whisky production in iconic distilleries in Scotland to bottling and retailing his own single malt whiskies. For many years David was Distillery Manager at the mighty Caol Ila Distillery on the remote Isle of Islay in the Hebrides.

You can be sure that when we host a whisky tasting for you that your guests will find it to be an enjoyable, engaging, informative and above all authentic experience.

We provide everything needed for the tasting including the chocolates, the whisky, water and glassware. Usually our clients arrange the venue for the tasting but if this is not possible we can suggest some venues for you to consider.

Enquire about a Whisky Tasting in London

If you would like more information about our whisky and chocolate tastings, or if you would like to check availability or to book, please don’t hesitate to call David on 07875 405 980. Alternatively please complete the form below and we will get back to you very quickly.

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