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Whisky Tastings in London

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Whisky Tastings for Your Event in London

An exclusive whisky tasting experience is a fantastic way to engage with your clients either at your corporate event in London or as a fun and entertaining activity for your private party.

We host private whisky tastings in and around London for groups of all sizes. Each of our whisky tasting experiences is different, we create a bespoke event based on the need of each of our clients.

Where We Host Tastings in London

Whether you are looking for a whisky tasting in your offices, at your event at a hotel or restaurant or in your retail space we’ll come to you to host the experience.

We provide everything needed for including glassware, an awesome selection of whisky and an experienced industry professional to bring the whisky tasting alive. We regularly host tasting experiences throughout the city including central London, Canary Wharf and in various clubs and establishments in and around St James’s, Piccadilly and Pall Mall.

What to Expect at Your Whisky Tasting

Each of our whisky tasting experiences in London are hosted by distiller David Wood. David has worked with whisky for nearly 30 years and has vast experience of all aspects of the industry from working at the coal face of iconic distilleries across the West coast of Scotland to bottling and retailing quality single malt Scotch whiskies. David has hosted many whisky tasting events across Europe, both while he was Distillery Manager at the mighty Caol Ila Distillery on the Hebridean island of Islay and more recently as owner of Distilled Events.

Distilled Events is totally independent, we are not tied to any brands. This means we can serve whiskies that we love and quality drams that we are passionate about because they speak about where they were distilled and matured.

Provenance, placeness and terroir is very important to us. If you have particular preferences of which single malt whiskies you would like us to present, we can do that too.

Given our past experience in the whisky industry you can expect that your guests or clients will enjoy an engaging, entertaining, enjoyable, informative and above all authentic tasting experience hosted by passionate and knowledgeable people.

Enquire About a Whisky Tasting Experience

If you would like more info about our whisky tastings or to check availability or to make a whisky tasting booking, please don’t hesitate to call David on 07875 405 980. Alternatively please complete the contact form below and we will get back to you very quickly.

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Whisky Tasting Aboard The Silver Dolphin, Loch Lomond

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Corporate Whisky and Chocolate Pairing in Scotland

We were delighted to be asked to host a whisky and chocolate pairing by a Glasgow company who were looking after a group of 50 guests in the Loch Lomond area, keeping them entertained with lots of different activities in the hills and glens of the southern Highlands.

The Silver Dolphin

The whisky and chocolate pairing took place on board The Silver Dolphin which is a cruiser operated by Sweeney’s Cruise Company. I arrived at the ferry landing at Balloch in plenty of time to set up my glasses and pour the drams before we set off to collect our guests from Cameron House on the shores of Loch Lomond.

Whisky and Chocolate Pairing

During the tasting our guests enjoyed 3 single malt Scotch whiskies perfectly paired with 3 beautiful handmade chocolates from The Highland Chocolatier in Grandtully, a small village that sits between Aberfeldy and Pitlochry in the Highlands. Each of the chocolates were created by Ian Burnett to pair specifically with each whisky. Here are the pairings that we decided to show:

Auchentoshan 12 year old Lowland single malt whisky – Orange with a hint of clove velvet truffle

Bunnahabhain 12 year old Islay single malt whisky – Espresso velvet truffle

Caol Ila 12 year old Islay single malt whisky – Lemongrass and lime velvet praline

Whisky Tasting in Scotland

If you would like us to host a whisky tasting in Scotland for your corporate event or private party please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Each of our tastings are bespoke and are created to work perfectly with our client’s itineraries.

If you would like more information or if you would like to check availability please give David a call on 07875 405 980 or complete the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Distilled Events Whisky Tastings in London

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London Whisky Tastings

We were back in London last week hosting private whisky tastings. We hosted whisky tastings for clients at two venue venues in central London. The first was at The In and Out Naval and Military Club in St James’s Square not far from Pall Mall. The second of our whisky tastings was at a venue where we have hosted many whisky tastings in the past, The Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall.

Our Exclusive Whisky Tasting Experiences in London

Each of our whisky tastings in London are different depending on whether the whisky tasting is a stand alone event or whether it is to be in conjunction with a function or conference that has been arranged by our clients. Our tastings are bespoke, exclusive and authentic. We have worked at the coal face of whisky production is some of Scotland’s most iconic distilleries such as Lagavulin, Caol Ila and Kilchoman so our whisky tastings in London are as authentic as can be. Here us what to expect when you book us to host your whisky tasting for you whether at the office, at your corporate event or for your private party:

  • Passionate, engaging and enthusiastic whisky industry experts as hosts
  • Single malt Scotch whiskies selected for their quality
  • A whisky tasting designed to work with your event
  • All glassware provided
  • Option to include handmade chocolates from The Highland Chocolatier paired with each whisky

Enquire About a Whisky Tasting

If you would like more information about our whisky tastings or if you would like to check our availability or to book a tasting please call David on 07875 405 980 or complete the contact form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Exclusive Whisky Tastings in Glasgow

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Whisky Tour

We host whisky tasting events in Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas. Our clients in Glasgow and Edinburgh require different whisky tasting solutions for different occasions so when you book with us we will design and host a tasting that fits perfectly with your needs. If you are arranging a private party, an event, meeting or conference our whisky tastings are a great way to entertain guests or delegates, we engage with people bringing the world of single malt whisky to life whilst they network with suppliers, customers or colleagues.

Whisky Tastings in Glasgow

As well as working in the whisky industry for many years, we have worked at the coal face of whisky production. Our experience comes from operations management in iconic Scottish distilleries such as Caol Ila Distillery, Lagavulin Distillery and Kilchoman Distillery on the island of Islay in the Hebrides. When we host a whisky tasting for you, you can be sure that it will be as authentic as can be.

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What to Expect at a Whisky Tasting in Glasgow

  1. Our hosts are knowledgable, experienced, and passionate. They’ve worked in iconic malt whisky distilleries in Scotland.
  2. We hand pick single malt whiskies from around Scotland chosen firstly for their quality but also they are always drams that are close to our hearts.
  3. As a delicious optional extra we can pair the whiskies with beautiful handmade chocolates from The Highland Chocolatier from Grandtully near Pitlochry in the Scottish Highlands.
  4. All glassware is provided.
  5. We’ll liaise with you and the venue to ensure that we deliver the perfect whisky tasting for your guests.

Enquire about a Whisky Tasting in Glasgow or Edinburgh

If you would like more information about a whisky tasting in Scotland for your private party meeting, conference or corporate event please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Please call David Wood on 07875 405 980 or complete the contact form at the bottom of this page and we will be back to you very quickly.

If you are interested in more information about our whisky tastings in London please complete the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Private Corporate Whisky Tasting Experience!

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A Very Special Whisky Tasting in Sheffield

I hosted a very special whisky tasting at the Tankersley Manor Hotel and Spa near Sheffield at the weekend. This booking was one of those that was postponed due to Covid 19. It was lovely to be asked to host the whisky tasting as it is the third that I have hosted for this company already. It is nice to know that they enjoy my tastings so much!

Whisky Dinner

My customer had invited their guests from all around the world to attend a multi day training session, I had been asked to host the whisky tasting at their dinner on the last night of the course. I served two of the whiskies with dessert and with the cheese boards. I decided to serve Auchentoshan 12 year old Lowland single malt whisky from the banks of the river Clyde in Glasgow. There was a lovely selection of cheeses on the table and I recommended that guests enjoy the lovely sherry matured Bunnahabhain 12 year old single malt whisky from the North East shores of the Isle of Islay in the Southern Hebrides where I spent a number of years living and working.

The Whisky

After the Auchentoshan 12 year old single malt whisky and the Bunnahabhain we tasted another 4 whiskies.

I regularly show Talisker 10 year old single malt whisky from the Isle of Skye. I love to give my guests Talisker to try as to me it is one of the best whiskies from Scotland for portraying it’s provenance, placeless and for speaking about terroir. I was lucky enough to live on the Isle of Skye for a while and even just the nose of Talisker reminds me of walking back from the pub in Portree on a Saturday night and experiencing the smell of peat reek coming from the croft kitchens.

Following Talisker I served Caol Ila 12 year old single malt whisky from the Isle of Islay. Caol Ila was the first whisky that when I tasted it didn’t simply taste of whisky. It wasn’t until I tasted Caol Ila in the old Earl Grey Inn on the Ashbourne Road in my home town of Leek in Staffordshire that my whisky journey really began. I loved Caol Ila so much that I started to visit the Isle of Islay regularly. Cutting a very long story short I then became the Distillery Manager at Caol Ila Distillery, making the equivalent of 18 million bottles of my favourite whisky every year. Some journey for a whisky enthusiast!

Following the Caol Ila I then served a new edition from Ardbeg Distillery on Islay, the fantastic Ardbeg Wee Beastie, a full bodied and heavily peated single malt whisky. The tasting concluded with one of my own single cask single malt whiskies, a Fraoch Mòinteach single cask single malt whisky distilled in 2003 at Bunnahabhain Distillery and bottled at the cask strength of 53.5% abv.

Would You Like a Private Single Malt Whisky Tasting?

If you are interested in having a single malt whisky tasting experience at your home, or at the office please do get in touch with me. Please call me (David) on 07875 405 980, or complete the contact form below and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

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