With Halloween upon us, it seems a perfect time to explore whiskies wearing cask-ageing costumes or obscuring their true identities. Bottles in fancy-dress flavours, styles and labels so you don’t have to be!
We’ll have 6 samples that feature unusual casks, or come from undisclosed distilleries. The range of flavours out there continues to grow as distilleries experiment and push boundaries with the ageing process, seeking delicious results. And it’s quite common for a distillery to sell some stock to a bottler who then isn’t allowed to reveal the source – it could be a divergence in style, a matter of age, or simply seeking warehouse space.
- Early bird prices until evening 17th October
- Group discounts are available
- And, if you want to spend the evening with someone who doesn’t enjoy whisky, you can include a guest pass with your ticket; the NCI Centre has a well-stocked bar to buy drinks from for them to enjoy alongside you enjoying your whisky.
A guided whisky tasting:
All are welcome to attend the event, whether you consider yourself a whisky expert or haven’t explored it at all. The evening will start with an introduction to the event and the first whisky, explaining a bit about why I’ve chosen it. We’ll share some nosing and tasting notes and then I’ll let you enjoy the whisky with your friends and fellow guests. After a short while this process will repeat for each of the remaining whiskies. I’ll be happy to try and answer any questions about the whiskies, the process of making them and the industry at any point. These events are a great opportunity to try some whisky you probably can’t try in a bar, without buying a whole bottle!
About me:
My philosophy with whisky is that there’s no wrong way to enjoy it. Neat, with water, with ice, blended, smokey, sweet, from Scotland or Japan or Mexico! Everyone should be able to enjoy tasting and smelling what they taste and smell however they choose.
I’ve been hosting whisky tastings in Cambridge for nearly 5 years. Mostly this has been as a part of the Cambridge University Whisky Appreciation Society but, since last year, I have branched out to reach a wider audience to share this wonderful spirit with. After studying in Scotland and continuing to explore the world of whisky in the years since, from Cambridge, I really enjoy sharing what I’ve learned with others and find that there’s always more whisky to try.
