If you are someone who is thrilled by all things whisky, the fact that The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Awards is coming to India is something that is sure to leave you all excited. Yes, a precursor to The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Awards scheduled to be held in April 2020 in Speyside, this event will be held on 15th February, 2020 at the Park Juhu in Mumbai.
An initiative of The Dram Club, Mumbai,this interesting event packs a punch with several activities for whisky connoisseurs, whisky aficionados and just anyone who loves and drinks whisky. The eclectic mix of activities planned during the event on 15th February include: Opening Lunch: 4 course Glenlivet Paired lunch with Sarita Pereira Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm No. of Guests: 40 Price of the Ticket: Rs. 5,000/- per head. Blind Tasting & Voting for Speyside Whisky Awards: No of Guests : 60 The Blind Tasting Sessions will be where the votes for the Speyside Festival will be recorded in batch of 20 people. The schedule of the tasting sessions is as follows: 1. 3:00pm to 3:45pm 2. 4:00pm to 4:45pm 3. 5:00pm to 5:45pm Glenfiddich Masterclass with Angad Singh Gandhi- Brand Ambassador India, Glenfiddich 2:15PM to 3:15PM No. of Guests: 25 Ticket Price: Rs. 2,500/- Glenfiddich India Brand Ambassador, Angad Singjh Gandhi will be hosting a Speyside Special Masterclass for the guests. Glenfiddich is one of the most known whisky distilleries from Speyside. Angad will take teh guests through the history and philosophy of whisky making with a selection of some of the finest malts from this Speyside Distillery. Amrut Masterclass 3:30PM to 4:30PM No. of Guests: 25 Ticket Price: Rs. 2,000/- Amrut brand team will be hosting its first ever Masterclass with their range in Mumbai as a part of the Speyside Whisky Festival. They will bring some of the exclusive range of expressions for the event. GlenGrant Whisky with Dessert Pairing 4:45PM to 5:45PM No. of Guests: 25 Ticket Price: Rs. 2,250/- GlenGrant Brand Manager- Suchana Sharma will be conducting a Masterclass of Glengrant 10 & 18 for the guests and the experience will be curated as a Whisky & Dessert for the guests. The dessert will be curated keeping in mind the taste profile of the whiskies and will suit and complement the flavors. Paul John Masterclass with Michael D’Souza (Master Distiller at Paul John Distilleries) 6:00PM to 7:00PM No. of Guests: 25 Ticket Price: Rs. 2,000/- Paul John is the Indian single Malt which has been making news across the world and winning some of the most Prestigious awards at various international whisky awards. Their Master Distiller Mr. Michael D’Souza will be curating an exclusive tasting for 25 guests of which 5 will be invitees and rest who have bought the tickets. The line-up will have some of the newer expressions which are recently launched. About Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Whisky Awards A unique award show that honours some of Speyside’s finest single malt whiskies, this award is truly one of its kind in the sense that, it is the only one that is judged by actual whisky consumers from all over the world. The eight finalists this year are spread into four categories and the two whiskies in each category will be judged by consumers spread all across including countries like Canada, India as well destinations in the UK and Europe. The winners are expected to be unveiled at the opening of the 2020 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival in April 2020. The Finalists for the Festival Awards 2020 are: • 12 Years Old and Under: Aberlour 10 Year Old and Cardhu 12 Year Old • 13 to 20 Years Old: Benromach 15YO and Glenallachie 15YO • 21 Years Old and Over: Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23YO and Glenfarclas 25YO • Non Age Statement: Tamnavulin Sherry Cask Edition and Cardhu Amber Rock (Excerpt from a press release)
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