Tasting Events
Free Tasting Events
Drop in and join us for one of our free tasting events. These informal events let you taste different whiskies (rums or liqueurs) at our barrel top tasting area. Hosted either by us or the brand ambassador of each company, you can ask questions and learn more about the products.
Simply drop in to our shop anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm on the following dates:
APRIL
Buck & Birch Liqueurs
Saturday 27th April from 1:30pm – 5pm
Hosted by Buck & Birch
Drop in and join us anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm and enjoy a free sampling of the range of Wilderness Liqueurs and Wild Spiced Sipping Rum from Buck & Birch. Buck & Birch have created a range of spirits inspired by their adventures into the Wild to find Scottish foraged fruits and herbs.
MAY
Ninefold Rum
Saturday 25th May from 1:30pm – 5pm
Hosted by Ninefold Rum Distillery
Drop in and join us anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm and enjoy a free sampling of the range of rums from Ninefold Rum Distillery. Based in a converted cattle byre on Dormont Estate in Dumfries & Galloway this is Southwest Scotland’s only rum distillery. They make all their artisanal rum from scratch using sugar cane molasses, creating an unaged, spiced and cask aged rum - all are available to try.
JUNE
Cask Collection No.73 - Single Cask Whisky
Saturday 22nd June from 1:30pm – 5pm
Hosted by A D Rattray
Drop in and join us anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm and enjoy a free sampling of our latest Cask Collection release. This is the first exclusive chance to try these single cask whiskies before they are available anywhere else.
We are still selecting the casks that will be bottled for this collection…
JULY
Lochlea Whisky
Saturday 13th July from 1:30pm – 5pm
Hosted by Lochlea Distillery
Drop in and join us anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm and enjoy a free sampling of whiskies from Lochlea Distillery. You can taste their range of malts to see how their spirit is developing over time and when matured in different cask types. Lochlea is an independent family owned farm and distillery located in the heart of Ayrshire.
AUGUST
Clydeside Whisky
Saturday 17th August from 1:30pm – 5pm
Hosted by Clydeside Distillery
Drop in and join us anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm and enjoy a free sampling of whiskies from The Clydeside Distillery, including their core Stobcross, 2023 Cask Strength Edition and their soon-to-be-released Sherry Edition. Also owned by the Morrison Family, you can learn more about our sister company and the story of their conversion of the Queen’s Docks Pumphouse in Glasgow to bring distilling back to the city.
SEPTEMBER
Cask Collection No.74 - Single Cask Whisky
Saturday 14th September from 1:30pm – 5pm
Hosted by A D Rattray
Drop in and join us anytime from 1:30pm – 5pm and enjoy a free sampling of our latest Cask Collection release. This is the first exclusive chance to try these single cask whiskies before they are available anywhere else.
We are still selecting the casks that will be bottled for this collection…