HEADLINE SPONSOR ANNOUNCED

We’re very excited to be working alongside one of our local partners and welcome back The Glasgow Distillery Co. as Headline Sponsor of this year’s festival with their Glasgow 1770 Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

The Glasgow Distillery will be bringing their Glasgow 1770 bar where you can sample whiskies from their Signature Range of single malts: The Original, Peated and Triple Distilled. Visit the bar, meet the makers and understand how they produce three very different styles of award-winning single malt whisky under the one roof.

The distillery will also have a second bar where you can try the other innovative spirits they produce at the distillery. Each of their products has a back story which is rooted in Glasgow’s heritage and culture, not to mention they taste fantastic too. Visit The Glasgow Distillery bar and sample their Malt Riot Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, Banditti Club Rum, G52 Botanical Vodka and their Makar Gin.

Liam Hughes, CEO of The Glasgow Distillery, commented:

“We’re thrilled to once again be sponsoring the festival with our flagship whisky, Glasgow 1770. Glasgow’s Whisky Festival has a special place in our hearts as it’s one of the first festivals we attended with our new whisky back in 2018, to a brilliant reception. Ever since then the festival has been a central fixture in our calendar and we cannot wait to once again be sharing drams with those both local and who have travelled to attend. We’re all looking forward to it immensely.”

Tickets On Sale Sat 20th November!

The tickets for Glasgow’s Whisky Festival 2021 will go on sale on Saturday 20th of November at 11am.

You can book online from Tickets Scotland (max 6) and can also buy in person from them at their Argyle Street store in Glasgow (booking fees apply).

Alternatively you can purchase tickets in person from Bon Accord in North Street in Glasgow with no booking fees.

Tickets are £40 each and are non-refundable.

Please also consider before you buy that entry in February will be subject to meeting any Covid rules and regulations that may be in force at that time.

We’re sure tickets will be in high demand so we recommend getting yours as soon as possible. Good luck!

New Date for Glasgow’s Whisky Festival 2021

Announcement time!

We’re moving our festival to Saturday the 19th of February 2022.

After much thought and many meetings in Bon Accord (any excuse) we feel that it will be in everyone’s best interests to move the date. We know that many of you plan your visit to our event well in advance booking trains, hotels and even flights and we also want to be able to properly prepare to bring you the best festival we can. Moving from November to February allows us all to confidently plan the day once we see how autumn and winter go.

Hopefully this isn’t too much of a disappointment to you but if things progress well towards the end of the year then we should be back with a bang in February and all drams blazing.

We’ll have more updates for you in the months ahead plus details of ticket sales as soon as we’re ready to go with those.

Take care and thanks for your patience.

Date Confirmed for 2021

Following our announcement last week that this year’s festival has been cancelled we have now booked Hampden Park for Saturday 20th of November next year. Please stick the date in your diary and we’ll have updates in the New Year regarding tickets etc.

Glasgow’s Whisky Festival 2020 Cancelled

Unfortunately due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the current coronavirus pandemic we have taken the reluctant decision to cancel this year’s event.

We feel that there is unlikely any safe way in which it can take place in its current format and with certain parts of the country being locked down again there is a high probability that we won’t be allowed to hold an event of this size in November anyway.

We know this will cause a lot of disappointment – it certainly has for us! – but for those who may have travel and accommodation bookings we feel it is only fair to come to a decision now. We held off as long as we possibly could but we had to make a call now and cancellation is the only real option available.

Meanwhile we will be ploughing ahead with preparations for our 2021 event and whilst we don’t have a set date at the moment we would invite you to join us next November at Hampden Park, if all goes well.

Please stay safe and well and thanks for your patience this year which has been difficult for us all.

Finally, stay tuned for updates in the coming months where we might have one or two surprises in store…

Slàinte mhath,

Julie, Mark & Paul

Headline Sponsor for 2019 Announced!

In exactly six months we’ll be opening the doors once again at Hampden Park for Glasgow’s Whisky Festival. This is our 10th year so we’re delighted to announce as part of the celebrations that we have The Glasgow Distillery Co. once again as our Headline Sponsor! Last year when we opened the doors at 12pm fans of the whisky ran to their special area where they had set up tasting bars for their initial 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Whisky release. This year they will be sampling their 2019 release and you will be able to buy a bottle on the day.

We’re so excited to be working so closely again with one of our local distilleries and we’re sure this year will be our biggest and best festival yet! Look out for loads of exhibitor announcements coming in the following weeks…

Tickets for Session 1 are sold out so pick up your ticket for Session 2 asap before they’re all gone too!

2019 Tickets On Sale Next Saturday!

Our 2019 tickets go on sale at 11am on Saturday 23rd of March online and in person from Tickets Scotland and in person only at Bon Accord.

As soon as we have the direct link for Tickets Scotland we’ll be sure to pass that on to you. Keep your eyes on our Social Media pages for all the details and announcements of exhibitors as we book them from now until the date of the festival.

Tickets are £40 each (plus booking fee from Tickets Scotland). Each ticket includes two £5 vouchers for the shop which can be redeemed against any 50cl or 70cl bottle (one voucher per bottle).

There are no tickets available before the 23rd at 11am, so please don’t ask us.

It’s our 10th Anniversary this year which means we’ll be planning a few extra treats so make sure you don’t miss this one! Don’t set one alarm, set two!

Glasgow Whisky Festival 2019 Tickets Announcment

Write notes on your calendars, set up reminders on your phones or tie pieces of string around your pinkies. Whatever you do don’t miss our 2019 tickets going on sale at 11am on Saturday 23rd of March from Tickets Scotland and in person at Bon Accord.

Tickets are £40 each (plus booking fee from Tickets Scotland). See the Tickets page for more details and keep an eye on our Social Media for updates.

Please do not ask us for tickets before this date or we will talk about you and your ears will burn.

Good luck!

Win Tickets For 2019 With Our Food Bank Collection!

Last year at Glasgow’s Whisky Festival we decided to hold a food bank raffle to collect goods for Drumchapel Food Bank in Glasgow. This food bank provides a lifeline to many of the poorest families in the city and is something we really wanted to help with.

The experiment paid off and we filled two vans with food and toiletries, thanks to your generosity! It was so successful we are doing it again this year. All you have to do is bring along as many items on the list below as you wish and we’ll exchange them each for a raffle ticket. The more you bring the more chance you have of winning tickets for next year. It’s that simple!

Take the list below with you when you do your food shop this week and help us to help those less fortunate than ourselves in Glasgow.

We’ll be drawing the winners live on Facebook next week from Bon Accord so keep your eyes peeled for news of when that will take place and good luck!

Thank you.