Leicester Dram Fest 2019
Event Information
Description
On the back of the success of last year’s Leicester Whisky Festival that was held at the National Space Centre, the team at 23 Wine & Whiskey have been working hard to bring you the Leicester Dram Fest 2019 .
This year’s festival will be on Saturday 16th November at the iconic Grand Hotel in Leicester City Centre. The Dram Fest will have a whole host of new exciting whiskies & masterclasses giving you a even bigger & better whisky tasting experience.
What's Included
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64 exhibitors/brands.
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Sample over 250 whiskies from around the World.
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Our branded nosing glass
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Festival brochure.
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Special offers on bottles.
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Discounts at selected food & drink vendors in the city.
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Masterclasses*
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Dream Drams*
*Masterclasses and Dream Drams will have an additional cost & will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. Check our social media for updates.
The festival is split into TWO session with the following times-
Afternoon Session (Last pour 3.30pm)
11.15am - 3.45pm Afternoon Session VIP Admission
12pm - 3.45pm Afternoon Session General Admission
Evening Session (Last pour 9.15pm)
5pm - 9.30pm Evening Session VIP Admission
5.45pm - 9.30pm Evening Session General Admission
VIP tickets are limited in number and allow 45 minutes early access into the festival.
The list of the exhibitors are;-
Paul John (India), Kilkerran (Scotland), Lakes Distillery (England), Cotswolds Distillery (England), Hatozaki (Japan), Hinch (N. Ireland), Mossburn (Scotland), Arran (Scotland), Mackmyra (Sweden), Forest Distillery (England), Buffalo Trace (USA), Eagle Rare (USA),1792 (USA), Stagg Jr (USA), Kaiyo (Japan),Van Brunt (USA), Benromach (Scotland),Kilchoman (Scotland), Amrut (India),Nikka (Japan), Port Askaig (Scotland), Kavalan (Taiwan), Michter’s (USA), Glenfiddich (Scotland),The Balvenie (Scotland), That Boutique-Y Whisky Company (Independent Bottler), Douglas Laing & Co. (Scotland), Nomad (Outland), Jefferson’s (USA), Rebel Yell (USA), Evan Williams (USA), Rittenhouse (USA), Elijah Craig (USA), Mellow Corn (USA), The Dalmore (Scotland), Fettercairn (Scotland), Jura (Scotland), The Whisky Works (Scotland), Tomati (Scotland), GlenDronach (Scotland), BenRiach (Scotland), Glenglassaugh (Scotland), Laphroaig (Scotland), Bowmore (Scotland), Macallan (Scotland), Suntory (Japan), Highland Park (Scotland), Maker’s Mark (USA), Whistlepig (USA), Starward (Australia), Cu Bocan (Scotland), Loch Lomond (Scotland), Glen Scotia (Scotland), Uncle Nearest (USA), Bunnahabhain (Scotland), Deanston (Scotland), Ledaig (Scotland), GlenAllachie (Scotland), Balblair Distillery (Scotland), Old Pulteney (Scotland), Compassbox (Scotland), Mars (Japan), Moncreiffe (Scotland), Old Forester (USA).
Masterclasses
Afternoon Session
Balvenie - 12.30pm, £55*
Masterclass will include seven whiskies from Balvenie. Single Barrel 12 Year Old, Doublewood 12 Year Old, Sweet Toast of American Oak 12 Year Old, Single Cask 1984 American Oak, Portwood 21 Year Old, Week of Peat 14 Year Old and A Day of Dark Barley 26 Year Old (Dream Dram worth £30*)
Asian Whisky - 1.30pm, £35.
Masterclass will include 6 whiskies. From Taiwan, Kavalan Classic and Solist Sherry Oak. From India, Amrut Single Malt and Fusion. From Japan, Nikka Miyagikyo & Yoichi.
Evening Session
Paul John vs Mackmyra - 7pm, £25
Masterclass will have India take on Sweden. Three Paul John Indian whiskies, Brilliance, Bold and the Christmas Edition will go up against three Mackmyra Swedish whiskies, Vintersol, Intelligens Al and Svensk Rök Amerikansk Ek
Glenfiddich - 8.30pm, £45.
Masterclass has six whiskies. Including a rare opportunity to try three single casks that are not available to try or buy anywhere else. Line up includes 15 Year Old, Project XX, IPA, 21 Year Old Cask Strength Bourbon Cask, 21 Year Old Cask Strength Sherry Cask and 21 Year Old Cask of Dreams.
Terms, Conditions & More Info:
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Due to the nature of the event, we are instigating a Challenge 25 policy. If you look younger than 25, please bring relevant ID.
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The event is for over 18's only.
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Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please bring a print out of your e-ticket or have them ready on your phone/tablet for scanning on the day.
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Drunken or abusive behaviour will not be tolerated. The event is for everyone to enjoy and anyone disrupting this will be removed from the site immediately with their party and no refunds will be issued.
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Masterclasses and Dream Drams will incur an additional cost.
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Masterclasses tickets are only valid in conjunction with Leicester Dram Fest VIP or General admission tickets for the session that they are in.
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Full line up will be confirmed closer to the Dram Fest.
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Full terms & conditions are available to read before purchase.
Organiser 23 Wine & Whiskey
Organiser of Leicester Dram Fest 2019
Specialist independent retailer of Fine Wine & Whisk(e)y. You will also find a fantactic range of fine spirits such rum, gin, tequila, mezcal, cognac, armagnac and others from around the globe. We are situated in the city centre on Granby Street, close to train station giving easy access to visit our store.
We have been trading since 2008. What started as a convenience store in Leicester and it has now developed into a specialist store. It was on 17th of November 2008 when we took the possession of the keys and here is the co-incidence that exactly after 10 years we had this opportunity to bring you the Leicester's first ever Whisky Festival.This year is going to be bigger and bettert then last year. It will be fun and a lot more interative as you can now choose from two sessions or both to explore the range and learn a lot more about each brand.
We believe in bringing the products that are niche and are produced with lots of passion and love for the product. We are dedicated to sourcing interesting and hard to find spirits & wines.
A lot of people have asked us about the letter (e) in our name 23 Wine & Whiskey. As majority of us know that all Scottish and other World Singlemalts, Blends, Blended Malts & Grains are spelt as Whisky. Where as Irish & American are spelt Whiskey.
However we kept the 'e' in the Whiskey because we believe that there is a Whiskey for Everyone. The only way to find yours is to Explore!
So come along!
