Ireland's largest whiskey festival is set to return to Belfast for the fifth time next month.
Belfast Whiskey Week will feature multiple events, spanning 9 days in partnership with 18 venues city wide and delivering sessions with over 30 brands and distilleries between 21st and 29th July.
Designed to cater for a wide range of festival goers, this year’s programme includes whiskey tastings, cocktail events, theatrical experiences, chocolate making, comedy, fine dining experiences, heritage walking tours, music, fire-side talks, irish dancing, candle making and food pairing sessions.
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This year, festival goers will have the chance to sample hundreds of whiskies; exploring all style and variations, from production to perfection.
They can also enjoy an eclectic mix of live music, comedy, food collaborations, walking tours, theatrics, cocktails, distillery days and much more.
Visitors can also experience exclusive dining and drink collaborations with well-known Belfast bars and restaurants, attend the Whiskey Expo to meet the brands and distilleries who will be pouring their whiskies for festival attendees to explore and party with Belfast Whiskey Week at this year’s cocktail takeover at TradeMarket.
In addition to this, there will also be the change to celebrate with those who make whiskey work at the prestigious Irish whiskey industry awards.
Among the packed programme of events visitors can enjoy a collaboration between the festival and Belfast Hidden Tours, Irish Whiskey Review and Belfast Walking Tours to provide three unique whiskey walking tours throughout the city.
Belfast Whiskey Week is a community led initiative driven by a group of enthusiasts from Belfast Whiskey Club.
It was created as a platform for Belfast to reclaim its whiskey heritage, celebrate its distilling history as well as look forward to the exciting innovations and growth within the region.
Looking forward to Belfast Whiskey Week, festival organiser Paul Kane said: “We are delighted to announce details of the fifth Belfast Whiskey Week, Ireland’s largest whiskey festival.
"It is a must-attend event for those with an interest and taste for all things whiskey and as well as to help open up conversations with audiences new to whiskey or who have considered it not for them!
"Belfast is quickly re-emerging as an important place for Irish whiskey. Soon we will have two functioning distilleries, something the city hasn’t seen in over 70 years.
"The city is steeped in whiskey heritage and legacy spanning 300 years and it’s important to celebrate that.”
Paul further added: “We hope to welcome thousands of attendees across the 9-day event and hope they enjoy the wide range of unique and different ways to engage with whiskey.”
Prices for Belfast Whiskey Week events range from £20 to £250 with day passes also available for £100.
The festival includes events across a variety of levels including introduction, intermediate and masterclass, through various experiences that will appeal to both whiskey enthusiasts and novices.
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