Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival is coming up this weekend

Posted on September 17, 2007
Filed Under Event, For the collector, Whisky Fun, WhiskyBuzz |

If you’re in Stockholm Sweden this weekend or the next, then you’re in luck as the worlds largest whisky event - Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival takes place at The Factory in Nacka Strand.

The event is considered one of the worlds most important beer & whisky festivals. This year you’ll have the opportunity to find your favorite among 1300 different beer and whiskies.

One of most interesting activites are the master classes. This is the schedule for this year.

Thursday 20/9
16:00 The Macallan (Martin Markvardsen - Brand Ambassador)
17:30 Glengoyne (Stuart Hendry - Global Brand Ambassador)
19:00 Ardbeg (Mickey Heads - Distillery Manager)
20:30 Talisker vertical- Graham Logie - Distillery Manager

Friday 21/9
16:00 Mackmyratasting Preludium 1-5
17:00 Pere Magloire, Calvadostasting (Robert Simon)
17:00 Premium Whiskeys of Ireland (Antoin Breen - Jameson Irish Whiskey Ambassador)
17:15 Kanadensisk öl (Stephen Beaumont)
18:00 Ardbeg (Mickey Heads - Distillery Manager)
18:00 Famous Grouse (Martin Markvardsen - Brand Ambassador)
19:15 Left Hand (Eric Wallace)
19:30 World Record Trial (Japansk whisky - Ichiro Akuto)
21:00 Benriach Alistair Walker

Saturday 22/9
13:00 Glenfiddich (Ian Miller-Global Ambassador)
13:30 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
14:00 The Glenlivet (Peter Antonson - Brand Ambassador)
15:00 Ardbeg (Christina Nordlöf - Brand Ambassador)
16:00 Highland Park (Martin Markvardsen - Brand Ambassador)
16:30 Bowmore (Ian McCallum - Master Blender)
17:15 Left Hand (Eric Wallace)
17:30 Glenfarclas - Robert Ransom
19:00 Powerful Whiskies of Islay & Skye - Graham Logie- Distillery Manager
19:15 Canadian Beer (Stephen Beaumont)

Thursday 27/9
18:00 Glengoyne
19:00 Distillers Edition (Duncan Tait - Site Operations manager-Oban)
19:30 Glenmorangie (Graham Eunson - Distillery Manager)

Friday 28/9
16:00 Premium Whiskeys of Ireland (Antoin Breen - Jameson Irish Whiskey Ambassador)
17:00 Glengoyne
18:00 Rémy Martin - cognaq tasting
18:00 Mackmyraprovning Preludium 1-5
18:30 The Macallan (Martin Markvardsen - Brand Ambassador)
19:00 Glenmorangie (Graham Eunson - Distillery Manager)
19:30 Chimay (Dominique Denis, Steve Marangon, Fabrice Bordon)
20:30 Journey of Taste (Douglas Murray - Manufacturing Development manager)

Saturday 29/9
14:00 Highland Park (Martin Markvardsen - Brand Ambassador)
14:30 The Balvenie (David Stewart - Malt Master)
15:30 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
16:00 Suntory (DR. Inatomi)
17:00 Glenmorangie (Christina Nordlöf)
17:30 Glengoyne
18:30 Powerful Whiskies of Islay and Skye (Duncan Tait)

For more information, visit the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival website.

See you there!