One of the grandest venues we’ve ever had the pleasure of hosting a festival in has to be Portsmouth Guildhall. It’s a stunning building and was a salubrious backdrop to our whiskey circus coming to the city for the first time. This festival saw one of our resident brand ambassadors take the helm and deliver his first masterclass for us. … Read More
Introducing a new partnership with The Craft Whisky Club
Do you know what’s better than whiskey? (Stick with us here…!) Arguably, sharing whiskey with other people and making friends that will be there throughout those hours of the day when you can’t be drinking whiskey, that’s what. With that in mind, we’ve made a new friend – and we think you’ll like them because we’ve all got tons in … Read More
Glorious Guildford: all the lowdown is here!
So, we rocked up to The Electric Theatre in Guildford and were delighted with how stunning the auditorium looked once we’d set up. The perfect size for our festival, it was backlit beautifully and we had that all-important breeze snaking through the room when it got warm. Perfect backdrop for the day! We changed the format for this festival to … Read More
New brands join the fold!
We are expanding our brands next festival and we have some excellent additions to introduce to you. The new brands are not just slipping in through the side door either, they’re arriving with a fanfare as both will be launched by experts in their field explaining the range to everyone at the event with free samples to give you a … Read More
Introducing: Dave of That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Have you noticed a new face in our Whiskey Affair team this year? It may well be Dave from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. We wanted to introduce him properly now that the company is becoming a regular feature of our events and give you some idea of the man behind the brand, so he kindly answered some questions for us. … Read More
March Madness- we’ve secured a definite slam dunk!
So today we thought we’d update you lovely people about all the exciting events we’ve got coming up. Y’know, so you can put them ALL in your diaries and hence devote more time to thinking about all the delightful whiskey you’re going to be sampling. First up, ALTON on 15th of April. This week, we’ve met with the caterers and … Read More
Haslemere Hall hosts one hell of a hoopla
Haslemere Hall was another new venue for us, and we loved it so much that we re-booked for next year before the first session was over! We had new staff on board this event and a new brand showcasing with us (more on them later), so there were new faces everywhere to mingle with- but we’d not all seen each … Read More
That Boutique-y Whisky Company
We have some new friends to introduce you to: That Boutique-y Whisky Company, and they’re coming to Haslemere on Saturday to showcase their range and show everyone what they do. So, what are they about? “THAT BOUTIQUE-Y WHISKY COMPANY IS AN INDEPENDENT BOTTLER WHICH OFFERS STUNNING WHISKIES FROM WORLD-RENOWNED BRANDS AND DISTILLERIES. EACH BOTTLE HAS A FUN AND INFORMATIVE GRAPHIC-NOVEL-STYLE … Read More
“New Year, New Me!?” (Probably not, we’ll just do what we did- and better)
Hello! And a merry new year and all that jazz. We’re excited to be back on all things whiskey after the holidays, having spent the period sampling a few of our favourites repeatedly to drown out grandma’s requests for ‘Bing Crosby Sings Christmas’ for the third time in an afternoon. We’re stepping up the frequency of the Whiskey Affair Festival … Read More
The Whiskey Affair: 2017
Hello all! We’re in the middle of booking up events in 2017 to bring you a bumper year of whisky, fun, frolics and new discoveries. We’re based in the South of England and dot around ‘our patch’ and into London as well. We have five cities locked in for 2017, but are interested in what you think- are there any … Read More