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Glen Scotia
launches virtual online Campbeltown
Malts Festival experience.
Following
the cancellation of the Campbeltown
Malts Festival 2020 which had been
scheduled to run from 19-21 May 2020,
the Glen Scotia Distillery has unveiled
plans to offer its programme of events
online for the first time.
From today, 18 May, the distillery’s
website will host some of the unique
elements of the renowned malts festival,
including virtual distillery tours, a
historical Campbeltown walking tour,
video tastings for fans to follow, and
even a dedicated festival playlist
collated by the organisers of the Mull &
Kintyre music festival.
As part of the programme, it will also
make its famous dunnage warehouse
tasting available outside the distillery
for the very first time. For many, the
dunnage tasting is the pinnacle of their
Campbeltown Malt Festival experience,
hosted by Master Distiller Iain
McAlister. The theme for 2020 is The
Casks of Campbeltown, and features
whiskies matured in casks historically
used in Campbeltown, investigating why
these casks were used and the influence
they have on the modern Campbeltown
style.
Only 200 dunnage tasting packs will be
released in the UK ahead of the
festival, each containing five 25 ml
samples along with password access to a
specially created tasting video hosted
by Iain McAlister. A further 1800
tasting boxes will be distributed to
markets around the world. The Glen
Scotia Dunnage Tasting Box will be
available to order from Dram Team priced
at £55.99 (including postage).
Iain McAlister will also lead an online
video tasting of some of Glen Scotia’s
core range, allowing audiences to
discover the different flavours, aromas
and distinctive characteristics of Glen
Scotia Double Cask, Glen Scotia 15 Years
Old and Glen Scotia Victoriana.
A third tasting experience will be
hosted by renowned whisky expert Charles
MacLean who will introduce the tasting
of Glen Scotia’s 2020 Festival Edition,
the Glen Scotia Limited Edition 14 Year
Old Tawny Port Finish, which has been
released this month.
Campbeltown was known as the whisky
capital of the world during the
Victorian era and was home to over 30
working distilleries. The annual
Campbeltown Malts Festival is a
celebration of Scotland’s fifth and
smallest malt producing region and its
whisky making heritage. This year’s
event was set to take place from 19-21
May, however in line with Covid-19
government guidance, the festival has
been cancelled for the first time since
it launched in 2009.
Founded in 1832, Glen Scotia reflects
centuries of craftsmanship and
experience associated with the region
and its award-winning whiskies are
renowned for their distinctive maritime
influence and Campbeltown character.
Glen Scotia will bring its programme of
events online from Monday 18th May
allowing whisky lovers from around the
world to discover and explore all the
region has to offer.
Iain McAlister, Distillery Manager at
Glen Scotia, said: "Campbeltown has a
unique history, which is intrinsically
linked to the production and
distillation of Scotch whisky. The
annual Campbeltown Malts Festival is our
chance to celebrate this rich heritage,
and while we cannot welcome people in
the traditional sense this year, we can
still host them in spirit.
"Glen Scotia’s virtual Malts Festival
will feature as much of the real thing
as possible. Working with our partners,
we have created an exciting programme of
events, complete with a special Spotify
music playlist, and exclusive tasting
sessions.
"With this virtual experience, people
can truly enjoy the sounds, sights and
tastes of Campbeltown from the comfort
of their own homes."
For further info and to take part in the
online festival visit www.glenscotia.com/festival,
you will also fond the the current Glen
Scotia core range of whiskies available
from specialist
online whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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