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Spirit of
Speyside Whisky Festival 2020 has been
cancelled in light of the Coronavirus
pandemic.
Given the current worldwide
Coronavirus pandemic I think by this
stage it could have been assumed by now
that the Spirit of Speyside Whisky
Festival 2020 would not be going ahead
and today the organisers at the Spirit
of Speyside Whisky Festival have
officially announced this year’s
Festival will be cancelled in light of
social restriction guidelines in
response to the global Coronavirus
pandemic.
Now in its 21st year, the six day
celebration of Speyside’s distilling
prowess was planned to take place from
29 April - 4 May 2020. The Spirit of
Speyside Whisky Festival welcomes
international and domestic visitors to
Speyside - the global epicentre of
distilling - each year to be immersed in
the region’s whisky mastery.
The decision to cancel the 2020 Whisky
Festival reflects the quickly-evolving
situation as a result of the Covid-19
virus and recommendations from the
Scottish Government to restrict public
gatherings as a preventative measure.
Ticket holders will be contacted as soon
as possible by the Whisky Festival Team
and refunds will be at the discretion of
individual event providers.
James Campbell, Chairman at The Spirit
of Speyside Whisky Festival, said:
"In response to the escalating situation
with Covid-19, the Board of Directors
have decided that this year's Spirit of
Speyside Whisky Festival is cancelled as
a preventative measure.
"Our Festival welcomes visitors from
across the globe to the region each year
and it is our priority to keep both our
visitors and the local community safe.
"We very much regret the inconvenience
that this will cause our visitors, event
providers, members, partners and local
communities, and trust that everyone
will fully understand why we have had to
make this decision."
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