We release details of our tastings here. We’ll always release to the mailing list first, so make sure you sign up!
Here’s what we’ve got planned for 2025:
February 2025
Showcase of Independent Bottlers (Sat 8th Feb, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, York Medical Society)
We’re jumping into 2025 with a showcase of independent bottlers on the 8th February, back at the York Medical Society. Since we know that January can be a hard slog, we thought we would dial up the special to give you something to look forward to – we’ve got a great selection of six whiskies featuring indy bottlers and expressions you may have heard us get excited about before and some new ones to keep it interesting. Since you’ll be purchasing the ticket out of the challenging ‘make December pay last to end of January’ we’re testing out a new platform with lower transaction fees, and to up the value to 13, we’re blowing the budget – one whisky was a candidate donated for Dream Drams I and one we purchased for Dream Drams II but then couldn’t fit in thanks to the generosity of our partners.
TICKETS: £30 + (lower) Booking fee (out Sunday 12th January)
March 2025
The Angel’s Share – See & Sip (Sat 15th March, 3pm – 5:30pm, Everyman Cinema York)
We always like trying new tasting concepts and so in March, we’ll be mashing up a private viewing of The Angel’s Share (2012) with trying the whiskies from this amazing and moving Ken Loach film.
TICKETS: £TBC
(Changed from original date of 8th March)
April 2025
International Drams (Sat 26th April, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, TBC)
It’s been a few years since we went global, so we’ve voyaging around the global again. Expect interesting things!
TICKETS: £TBC
May 2025
No tastings currently scheduled
June 2025
Love Whisky? Love Cheese? III (Sat 21st June, Afternoon, Love Cheese, Gillygate)
After a break in 2024, the lure of fine cheese and fine whiskies have lured us back for a collaboration with Jordan from Love Cheese.
TICKETS: £TBC
July 2025
Summer Festival (Sat 12th July, 1pm – 6pm, York Medical Society)
It’s back! … as an intro, I’ll borrow the words of a previous attendee:
“Just a brief note to acknowledge what a brilliant event the Festival on Saturday was and to pass on the thanks of my little band of co-conspirators. Each and every one of us enjoyed the day enormously. The venue is superb and we felt the numbers worked very well in the space afforded. You hit the nail soundly on the head when you mentioned that you wished to create a more social atmosphere with time and space to chat with fellow guests and the stand holders. You certainly achieved that.”
TICKETS: £TBC
August 2025
No tastings currently scheduled
September 2025
Club trip to Whisky Indy Love (Sat 13th Sept, Newcastle – Info)
Jasper and Jim made an advance scouting mission to Newcastle in 2024 and found a delightful festival focusing on Indy bottlers. A spin out from the North East Whisky Appreciation Society Facebook group, the festival Karl and team have put together is one quick LNER rail trip away so we’ll try and organise a group outing.
TICKETS: Purchased via event website when live
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Sherry & Whisky II (Fri 26th Sept, Evening, Tabanco by Ambiente)
Our first sherry and tapas collaboration was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G (more info or watch) so we’re plotting another fine gastronomic and fine drinking experience as part of the 2025 York Food Festival.
TICKETS: £TBC
October 2025
Islay & Chocolate (Sat 18th Oct, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, York Medical Society)
Who wants to wait for Easter for great chocolate with a lovely smoky whisky? Not us!
TICKETS: £TBC
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Whisky Lounge York Whisky Festival (Sat 25th Oct, York Guildhall)
The 20th anniversary of the Whisky Lounge means a York Whisky Festival you don’t want to miss! We’ll have a presence at the festival and will also be working with TWL on other excitements as they celebrate their double decade of bringing great whisky to York (+ UK).
TICKETS: Available now from £31.77
November 2025
No tastings currently scheduled
December 2025
Dream Drams III (Sat 6th Dec, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, York Medical Society)
Our fastest sellout event is back for 2025. After we raised £2k on the night for St Leonard’s Hospice in the 2024 event which was also great fun, this one had to go back into the schedule.
TICKETS: £50-60 (Est.)
What are tastings like?
And if you want to see what a tasting is like, check out this video of Tasting #14: