Word of an intriguing new event has come our way. Food event pioneers Jelly & Gin are teaming up with Haig Club single grain scotch whisky (the one of David Beckham fame) to create an immersive whisky cocktail experience. Create:Eat:Whisky will take guests on a journey through different multi-sensory settings and drink cocktails; each designed to match the different environments. Using sound, light, small edible items, aroma and other environmental factors guests will be transported from a mountaintop to a roaring fire, with an unexpected final destination. Tickets (£33) for the events on 14-17 May at Gayfield Creative Spaces in Edinburgh include three whisky cocktails paired with small tastes of food.
As May is Whisky Month, there are plenty of other malt themed events next month, like Whisky Stramash and whisky festivals in Stirling and Speyside. Here are a few of the food and drink events coming up:
Springfest: The Scottish Food & Drink Festival, Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, 4-5 April,www.lochlomondfoodanddrinkfestival.co.uk
Grog Craft Beer Festival, Café Camino, Little King Street, Edinburgh, 25 April,www.greatgrog.com
Spirit of Speyside Festival, Speyside, Morayshire, 30 April-4 May, www.spiritofspeyside.com
Brew at the Bog, Bogbain Farm, Inverness, 2-3 May, www.brewatthebog.com
Celtic Spring Food Festival, Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Perthshire, 3 May,www.crannog.co.uk
Spirit of Stirling Whisky Festival, Stirling Highland Hotel, 29 Spittal Street, Stirling, 9 May,www.spiritofstirlingwhiskyfestival.co.uk
Loch Fyne Food Fair, Clachan Fields, Cairndow, Argyll, 16-17 May, www.lochfyne.com/events
Summerhall Beer Festival, Summerhall, Edinburgh, 15-16 May
Grog Spring Wine Festival, Merchants’ Hall, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 22 May,www.greatgrog.com
Islay Festival of Music and Malt, 22-30 May, www.islayfestival.com
Whisky Stramash, Surgeon’s Hall, Edinburgh, 23-24 May, www.thewhiskystramash.com
Aberdeen CAMRA Beer Festival, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, 4-6 June, aberdeencamra.org.uk
Taste of Grampian, Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, 6 June,www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk
Scottish Juniper Festival, Summerhall, Edinburgh, 12-13 June,www.facebook.com/ScottishJuniperFestival
Crail Food Festival, Fife, 12-14 June, www.crailfoodfest.co.uk
Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, 18-21 June, royalhighlandshow.org
Midsummer Beer Happening, Baird Park, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, 18-20 June,www.midsummerbeerhappening.co.uk
Glasgow Real Ale Festival, Briggait, Glasgow, 25-27 June, www.glasgowrealalefestival.co.uk
The Whisky Fringe, Mansfield Traquair, Edinburgh, 7-9 August, www.royalmilewhiskies.com
Foodies Festival, Inverleith Park, Edinburgh, 7-9 August, www.foodiesfestival.com
Banchory Beer Festival, August, www.banchorybeerfestival.com
North Hop, Eden Court, Inverness, 21-22 August, northhop.co.uk
