The 7th Belfast Whiskey Week, Ireland’s largest whiskey festival returns 18th July – 26th July. Featuring 100 events, spanning 9 days in partnership with a wide range of venues city wide and delivering sessions with over 40 brands and distilleries.
Belfast Whiskey Week celebrates whiskey and Belfast’s deep-rooted history and connection in the production of whiskey spanning centuries, as well as providing experiences for all levels of whiskey drinker, and even those who don’t!
We attended the Par 4 : A Little Birdie event in Rita’s – tasting
Redbreast-Iberian Cask Single Pot Still
- Lustau edition
- Tawny Port cask
- PX cask
- Cuatro Barriles
Designed to cater for a wide range of festival goers, there are events across a variety of levels including introduction, intermediate and masterclass, through various experiences that will appeal to both whiskey enthusiasts and novices. The programme includes whiskey tastings, cocktail events, comedy gigs, live music, theatrical experiences, distillery tours, sensory and fine dining experiences, exclusive dining and drink collaborations with well-known Belfast bars & restaurants, heritage walking tours, food pairing sessions and much more.
Join the whiskey Expo at St Comgall’s and meet the brands and distilleries pouring their whiskies for festival attendees to explore. Party with Belfast Whiskey Week at this year’s cocktail takeover at Common Market. Celebrate with those making their mark in the whiskey world at the annual Irish whiskey industry awards on Saturday 26th July at the prestigious Ulster Reform Club.
Festival venues were selected for their strong whiskey links and their love of showcasing whiskey, these include The Watson, The John Hewitt, Duke of York, The Deer’s Head, Angel & 2 Bibles, Dark Horse, Maddens, The Morning Star, Hearth, Common Market – to name but a few.
Belfast Whiskey Week is delighted to be sponsored by Dillon Bass and the Creationists. As well as festival partners Echlinville Distillery, The Friend at Hand, the Duke of York, Room 2, The Harrison Chambers of Distinction, Urban Bar, Serac Ice to deliver Ireland’s Largest Whiskey Festival. Belfast Whiskey Week is also delighted to once again collaborate with Belfast Hidden Tours who will provide whiskey themed walking tours throughout the city and Irish Whiskey Magazine.
Belfast Whiskey Week is a community led initiative driven by a group of enthusiasts from Belfast Whiskey Club*. It was created as a platform for Belfast to reclaim its whiskey heritage, celebrate its distilling history as well as look forward to the exciting innovations and growth within the region.
Looking forward to Belfast Whiskey Week, festival director Paul Kane said:
“We are proud to reveal the programme for the 7th Belfast Whiskey Week, Ireland’s largest whiskey festival. We are pleased to play our part in creating an annual event for those with an interest and taste for all things whiskey, as well as creating conversations with audiences new to whiskey or who have considered it not for them. Belfast city is steeped in whiskey heritage and legacy spanning 300 years and it’s important to recognise and celebrate that. We look forward to providing a very warm welcome to attendees across the 9-day event and hope they enjoy the wide range of unique and different whiskey experiences.”
Tickets for Belfast Whiskey Week start from £15. For further details visit www.belfastwhiskeyweek.com or follow Belfast Whiskey Week on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube @belfastwhiskeyweek #BWW25 and #irishwhiskeyfest.
About Belfast Whiskey Club*
Belfast Whiskey Club has been sharing their love of whiskey with enthusiasts in Belfast since 2016 and has been hosted by the Duke of York since 2017. The Duke of York and Friend at Hand is a hub of all things Whiskey, and has been the inspiration for Belfast Whiskey Week. Belfast Whiskey Club is a not-for-profit Membership Club.
Sponsors:
Dillon Bass
the Creationists
Room2
The Harrison Chambers of Distinction
Redbreast
Urban Glass
Serac Ice
In collaboration with:
Irish Whiskey Magazine, Bushmills, Powers, Redbreast, Method & Madness, Copeland Distillery, Glens of Antrim Distillery, Dingle Distillery,W.D. O’Connell Whiskey, Dragon Claw, Killowen Distillery, Jameson, ShortCross Distillery, Titanic Distillery, Echlinville Distillery, R&R Distillery, McConnell’s Distillery, Limavady Whiskey, Two Stacks Whiskey, Spots Whiskies, Midleton, Roe & Co, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Loch Measc Distillery, Ahascragh Distillery, Lough Ree Distillery, Glendalough, IrishMan Whiskey, Douglas Laing, Launceston Distillery, Killara Distillery, Transportation Whiskey, Belgrove Distillery, The Angel’s Share, Born Irish.
Belfast Whiskey Club, Commercial Court Inns Ltd (Duke of York and The Friend at Hand), McConnell’s Distillery, Belfast Walking Tours, Irish Whiskey Review, Belfast Hidden Tours, Oh Donuts, Poke Club, Daisies, Mamo Patisserie, Wavy Ice, Taste & Tour, Pop & Toast.
Participating venues:
Room2, The Harrison Chambers of Distinction, The Duke of York, Friend at Hand, The Deer’s Head, Maddens, Hearth, Common Market, Holohan’s Pantry, Morning Star, Neighbourhood Café, Daisies, The Garrick, John Hewitt, Roam, Edo, St Comgall’s, Ulster Reform Club, The Merchant Cocktail Lounge, Ulster Sports Club, The Second Fiddle.
