• Work inside Murray McDavid’s Whisky Warehouse – 1 May

    Coleburn Distilliery Whisky Warehouses Longmorn, Elgin, Moray, United Kingdom

    I am inviting whisky lovers to clock-in and join our experienced team to discover what a typical day looks like in the running of our whisky warehouse at Coleburn. Throughout the morning, along with terrible jokes from the team, you’ll be working alongside and learning about the essential day-to-day duties and care of casks that […]

  • Drams from the Cask with Murray McDavid’s Head of Whisky Creation at Coleburn Whisky Warehouse – 1 May

    Coleburn Distilliery Whisky Warehouses Longmorn, Elgin, Moray, United Kingdom

    Over the past decade, I have been working inside Murray McDavid’s whisky warehouses at Coleburn, selecting thousands of casks to be bottled. During this intimate tasting experience, I will lead by walking, talking and navigating you through the stows, around our atmospheric warehouse, where I’ll be opening casks that have captured my curiosity over the […]

  • ‘Gold & Rare’ from the Vaults of The Old Bank in Forres – 1 May

    The Old Bank Whisky Shop 102 High Street, Forres, United Kingdom

    Down in the vaults of The Old Bank in Forres, we’ll be reaching for the gold! Come along and enjoy an evening in the Dramming Room with the Murray McDavid Team, where we will be presenting six fine selections from our vintage, rare and prestigious inspired Scotch whiskies. 50yo Invergordon – Ex-Bourbon 18yo Highland Park […]

  • Dallas Dhu Distillery: The Director’s Tour – 2 May

    Dallas Dhu Distillery Mannachie Rd, Forres, Moray, United Kingdom

    During this intimate Director’s Tour, along with a range of special drams, Edward will share his passion for the Dallas Dhu Distillery project and the local Forres area and its community. This in-depth experience offers an access-all-areas tour. You’ll be guided through the rich heritage of the Victorian buildings and share Edward’s insights into ‘old […]

  • Dallas Dhu Distillery: Drams from the Archives – 2 May

    Dallas Dhu Distillery Mannachie Rd, Forres, Moray, United Kingdom

    It was an absolute delight for me personally for us to have been crowned the winner of the ‘Best New Event’ of last year’s Spirit of Speyside Festival, so much so, we’re doing it again! I am excited to invite you on an access-all-areas tour where we will be stepping back in time through the […]

  • The Dramming Room at The Old Bank in Forres – 2 May

    The Old Bank Whisky Shop 102 High Street, Forres, United Kingdom

    After a long and busy day of rushing around the Spirit of Speyside festival, come along to the Dramming Room at the Old Bank Whisky Shop and put your feet up with a complimentary dram of our highly anticipated Spirit of Speyside release. We’re very excited to present our impressive Dramming Room that holds an […]

  • Dip ‘n’ Sip at Murray McDavid’s Findhorn Beach Huts – 3 May

    Findhorn Beach Beach Huts, Findhorn, Moray, United Kingdom

    To mark the penultimate day of the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, I invite you join me and my team for a refreshing early Sunday morning plunge in the Moray Firth – the sea that laps the shore by our Murray McDavid beach huts. This is a whisky activity for the brave and hearty! As […]

  • Hair of the Dog Walk with Murray McDavid in Findhorn – 3 May

    Findhorn Beach Beach Huts, Findhorn, Moray, United Kingdom

    As the Spirit of Speyside nears its end, and you're feeling the effects of the festival, join our Murray McDavid team for a 'Hair of the Dog Walk', a laid-back, feel-good stroll with a dram in-hand along the charming and picturesque beach of Findhorn – a perfect cure for a hangover! During the stroll, the […]

  • Let’s talk Sherry with Bodegas Ximénez-Spínola – 3 May

    Dallas Dhu Distillery Mannachie Rd, Forres, Moray, United Kingdom

    It gives me great pleasure to introduce José and Laura – who are the ninth-generation family producers of fine Sherry, from Bodegas Ximénez-Spínola, in Jerez. José and Laura will join Edward Odim and myself at Dallas Dhu Distillery to present you with a selection of prestigious Ximénez-Spínola Sherry alongside our outstanding Scotch whiskies matured in […]

  • The OSPREY Wildlife Walk – 3 May

    Tides Edge Cottage 4 Tides Edge Cottage, Findhorn, United Kingdom

    Starting at our charming Tides Edge Cottage, in the old fishing village of Findhorn, Edward will take you on a search for the iconic and awe-inspiring Osprey – a fish eagle that returned to the skies of Speyside in 1950s, having been absent in the UK for many years. During your walk, Edward, a former […]

  • Art & Whisky on the Beach with Murray McDavid – Findhorn Beach Huts – 3 May

    Findhorn Beach Beach Huts, Findhorn, Moray, United Kingdom

    Join me for an afternoon of whisky eccentricity at our charming beach huts in Findhorn. Overlooking the awe-inspiring Moray Firth Sea, I will guide you to create your very own whisky masterpieces. While sipping a selection of inspired Scotch whisky, you will be invited to draw, paint or scribble not what you see… but what […]

  • Meats, Beats and Malts at The Old Bothy in the Speyside Wilderness – 3 May

    The Old Bothy Balliemore, Glenrinnes, Dufftown, Moray, United Kingdom

    After a long festival week of lots of distillery tours, late night whisky dinners and countless drams, do not miss our closing event up at The Old Bothy. Here, we have an enchanting and atmospheric 300-year-old stone ruin, set in hills once notorious for illicit whisky-making. This is a shout-out to guests of the festival […]