October 2016
1 October – Buy British Day
3-9 October – National Cake Week – you can bake with whisky… or gin!
7-14 October – National Seafood Week – I’m thinking whisky and food pairings here people.
10-16 October – National Curry Week – a cooling, calming dram helps the curry go down…
10-16 October – Chocolate Week – pairings, of course
14 October – World Egg Day – whisky sours!
16 October – World Food Day – pairings, of course
21 October – Apple Day – A cocktail favourite of Kevin Abrook of Girvan Single Grain; Girvan 4Apps, soda and a garnish of an apple slice dipped in sugar syrup, try it.
31 October – Halloween – enjoy a dram with these ghost stories
November 2016
3 November – International Stout Day – Try a Jameson Caskmates or a Glenfiddich IPA
21-27 November – British Game Week – SMWS single casks paired with game, stunning.
30 November – St Andrew’s Day – you know why!
December 2016
25 December – Christmas Day – what will be your dram of choice this Christmas?
31 December – New Year’s Eve – what will be your last dram of 2016?
January 2017
1 January – New Year’s Day – what will be your first dram of 2017?
1-31 January – Dry January – Seedlip cocktails will see you through this dark month…
1-31 January – Ginuary – grab the tonic
25 January – Burn’s Night – that time of year where you need another dram of your favourite whisky
February 2017
Not a lot going on here… know of anything worth putting in?
March 2017
1 March – St David’s Day – Penderyn Madeira cask finished, lovely
17 March – St Patrick’s Day – Jameson paired with Guinness
24 March – Red Nose Day – Redbreast 15 Cask Strength!
26 March – Mother’s Day – treat her to something special
April 2017
1 April – April Fool’s Day – have a whisky and coke… That’s a joke, do not do that, repeat, do not do that.
10-16 April – UK Coffee Week – make them Irish… or Scottish…
14 April – Good Friday – celebrate and enjoy good times with friends, family and a wonderful whisky
16 April – Easter Sunday – relax with a dram or two, that’s an order
23 April – St George’s Day – try and English whisky from the English Whisky Company
May 2017
Not a lot going on here… know of anything worth putting in?
June 2017
4 June – The Big Lunch – bring a bottle, everyone else can bring the food
10 June – World Gin Day – what gin will you be sampling this ginspirational day?
12-16 June – Healthy Eating Week – keep it real people…
15 June – Beer Day Britain – why not try a barrel aged beer or few?
18 June – Father’s Day – get him something he will like and that you can enjoy together…
July 2017
7 July – World Chocolate Day – pair with whisky
August 2017
Not a lot going on here… know of anything worth putting in?
September 2017
29 – International Coffee Day – make it Scottish, or Irish!
October 2017
13 October – World Egg Day – whisky sours
21 October – Apple Day – A cocktail favourite of Kevin Abrook of Girvan Single Grain; Girvan 4Apps, soda and a garnish of an apple slice dipped in sugar syrup, try it.
31 October – Halloween – enjoy a dram with these ghost stories
November 2017
21-27 November – British Game Week – SMWS single casks paired with game, stunning.
30 November – St Andrew’s Day – you know why!
December 2017
25 December – Christmas Day – what will be your dram of choice this Christmas?
31 December – New Year’s Eve – what will be your last dram of 2017?