Masterclass

Teeling: New and Rare releases with the Teeling Duvel Cask

Alex Chasko

Saturday - 14:00-15:00

Alex is the master distiller and blender behind Dublin?s Teeling Whiskey Company. As the first employee at Teeling, Alex has played a crucial role in developing the whiskey as well as the build of the new distillery. Alex is a real wizard when it comes to cask maturation. His knowledge is legendary.
Alex will present the following lineup
- Duvel Belgian Ale cask collaboration 46%
- Sommelier Selection - Douro Old Vines Ex Red Wine casks 46%
- Wonders of Wood 2 - Portuguese Virgin Oak cask 50%
- Rising Reserve vol 1 ? 21 YO Carcavelos cask 46%
- 32 YO Rum & PX Sherry cask 46%
- Blackpitts Cask Strength 56.5%

Number of tickets available (indication): 0

Cost per person: €25,00

Kilkerran, the hidden beauty of Campbeltown

Fiona McFadyen

Saturday - 15:15-16:15

Fiona will present Glengyle Distillery, the lesser known Springbank sister.
A great line up definitively and your chance to learn more about the Distillery behind the Kilkerran brand.
The line-up will be :
- Kilkerran Cask Sample tripple Distilled
- Kilkerran 16 years
- Kilkerran Heavily Peated
- Kilkerran 8yo Sherry
- Kilkerran 8yo Port
- Kilkerran 16yo Rum

Number of tickets available (indication): 0

Cost per person: €20,00

Elixir Distillers : The Past, Present and Future

Oliver Chilton

Saturday - 17:00-18:00

We are incredible honored to welcome Oliver for the first time at Spirits in the Sky. He is full of knowledge and has one of the best palettes in the industry. Oliver is Head Blender for Elixir Distillers (encompassing brands like Single Malts of Scotland, Port Askaig, Elements of Islay and Whisky Trail, as well as Black Tot Rum). Today he manages a team of marketing, sales and production professionals ? but he still takes responsibility for tasting every single cask that is bottled by Elixir Distillers.
He will also present the plans for Tormore and Portintruan.
The lineup:
The past:
- Single Malts of Scotland Bowmore 1995 bottled 2006 (Black Label)
- Rosebank Roses
The present:
- Single Malts of Scotland Marriage
- Elements of Islay Sherry Cask
The future:
- Tormore cask sample
- Port Askaig 100 Proof New Recipe

Number of tickets available (indication): 0

Cost per person: €25,00

Dada Chapel: The challenge of starting up a new distillery in Belgium

Timon Salomez

Sunday - 14:00-14:45

Dada Chapel, the new heaven-like distillery in Ghent is an ambitious project. It all started a few years ago at the Zandberg in the city center of Gent, Belgium. The distillery building has a rich history and had many different functions. Inspired by Dadaism, the revolutionary art movement that thrived in the early 20th century, we want change spirit drinks. What is dada? Everything is dada. Nothing is dada. No rules, no boundaries.
Thinking differently is a way of life. Critical experimentation is necessary. And the holy credo? In Odd We Trust.
That is the nice theory? but what challenges can you encounter on your way?
Line-up :
- Esprit d'Achouffe C.S. Cognac Barrel Distilled at Dada Chapel
- Liefmans Kriek C.S. Bourbon Barrel Distilled at Dada Chapel
- Dada Chapel Brhum C.S. American Virgin Oak
- Dada Chapel Unaged Malt Wine 44%
- Dada Chapel Malt Wine C.S. Belgian Oak
- Dada Chapel Malt Wine C.S. Oloroso Sherry

Number of tickets available (indication): 17

Cost per person: €10,00

La Maison & Velier - 1 Distillery, 8 Marks and a gas chromatograph!

Daniele Biondi

Sunday - 15:00-16:00

DOK, H/LCF, , OWH LFCH ? What is this ? And why?
Let us go as geeky as humanly possible and explore the 8 Marks of Hampden distillery, how they are produced and analyse them in a gas chromatograph! Funky juice guys, and definitively not to miss.