Contrary to what I said on Twitter yesterday, there will be no report of yesterday’s Balvenie Twitter Tasting from the WHAM (WHisky And More) guys. Apart from the fact that I was home too late, I am also not feeling too well and decided that drinking whisky all night long was not the smartest thing to do.

So, what will this post be about: Upcoming events. I feel there is quite a lot happening in the coming weeks, and to promote some tastings and events a little bit, I should write about them!

• 17 November: A meet & greet with James Watt from BrewDog Brewery, in the Beer Temple in Amsterdam
• 19 November: Bruichladdich Masterclass with Jim McEwan
• 19 November: Four Roses Masterclass with Hans Offringa
• 19 November: Dalmore Masterclass with Richard Paterson
• 19 November: I’m volunteering at Whisky Live Den Haag for Wine World / Douglas of Drumlanrig
• 27 November: ProBieren. This beer tasting is hosted by a friend in a local bar and will get me hammered for sure. 5 dark and heavy beers are on the program, all above 10% ABV.
• 11 December: A small Usquebaugh Society tasting in Alkmaar
• 16 December: A whisky tasting with my previous job. Interactive Studios does this every year for their customers and they asked me to co-host it with one of the guys.
• 13 Januari: Dinner with a lot of friends at Hielander Alkmaar
• 15 Januari: I hope to be invited to the Whiskykoning’s Bottoms Up tasting (hint)
• 18 Februari: Hielander Whisky Festival in Alkmaar
• 24 March (planned): Whisky Festival Noord Nederland
• 28 April (planned): Whisky Fair Limburg an der Lahn.

Some of these things have not been booked yet, but I sure blocked my agenda on all those dates. Previous editions of especially the Whisky Fair and the WFNN were impossible to bad planning, so I decided to block them way in advance, and plan absolutely nothing else on these dates. Thus far, it worked!

I was planning to go the whisky festival in Gent too, but that would be a bit too much. Especially since many of the festivals (apart from Alkmaar) are quite far from home and require accomodation as well. Still trying to save up for some vacationing next year!