Global ‘drambusters’ flock to whisky festival
Visitors from across the globe packed out the seventh annual Stirling Whisky Festival earlier this month.
Around 700‘drambusters’ made their way to the Stirling Highland Hotel to enjoy more than 100 different drams served across 25 stands.
The event, which is staged each year by the Stirling Spirit Company, contributed an estimated £110,000 into the local economy while almost 500 bottles of whisky were bought by thirsty guests.
Stirling Spirit Company co-owner June McCann was delighted with the way the event went.
She said:“With the previous two years having been sell-outs, you always worry that there will be a dip – but I am happy to say that if anything the seventh Stirling Whisky Festival has raised the bar again.
“There is no doubt that the Glenfiddich and Wolfburn masterclasses we featured this year really added an extra dimension to the festival, and the fact they were both sell-outs underlined that.
“But the bottom line with any whisky festival is that it’s only as good as the quality of the whisky on offer.
“In that respect our new retail partner, Royal Mile Whiskies, who are one of Scotland’s foremost whisky purveyors, were vital in helping achieve a five-figure off-sale return and we are delighted they will be continuing to work with us at the 2019 Stirling Whisky Festival.”
The event, which took place on Saturday, May 12, brought a whole host of people to the city.
June added:“We had patrons joining us from as far afield as Australia, USA, Switzerland and France, so for me it is particularly pleasing that the festival’s renown is truly international.
“Yet with more than 700 people visiting, staying in our fabulous city, and making the most of its delights, it is fantastic that Stirling will have benefited.
“So, all in all, we hope that our patrons have gone away having seen our city in its best light and that they will once again share fond memories of good times spent making new friends and meeting old acquaintances.”