Spirit of Speyside: Distilled

Name: Spirit of Speyside: Distilled
Address: 1 Trinity Place, Elgin, IV309AW, GB
Telephone: +447789671635
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Spirit of Speyside: Distilled

Distilled: Food & Drink
UHI Moray
11 - 12 September 2026

1 region under 1 roof

Think of Spirit of Speyside: Distilled as a pass to get your group together and make a weekend of it. Because after you’ve enjoyed Distilled, there’s plenty more to uncover on Speyside...

11/09/2026

Did you know Speyside has its own whisky school?

It's a week-long course taught by people working in the industry here, covering fermentation, distillation, flavour development and maturation.

It's the only whisky school in the UK directly connected to a major whisky festival, and it's right here on the doorstep.

Whether you're curious for yourself or know someone who'd love it, the Spirit of Speyside Whisky School will be with us at Distilled: Food & Drink, and they're well worth stopping by for a chat.

Doors open tonight. And if you have already booked and fancy adding a masterclass or the Premium Lounge, get in touch with the team and we can upgrade your pass, subject to availability.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

10/09/2026

Miele’s Gelateria is with us for both days of Distilled: Food & Drink.

Family-run, fresh from the Highlands, and bringing serious indulgence. Expect award-winning luxury gelato, freshly filled cannoli, hot pop dots, warm waffles, and fresh juice, with plenty of gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan flavours ready to go.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

Are you heading straight for the gelato, or starting with hot waffles and cannoli?

09/09/2026

Six masterclasses, 25 places each, and two days to go.

A Masterclass pass is £70 and covers two expert-led masterclasses during your session, plus everything in Discovery.

FRIDAY EVENING, places available
18:30 Glenfiddich.
20:00 Glen Moray.

SATURDAY, SESSION ONE, places available
11:30 Reviving The Pearl of Speyside, with Tormore Distillery Manager Polly Logan.
13:00 Speyburn across generations, from the 10 Year Old to the 1975 Edition.

SATURDAY, SESSION TWO, sold out
16:30 BenRiach Single Cask Exploration, with Stewart Buchanan.
18:00 The Art of Maturation, with Murray McDavid.

Forty-five minutes, 25 people, and the distillery team in the room with you. That's a level of access you don't get on a busy show floor.

Saturday evening has gone, so it's Friday evening or Saturday daytime if you want in.

Already booked a Discovery pass? Get in touch with the team and we can upgrade your pass, subject to availability.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

08/09/2026

Three days to go until Distilled: Food & Drink

More than 20 producers across whisky, gin and beer, local food producers, hot food from Qismat Street Food and Hoop Dawgs and sweet treats by Miele's.

UHI Moray, Elgin
Friday 11 September, 18:00–22:00
Saturday 12 September, 11:00–15:00
Saturday 12 September, 16:00–20:00 [Sold Out]

Saturday evening has sold out, so it is Friday evening or Saturday daytime if you are still thinking about it.

Elgin Railway Station is a couple of minutes' walk away and the bus station isn't much further, so those are the easy options given what's in the glass.

Parking is available in the UHI Moray car park, with alternative parking on South Street if it's full.

UHI Moray is a fully accessible venue.

Travel info: https://www.spiritofspeyside.com/festival/distilled/getting-here

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

07/09/2026

"Hoop Dawgs are with us for both days of Distilled: Food & Drink.

Proper hot food between drams. The Classic Dawg comes with pork sausage, pork hotdog or vegan hotdog, fried onions or plain, and you can add cheese sauce, crispy bacon or go loaded with both. There's a Dawg of the Day if you fancy the premium option, plus tater tots on the side, plain or cheesy.

Gluten free and dietary options available on request.

Full menu and prices in the carousel.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Saturday evening has sold out. Friday evening and Saturday daytime still have passes.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

Classic Dawg, or whatever the Dawg of the Day turns out to be?

06/09/2026

A gin with Japanese and Scottish roots.

Ùrar Gin are joining us at Distilled: Food & Drink, and their story runs from Nagasaki to the Cairngorms.

It's made with Japanese yuzu and wild yuko, a fruit that grows hidden away on the forested coast of Sotome and nowhere else in the world, alongside handpicked juniper from the ancient Caledonian forest in the Cairngorms National Park.

Warm citrus over a crisp Highland dry gin, distilled and bottled at Inshriach Distillery. Worth a stop whether or not whisky is your usual.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

Have you come across yuko before?

05/09/2026

A taste of tomorrow, today.

Gordon & MacPhail match spirit from distilleries across Scotland to their own casks, creating whiskies you won't find anywhere else. Benromach is their Speyside single malt, and CRN57° is a range from The Cairn, blended to give you a preview of the notes, flavours and aromas the distillery's own first expressions will one day carry.

All three are with us at Distilled: Food & Drink, on one stand across both days.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

04/09/2026

Straight from hosting one of the best nights of the Festival.

John Dewar & Sons opened their doors for our Festival dinner and cèilidh earlier this year, and we're delighted that Craigellachie and Aultmore are joining us at Distilled: Food & Drink this September.

Two Speyside distilleries with proper character and a loyal following. Craigellachie, still made the old fashioned way with worm tubs, and Aultmore, long known as the Foggie Moss dram and something of a hidden gem beyond those in the know.

Both teams will be on the exhibition floor across the weekend, so come and taste your way through and ask them anything.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

Do you know a Craigellachie or Aultmore fan? Tag them.

03/09/2026

Saturday daytime has four things worth planning around.

MASTERCLASS, 11:30 to 12:15
Reviving The Pearl of Speyside, with Tormore Distillery Manager Polly Logan. Built in 1959 as the first new Speyside distillery of the 20th century, Tormore has a story most people don't know. Drams from past and present, plus the new core range.

PREMIUM POUR, 12:00
The Glenlivet 23 Year Old Single Cask Edition, usually only available at the distillery Brand Home. A Second Fill American Oak cask that yielded 168 bottles.

MASTERCLASS, 13:00 to 13:45
Speyburn across generations: the 10 Year Old, the 18 Year Old, a Distillery Exclusive 2008 Single Cask, and the Speyburn 1975 Edition, laid down half a century ago.

PREMIUM POUR, 13:00
Strathisla 19 Year Old, First Fill American Oak, following The Glenlivet in the Premium Lounge.

Masterclass and Premium passes are both limited to 25 per session.

UHI Moray, Elgin, and please note we're not at Elgin Town Hall this year.
Sessions: Friday 11 September, 18:00 to 22:00. Saturday 12 September, 11:00 to 15:00 and 16:00 to 20:00.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

Half a century in a glass, or a cask that made 168 bottles?

02/09/2026

Fifty years in a cask, and two ways to get to it.

Speyburn are with us for both days of Distilled: Food & Drink, on the exhibition floor and twice in the programme.

MASTERCLASS, 13:00 to 13:45, Saturday
Speyburn across generations. The 10 Year Old, the 18 Year Old, a Distillery Exclusive 2008 Single Cask, and the Speyburn 1975 Edition, laid down half a century ago.

PREMIUM POUR, 18:00, Saturday session two
Speyburn 50 Year Old, a distillery exclusive and their oldest ever bottling. Filled in 1975 and matured until 2017 in European oak butts and American oak hogsheads, then finished in first fill Oloroso sherry casks through to 2026.

Deep bronze in the glass, with candied citrus and dried fruit, soft baking spices and a gentle touch of smoke. Normally you would only find it at the distillery brand home during the Spirit of Speyside Festival.

So either Saturday session gives you a route to a 50 year old whisky, and the team are on the stand across both days whichever session you're attending.

Masterclass passes include two masterclasses across your session. Premium passes cover the lounge and the exclusive pours. Both are capped at 25 places.

UHI Moray, Elgin, 11 and 12 September.

Tickets: https://spiritofspeyside.citizenticket.com/

Fifty years in the making. Masterclass or lounge?

Address

1 Trinity Place
Elgin
IV309AW

Telephone

+447789671635

Website

https://spiritofspeyside.com/distilled

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