A truly exciting event for local and visiting whisky lovers, the Banff Whisky Experience is bringing fine scotches, bourbons, and all kinds of amazing barrel-aged beverages from North America and around the world to the Banff Park Lodge this Friday and Saturday.

I spoke with organizer Andrew Hardingham who told me about the incredible lineup of fine whiskys that will be available to try during the evening tasting sessions, many which aren’t event available in stores.  We also talked about the series of Masterclasses that will take place both days, as well as why ‘whisky’ is spelled without an ‘e’ in Canada.

 

Davin de Kergommeaux is one of Canada’s premiere experts on whisky.  We spoke about why he loves the beverage, the Masterclasses he’ll be hosting on Canadian whisky as well as the ‘audacity of rye’, and some tips for whisky festival first-timers.

 

Tickets and details available here.

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