Hong Kong Whisky Festival 2024 at InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong

To be held on 4 & 5 May 2024, the Hong Kong Whisky Festival is one of the biggest whisky festival and educational events in Hong Kong. Once again, exciting happenings will take up four floors of the hotel. An annual occasion to celebrate whiskies, these two days will feature over 1,100 different spirits, alongside an array of over 35 inciting master classes hosted by diverse brand ambassadors. Hong Kong Whisky Festival offers whisky enthusiasts at all levels an opportunity to engage with industry experts with distilleries, expand their whisky spectrum and indulge in limited edition whiskies.

“This iconic whisky event is expected to be bigger and better. With exhibitors of well-known brands, old and rare independent bottles, brand ambassadors and master classes of diverse pricings and tasting ranges, we are humbled to play a role in spirit education in the city. I am confident that this year we will appeal to all whisky lovers and promote whisky education, encompassing everyone from the novice to the connoisseur through numerous master classes,” said Mr. Lars Ruecker, Director of Food & Beverage, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong.

Highlights:

• World Whiskies
  Besides the well-known Scottish and Japanese whiskies, the Hong Kong Whisky Festival will also showcase whiskies from Taiwan, India, Israel, Ireland, USA, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, England, Netherlands and more.

• First Time in Town

  Vintage Bottlers, an award-winning independent Scottish bottler, will bring in various expressions from 17 to 32yo.

  Compass Box, a Scotch whisky-maker dedicated in the craftsmanship of blending whiskies from around the globe, will be represented in Hong Kong for the first time by Brand Ambassador Mr. Leo Korenbaum.

• Master Class Highlights (More details via www.hkwhiskyfestival.com)

• Distillery Representatives, Brand Ambassadors and Experts

  (More details via www.hkwhiskyfestival.com)

• Hong Kong Whisky Festival Exclusive Bottles

  (More details via www.hkwhiskyfestival.com)

• Bertie Cigar Lounge at Tiffany’s New York Bar

  The alfresco garden of Tiffany’s New York Bar will be the ideal placen to relax with a cigar and to    match with a whisky or cocktail. The cigar collection is curated by Cigraal, better known as Bertie Hong Kong.

• Special Bottling/New Releases/Old & Rare/Exclusive Bottles

  Old & Rare bottles will be available to try at numerous exhibitors. Whiskies from the 70s and 80s and whiskies with a high age can be tried and compared to recent releases. In addition, many newly released whiskies will be presented during the Hong Kong Whisky Festival for the first time in Hong Kong.

• Duo Guest Shift at Tiffany’s New York Bar

  A prelude to this Whisky festival, Tiffany’s New York Bar will transform into a cocktail heaven led by  Sune Urth of Copenhagen Distillery and Katsuhisa Hirakawa, on the evening of 3 May 2024.