Celebrate Burns Night with the Very Best of Scottish Cuisine, Poetry and a Golden Dram of Aberfeldy®

Hamilton, Bermuda January 2023: Embrace this year’s Burns Night festivities with ABERFELDY®, the award-winning single malt Scotch whisky, and celebrate the life and works of Scottish legend, Robert Burns with your pick of contemporary feasts to luxurious banquets, and indulge in specially curated ABERFELDY cocktails. Partnering with chefs and bartenders across London, ABERFELDY Burns Night experiences will be taking place at the Scottish restaurant, Boisdale Belgravia and Boisdale Canary Wharf; the five-star luxury hotel, The Berkeley; the classic Sun Tavern in Bethnal Green; and the 18th century

pub located in the heart of Fitzrovia, The George.

SCOTTISH CELEBRATIONS AT BOISDALE

Embrace traditions this Burns Night at Boisdale Belgravia and Boisdale Canary Wharf, where Scottish ingredients will be showcased in a selection of delicious dishes, including a Stornoway Black Pudding Scotch Egg with piccalilli aioli to start; roast Dumfrieshire Blackface Haggis with mashed tatties and bashed neeps served with a noggin of Aberfeldy 12 Year Old;

and Cranachan and shortbread served with whisky marinated raspberries to finish. To drink, recommended drams include ABERFELDY 12 Year Old and 21 Year Old and one of the latest limited editions from the Aberfeldy Red Wine Cask collection - the Aberfeldy 15 Year Old single malt whisky finished in Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks from Napa Valley. In true Boisdale fashion, each evening will be host to a Burns Night Piper and a musical performance, with acts including the original cast members from The Rat Pack Live in Las Vegas, Stephen Triffitt and Mark Adams performing as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin; and Scottish songstress, Sandi Thom.

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Events will be taking place from the 23rd to the 29th of January, with tickets ranging from £79

to £129. To book, please visit www.boisdale.co.uk.

AN EXCLUSIVE NIGHT OF SCOTTISH SIPS AT THE BERKELEY

On 25th January, for one night only, experience typical Scottish cuisine and a night of bagpipes and poetry at the Berkeley’s exclusive pub pop-up, The Bishop. After an ABERFELDY cocktail and nibbles, enjoy a four-course meal of Scottish smoked salmon served with heritage beets, caramelized orange and sharp horseradish; Cullen Skink – a lentil, potato and smoked haddock soup; Scottish Haggis with neeps, tatties and Aberfeldy whisky sauce; and Cranachan served with oat, raspberries and a spiced biscuit. The menu will be complemented by a selection of ABERFELDY whiskies and Georgie Bell from Aberfeldy Single Malt Whisky, will talk through the history and tasting notes of the Aberfeldy 12, 16 and 21 Year Old malts, as well as the two newest additions to the Red Wine Cask collection; the Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Napa Valley Cask Finish and the Aberfeldy 18 Year Old Tuscan Red Wine Cask Finish. A toast to the haggis will be celebrated with the classic Robert Burns Ode to the Haggis and a piper.

The event will take place from 6.30pm and guests can purchase tickets for £75.00 at The Berkley. With only 45 seats available, hurry to secure your place here!

A NIGHT OF MUSIC, POETRY AND HAGGIS AT THE SUN TAVERN

If you are looking for a non-traditional way to celebrate Robert Burns, on 25th January, the Sun Tavern will be hosting a night of music, bespoke Aberfeldy whisky cocktails and complementary haggis-bites from Broadway Market stalwarts, Deeney’s. The night will include an ‘Ode To The Haggis’ and a rendition or two of Burns’ best works while everyone enjoys a selection of Aberfeldy whisky cocktails. As the night continues, the entertainment will move from poetry to music with Rennie of Scottish indie legends, The View, on the decks performing a Scottish-centric DJ set. The night will run 7pm till 12 am, cocktails priced at £8.50 served throughout.

There are no booking fees to partake in the festivities, and guests can book a table at The Sun Tavern.

A BURNS NIGHT BANQUET AT THE GEORGE

The full Boisdale Burns Night menu is available at Boisdale Belgravia and Boisdale Canary

Wharf

For those seeking an extravagant way to celebrate Burns Night, The George on Great Portland Street will be hosting a banquet-style dinner on 25th January. Guests will be able to enjoy a three-course menu curated by Executive Chef Alex Harper, which will include Scottish whisky- cured salmon accompanied with beremeal bannocks; followed by a venison and haggis wellington; and of course the traditional raspberry Cranachan to finish. The dinner will be accompanied by two Aberfeldy whisky cocktails and a dram of the honeyed Aberfeldy 12 Year Old.

The night will begin at 7:30 pm, and tickets are available for the price of £75. This includes the meal, a dram of Aberfeldy, and two Aberfeldy cocktails.

Guests can book their spot at the banquet at The George.

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NOTES TO EDITORS
For more information please contact Camille Amirault Tel: +44 7707 088 304
Email: camille@shift6pr.global

About ABERFELDY Single Malt Scotch Whisky

ABERFELDY distillery was founded in 1898 by the dynamic Dewar brothers, John Alexander and Tommy. They built on a site just a stone’s throw from the birthplace of their father, the pioneering blender John Dewar. Alongside the distillery, and known to contain deposits of alluvial gold, flows the Pitilie Burn, the perfect water source for the Golden Dram. While inside, time-honoured techniques like long fermentation, which conjures rare, honeyed notes, safeguard the whisky’s flavour profile, renowned for its rich, sweet, smooth taste.

The brand’s core portfolio is comprised of ABERFELDY 12 Year Old, ABERFELDY 16 Year and ABERFELDY 21 Year Old. The single malt brand of ABERFELDY is part of the portfolio of Bacardi Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.

About ABERFELDY’s Red Wine Cask Collection

ABERFELDY’s French Red Wine Cask Collection launched in 2019 with the first release of ABERFELDY 15 Year Old, finished in Pomerol casks from Bordeaux, the second release in 2020 was an 18 Year Old expression finished in Pauillac casks, also from Bordeaux. For the third bottling introduced in 2021, Malt Master, Stephanie Macleod chose a robust yet elegant wine from Côte Rôtie. The newest bottlings in the series expand the collection’s offering with ABERFELDY 15 Year Old finished in Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks from Napa Valley and ABERFELDY 18 Year Old finished in Tuscan red wine casks from Bolgheri.

About Bacardi Limited

Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, produces and markets internationally recognized spirits and wines. The Bacardi Limited brand portfolio comprises more than 200 brands and labels, including BACARDÍ® rum, GREY GOOSE® vodka, PATRON® tequila, DEWAR’s® Blended Scotch whisky, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin, MARTINI® vermouth and sparkling wines, CAZADORES® 100% blue agave tequila, and other leading and emerging brands including WILLIAM LAWSON’S® Scotch whisky, ST- GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur, and ERISTOFF® vodka. Founded more

than 159 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, family-owned Bacardi Limited currently employs more than 7,000, operates production facilities in 11 countries, and sells its brands in more than 170 countries. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. Visit http://www.bacardilimited.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.

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