Whisky Club at The Cridford Inn

16/01/2024

Join us on the 26th January for Burns Night celebrations at The Cridford Inn ✨ Call 01626 853694 to book.

18/09/2023

For a taste of what’s coming at WORLD WHISKY CLUB 2024, join us at our Christmas Special tasting event at The Cridford Inn where we will be exploring six distinct whiskies from around the world.

From Japanese whisky matured in Mizunara oak to tropical Indian single malt and whisky from Scotland, Ireland, America and Taiwan, explore the amazing diversity in world whisky alongside premium food pairings specially created by the Cridford’s head chef.

We will release more details soon, call the Cridford on 01626 853694 to book now!

16/09/2023

Around the world Whisky Tasting Christmas Special...coming soon!

Whose excited?

30/01/2023

A BIG thank you from us for making our first Whisky Club such an amazing experience! Thanks all that came on Saturday and to our Whisky Club Members, we've enjoyed getting to know each and every one of you!

Raffle prize winners - I (Ellie) will email you in the following days ✨

As many of you know, our extra premium tasting is coming up on Friday February 10th. Including Bunnahabhain 22 Moine PX Finish, Macallan Rare Cask 2019, Balvenie 21 Portwood, Glenfiddich 21 Gran Reserva Caribbean Rum Finish, Highland Park 18 and an Octomore release, it's an exclusive chance to taste such rare and premium single malts. Don't miss out! Call 01626 853694

21/12/2022

The past four months have flown by. We have come together, laughed and indulged in single malt Scotch. Exactly what we set out to do! We've had such fun, and have a special thank you to all our Whisky Club members who have joined us every month in our journey exploring single malt Scotch whisky.

We'd like to take this chance to wish you and your families a very happy Christmas and New Year, and to remind you of our Burns Night Special, the Whisky Club finale and celebration including six premium single malts, a traditional Burns Night Supper, a collection of Burns’ poetry and our raffle prize giveaway. Set for Saturday January 28th, we hope you can join us!

Call the Cridford Inn on 01626 853694 to find out more and book your place.

Merry Christmas, see you in 2023! 🎆

16/11/2022

We had such a great time at our last Whisky Club tasting. It was so much fun that we forgot to take any pictures! Thank you all that came and explored the fascinating diversity created during distillation with us. Our next event at The Cridford Inn looks into the luscious depth and flavour arising during maturation, we hope you'll join us!

We have a varied selection including a range of ages, casks and maturation techniques. Come along and taste Glendronach 15 Revival, Lagaulin 8, Bowmore 15 Darkest, Arran Quarter Cask, Glen Moray Chardonnay Cask and Glengoyne 18 in our unique blind tasting experience ✨

Thursday 1st December - 7pm

Call 01626 853694 to book your place!

Sign up to become a Whisky Club Member for just £10 and receive a Glencairn nosing glass, a raffle ticket for our Burns Night Special finale, a 30ml miniature whisky of your choice to take away after every event and a personal discount code on our website!

Become a Whisky Club MemberAre you joining us for our Whisky Club at The Cridford Inn? Pay £10 and become a Whisky Club Member! You’ll receive a free Glencairn glass, a 30ml miniature whisky of your choice to take away after each event you attend and a raffle ticket for the prizes at the Burns Ni...

01/11/2022

Last chance to book! Call 01626 853694 to join us this Thursday at The Cridford Inn ✨

💥 Six single malts
💥 Tapas platters
💥 A blind tasting challenge

www.azuspirits.co.uk/whiskyclub

31/10/2022

From Macallan's curiously small stills, Glenmorangie's exceptionally tall necked stills, Arbeg's wide cut and Crageillache's use of the traditional worm tub, explore the diversity created during distillation with us this Thursday at The Cridford Inn.

Six unique single malts

Food pairings provided by the Cridford's award winning restaurant.

Call 01626 853694 to book your place! ✨

Starts 7pm

With six premium single malts each tasting and food pairings from the Cridford Inn's restaurant, our Whisky Club is a 5 month series with 30 single malts to explore and a new theme each tasting.

27/10/2022

One week to go! Who's joining us next Thursday evening for the next part of our Whisky Club series? We have six premium single malts to explore set up as a unique blind tasting experience, and tasty tapas platters from The Cridford Inn ✨

Join fellow whisky lovers and become a club member! For just £10 you'll receive a Glencairn nosing glass, a discount to the Azu website, a raffle ticket to our Burns Night Special prize giveaway and a 30ml miniature whisky of your choice to take away after each event you attend!

Call 01626 853694 to book, or sign up to become a member at

Become a Whisky Club MemberAre you joining us for our Whisky Club at The Cridford Inn? Pay £10 and become a Whisky Club Member! You’ll receive a free Glencairn glass, a 30ml miniature whisky of your choice to take away after each event you attend and a raffle ticket for the prizes at the Burns Ni...

24/10/2022

We find distillation one of the most fascinating aspects of whisky production. The size and shape the still, length of copper contact and type of condensation all can have a dramatic affect on the final flavour and feel of Scotch whisky.

In our third tasting in this series (Thursday 3rd November 7pm) we will explore six diverse single malts all representing different distillation techniques. When tasting them side by side in a blind tasting, can we identify these differences?

From Macallan’s curiously small stills and oilier body, to Glenmorangie’s light and soft spirit produced through a high degree of reflux in their tall-necked stills, we can explore the diversity created during distillation and find the style and body of whisky that suits our palate.

Including games and competitions, come alone or in groups as we will all be exploring this diversity together ✨

Call 01626 853694 to book!

20/10/2022

Great to see a recent review of our Whisky Club at The Cridford Inn! Thank you Alex! ✨

Looking to do something a little different over the festive season? Join us as we explore the wonders of Scotch whisky through unique blind tasting experiences.

💥 Six new malts every month
💥 Tapas platters from the Cridford's restaurant
💥 Blind tasting challenges
💥 Whisky benefits for club members

Call 01626 853694 to book!

19/10/2022

Our Whisky Club Series is centred around being together and exploring the roots of flavour in Scotch single malt whisky 🥃 As our next tasting's theme is distillation, we thought it a good time to release the next article in our Exploring Whisky blog series!

Our Exploring Whisky blog series delves into subjects around the production and history of Scotch whisky. We have already touched upon some fascinating histories, the impact of peat, the regions of Scotland and the first steps on the road to making whisky. This article explores the science of distillation, and how varying methods in production can shape a whisky's underlying character.

Click the link below to read the article, or join us on 3rd November as we explore the impact of distillation through our unique blind tasting experience. How much do these factors really influence the flavour and feel of Scotch whisky? Use the blind tasting to decide!

https://www.azuspirits.co.uk/blog/distillationscotchwhisky

Part of our exploring whisky blog series! The science of distillation, and how varying methods of distillation can impact the final flavour and feel of Scotch single malt.

18/10/2022

We had a great time at our last Whisky Club tasting event at The Cridford Inn! We had some peat monsters to explore and we all came back with different favourites 🥃

We used our blind tasting challenge to explore the influence peat has on Scotch whisky, with six unique single malt whiskies representing a varied selection of peated and unpeated single malts.

Are you joining our next Whisky Club at The Cridford Inn on Thursday 3rd November? Next month we will be exploring disillation in Scotch whisky! With six single malts and of course tasty tapas platters from The Cridford's award winning restaurant ✨ Call the Cridford on 01626 853694 to book your place, we'd love to see you there!

04/10/2022

This Thursday! We're excited ✨ Call 01626 853694 to join us at The Cridford Inn, 7pm 🥃

26/09/2022

We've just added the amazing Octomore 10.4 from the Bruichladdich Distillery to our upcoming tasting event at The Cridford Inn!

Our next tasting in this series, set for Thursday 6th October, explores the impact peat has on Scotch whisky. We have a variety of peated and unpeated single malts to explore. Including food pairings from the Cridford's restaurant, call 01626 853694 to book! 🥃

See more at https://www.azuspirits.co.uk/whiskyclub

Launching on the 1st September 2022, join us at the Cridford Inn to explore the world of Scotch whis

12/09/2022

Whose ready for round 2? We had such fun at our last tasting event delving into the whisky regions of Scotland, in our next Whisky Club tasting we will be exploring peat in Scotch whisky!

Including peated and unpeated expressions from the Bruichladdich and Springbank distilleries in addition to Glen Moray peated and Glenfiddich Fire & Cane, can you identify which expressions are from the same distillery in our blind tasting challenge?

Six single malt whiskies, tapas platters, competitions and prizes. Call 01626 853694 to book your place! ✨

All smiles at our first Whisky Club tasting at The Cridford Inn! Join us on 6th October to explore the various ways peat can affect Scotch whisky 💨

Including peated and unpeated expressions from Springbank Distillers and the Bruichladdich distillery, in addition to Glen Moray Peated and Glenfiddich Fire & Cane. Can you identify which expressions are from the same distillery in our challenge?

7pm start - £35 per person

💥 Six single malt whiskies
💥 Tapas platters
💥 A blind tasting challenge
💥 Competitions & prizes

Call 01626 853694 to book your place!

31/08/2022

Launch date is tomorrow! We hope to see you there for our first tasting in the Whisky Club series. We have tasty tapas platters from The Cridford Inn's restaurant, a blind tasting challenge and a whisky prize to be won! If you haven't booked in yet, call 01626 853694. See you at 7pm!

Tasting; Springbank 15, Kilchoman Machir Bay, Glenfiddich 15 Solera, Dalmore 12, Scapa Glansa and Bladnoch Vinaya ✨

29/08/2022

Whether you're a whisky enthusiast and want to test your palate and discover new flavours, or you are new to whisky and want to be introduced to the rich flavour, history and culture around Scottish single malt, join us this Thursday for our Whisky Club launch at The Cridford Inn ✨

Our first collection of malt whiskies are centred around the whisky regions. Selected from all corners of Scotland, we can explore the extent of regional influence on flavour with our blind tasting whilst exploring the history and production associated with the different regions.

Including;

Springbank 15
Bladnoch Vinaya
Scapa Glansa
Glenfiddich 15 Solera
Dalmore 12
Kilchoman Machir Bay

Tasting platters will be provided from the Cridford's restaurant, and we have a special blind tasting challenge and prize to be won!

7pm this Thursday. Call 01626 853694 to book!