Tomatin’s Lockdown Whisky Festival is back to raise cash for Maggie's Highlands in Inverness
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Tomatin will raise cash for Maggie’s Highlands at its second virtual whisky festival.
The event, which will be live-streamed on Tomatin’s own YouTube channel on May 9, comes off the back of the success of the first online whisky festival earlier this month, which saw more than 13,000 individuals tune in across the globe.
Now the Highland distillery is back with host Aqvavitae, and new whisky partners, with a view to giving back to the community as they share their expertise and insights.
Maggie’s, a charity which provides practical and emotional support to people living with cancer, is currently unable to see people face-to-face at centres across the UK due to coronavirus.
Jennifer Masson, head of brand for Tomatin Single Malt, said: “From the moment we registered the incredible levels of interest in our inaugural Lockdown Whisky Festival earlier this month, we knew we wanted to recreate that special event again for a second edition.
“We were so disappointed to not be able to support Maggie’s Highlands with their golf day this year, which unfortunately had to be cancelled. They require over £500,000 a year in donations to operate so it really was a no-brainer when it came to who we would support, and we hope this event is able to make a positive difference to them, as well as providing entertainment to whisky fans the world over.”
Andrew Benjamin, centre manager of Maggie’s Highlands, said: “We feel very lucky that, even with everyone’s attention turned to other issues, Tomatin and other whisky brands have chosen to continue to show support. It’s very much appreciated and it’ll go a long way to helping us to support people with cancer and their families over this difficult time.
“I’m no whisky expert, but I will be taking part in a masterclass with the help of Tomatin’s brand ambassador – if nothing else, it’ll be worth tuning in to witness that!”
The whisky brands supporting and featuring in the festival are Blanton’s, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Douglas Laing, Glengoyne, Mackmyra, Old Pulteney, Raasay, Tamdhu and Tomatin.
While the event will be free to attend, viewers will be able to make a donation to Maggie’s Highlands, and all donors will be entered into a competition to win whisky prizes.
Donations can be made at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomatinformaggies
The Lockdown Whisky Festival will begin streaming from 2pm on the Tomatin Distillery YouTube channel.
