Cyclist Mark Beaumont to open first Fife Whisky Festival in 2018

It give us great pleasure to announce that Scottish cycling legend Mark Beaumont is gearing up for his latest challenge - as guest of honour at the first Fife Whisky Festival on 10th March in Cupar, Fife.

He said: “As an athlete I drink modestly but have always enjoyed a dram on the right occasion ever since I lived around the corner from The Ben Nevis - a famous whisky and folk music bar in Glasgow.”

Mark will open the event - which he describes as an important boost to the local economy - at 1pm before mingling with festival-goers and enjoying the entertainment.

He said: “Having partly grown up in Fife, I am proud of all the Kingdom has to offer and look forward to coming back and enjoying the Fife Whisky Festival. I’m aware of all the fantastic developments with distilling in the area and, for those who are new to Fife, this festival and events like it are so important in putting Fife firms on the map for travel and business.”

Karen and Justine, organisers of the Fife Whisky Festival commented:

“After years of attending whisky festivals around the world, we are delighted to have the chance to bring an exciting new event to Scotland. Our plans have proved popular with whisky lovers across the country and further afield who’ve been snapping up tickets. And today we’re honoured to announce that Mark Beaumont has taken up our invitation to open the first Fife Whisky Festival and enjoy a few drams.”

There will be more than 25 distilleries and independent bottlers attending the event ensuring a huge range of whiskies for festival goers to try, including Fife’s well-known Kingsbarns Distillery, Lindores Abbey Distillery, Edenmill together with Glen Moray, Isle of Arran Whisky and Springbank Distillery.

Meanwhile, drinks specialists Luvians, who have bottleshops in Cupar and St Andrews, will be on hand as the on-site retailer.

Fife-based musical duo The Coaltown Daisies, famous for producing `The Whisky Song’ which became the theme for last year’s World Whisky Day, are also attending to entertain festival-goers as they enjoy their tasting sessions.

There are two sessions for the Fife Whisky Festival - with the first starting at 1pm on Saturday March 10 and the second beginning at 5pm.