Hopscotch: Canada's Only Whisky and Premium Beer Festival
VANCOUVER - Canada's only whisky and premium beer festival is back on November 12 to 17 for its eleventh year.
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THE MAIN FLOOR at last year's Hopscotch Festival where the Vancouver Regiment of the Irish Pipes and Drums entertains the crowd. |
Hopscotch is open to both trade and consumers and this one-of-a-kind festival will showcase scotch whisky and premium beer from around the world.
Start off the festival by attending one of the satellite events, a more intense and intimate introduction to products and people behind them. Events include brewery tours, beer dinners and educational whisky tasting.
During the Grand Tasting Hall, Hopscotch's main event at The Rocky Mountaineer Station on November 16, over 2,000 guests will pass through the Hopscotch doors to sample over 120 products from over 36 exhibitors.
For whisky and beer enthusiasts, complimentary seminars led by industry experts run during the trade and consumer sessions. Experts which include independent whisky consultant, Andrew Starritt, of Cask Strength will discuss the varieties, history, distillation techniques, and subtle flavour differences of whisky.
"There has always been a fanatical sub-culture of whisky enthusiasts in Vancouver, now it is more like an army," says Andrew Starritt, "I have no doubt that Hopscotch Festival has played a huge role in this by making the drink accessible to the masses."
Choose from one of the many satellite events occurring throughout the week. Enjoy an evening at the Macallan Dinner, executive chef Jeremie Bastien of Boneta Restaurant will create a perfectly paired menu with some exceptional offerings from The Macallan, one of the world's most awarded and admired Single Malts.
Don't be fooled into thinking whiskey tasting is a men only trade. Generally speaking, women are better at coming up with allusive descriptors than men, and some of the best noses in the whiskey trade are women.
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TWOMEN are increasingly becoming whisky connoisseurs. This year there is a special Whiskey and Women event at Hopscotch |
Whiskey and Women is an event where women learn to drink whisky like the boys but with a lot more flair!
Robert Ransom, Sales Manager, from Glenfarclas Distillery in Speyside, Scotland promises to change any perceptions of whisky that you may have and empower everyone to make it their drink of choice.
Tickets go on sale October 8 and general admission tickets are $40 and include five free tasting tickets and entry to the seminars. Visit the website www.hopscotchfestival.com to purchase tickets online or call the Festival Box Office (604) 742-1706.
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