Holyrood Distillery has announced plans to stage Edinburgh’s first three-day beer and whisky festival, The Mash Up, from 3rd to 5th June.
The distillery will welcome some of Edinburgh’s best craft breweries and a selection of Scottish new wave whisky distilleries.
Breweries confirmed include Pilot, Newbarns, Cross Borders, Campervan, Stewarts Brewing, Other World Brewing, Bellfield, Barneys, and Cold Town Beer.
Distilleries include Kilchoman, Clydeside, Nc’Nean, Glasgow Distillery, Isle of Raasay, Wemyss Malts, and Woven.
Guests will have access to Holyrood Distillery’s spirits lab and whisky distillery. They will also get the opportunity to chat with the brewers and distillers. Pizza Geeks will be serving Neapolitan pizzas in the distillery courtyard.
There will also be a Mash Up afterparty taking place at the nearby High Dive bar, priced at £10 per ticket, which includes a beer, cocktail, and whisky hi-ball. Another local drinking spot, Tipsy Midgie, will host an exclusive dram guided tasting.
Holyrood’s distillery manager, Marc Watson, said: “We’re thrilled to be hosting Edinburgh’s first combined beer and whisky festival. It’s an awesome opportunity to bring together some of Edinburgh’s finest breweries and Scotland’s most exciting distilleries.
“We want to put a spotlight on the outstanding brewing and distilling heritage of the city, but also have fun and bring people together to celebrate the delicious tradition of the Scottish ‘half and half!’”
