Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026
Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 will run from the 18th - 23rd of May. We'll be running tastings and events throughout the week, culminating in our Watt Whisky & Friends Open Day on Sat 23rd May. All events are now available to book below.
18th May
starts: 1:00pmends: 2:00pm
Watt Whisky's Liquid Lunch* Monday
Location: Watt Whisky Shop, 6 Cross St, Campbeltown (what3words ///armrests.promoting.myths)
Join us for a relaxed tasting of 4 drams accompanied by a lively discussion of whisky related topics. These could be current trends, challenges or just rants prompted by what Mark has seen on Facebook recently.
* We are not suggesting this as an alternative to actual lunch. Please do make sure you eat either before or after the tasting.
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18th May
starts: 7:00pmends: 9:00pm
Welcome to the Wee Toon Tasting
Location: Kirk Street Church Hall (what3words ///tastings.wrenching.squashes)
A relaxed 5 dram Watt Whisky tasting to ease you in to the week ahead.
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19th May
starts: 1:00pmends: 2:00pm
Watt Whisky's Liquid Lunch* Tuesday
Location: Watt Whisky Shop, 6 Cross St, Campbeltown (what3words ///armrests.promoting.myths)
Join us for a relaxed tasting of 4 drams accompanied by a lively discussion of whisky related topics. These could be current trends, challenges or just rants prompted by what Mark has seen on Facebook recently.
* We are not suggesting this as an alternative to actual lunch. Please do make sure you eat either before or after the tasting.
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19th May
starts: 7:30pmends: 9:30pm
Battle of the Bottlers
Location: Kirk Street Church Hall (what3words ///tastings.wrenching.squashes)
Watt Whisky, Decadent Drinks, Brave New Spirits
Whose bottles are the best? Whose chat is the chattiest? Find out in this epic indie bottler battle where nothing is at stake and nobody will win anything!
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20th May
starts: 1:00pmends: 2:00pm
Watt Whisky's Liquid Lunch* Wednesday
Location: Watt Whisky Shop, 6 Cross St, Campbeltown (what3words ///armrests.promoting.myths)
Join us for a relaxed tasting of 4 drams accompanied by a lively discussion of whisky related topics. These could be current trends, challenges or just rants prompted by what Mark has seen on Facebook recently.
* We are not suggesting this as an alternative to actual lunch. Please do make sure you eat either before or after the tasting.
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21st May
starts: 1:00pmends: 2:00pm
Watt Whisky's Liquid Lunch* Thursday
Location: Watt Whisky Shop, 6 Cross St, Campbeltown (what3words ///armrests.promoting.myths)
Join us for a relaxed tasting of 4 drams accompanied by a lively discussion of whisky related topics. These could be current trends, challenges or just rants prompted by what Mark has seen on Facebook recently.
* We are not suggesting this as an alternative to actual lunch. Please do make sure you eat either before or after the tasting.
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22nd May
starts: 11:00amends: 12:30pm
Watt a Malternatives Tasting!
Location: Kirk Street Church Hall (what3words ///tastings.wrenching.squashes)
Reset the taste buds after a long week of whisky drinking! Join us for a malternatives tasting featuring Watt Rum and Watt Armagnac as well as some weird and wonderful (or maybe terrible) spirits from around the world. ie random booze from our drinks cupboard that we have acquired over the years!
Tea, coffee and roll and sausage or tattie scone will be provided. We may even throw in a restorative Bloody Mary or something similar! Buy the ticket that corresponds to the roll you want.
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22nd May
starts: 1:00pmends: 2:00pm
Watt Whisky's Liquid Lunch* Friday
Location: Watt Whisky Shop, 6 Cross St, Campbeltown (what3words ///armrests.promoting.myths)
Join us for a relaxed tasting of 4 drams accompanied by a lively discussion of whisky related topics. These could be current trends, challenges or just rants prompted by what Mark has seen on Facebook recently.
* We are not suggesting this as an alternative to actual lunch. Please do make sure you eat either before or after the tasting.
Tickets and info
23rd May
starts: 12:00pmends: 5:00pm
Watt Whisky & Friends Open Day
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Car Park (what3words ///allies.kilts.cubes)
Watt Whisky & Friends is back again - same format but new venue and even more friends joining us for the final open day of the Campbeltown Malts Festival. Join us at Campbeltown Heritage Centre where we’ll have all of the following providing drams and chat; Watt Whisky, 8 Doors, Boutiquey Whisky Company, Brave New Spirits, Decadent Drinks, Elixir Distillers, Little Brown Dog, North Star Spirits, The Whisky Exchange, Spirit of Yorkshire, Whisky Concerto/Cask Le Sens and Woodrows of Edinburgh.
The Heritage Centre will also be open for you to have a look round and visit their Whiskyopolis Exhibition.
You don’t need a ticket - just pay for what you want to taste with our Watt Whisky & Friends tokens, available to buy on the day from our stand.
Please note we will not be using plastic tasting cups for sampling so please feel free to bring your own glass. You will be able to buy glasses on the day or, alternatively, you can pre-order a WW&F Starter Pack of a glass and 5 tasting tokens for £8.
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23rd May
starts: 12:30pmends: 12:50pm
A Dram and a Yarn with 8 Doors
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
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23rd May
starts: 1:15pmends: 1:35pm
A Dram and a Yarn with Brave New Spirits
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
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23rd May
starts: 2:00pmends: 2:20pm
A Dram and a Yarn with Decadent Drinks
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
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23rd May
starts: 2:45pmends: 3:05pm
A Dram and a Yarn with The Whisky Exchange
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
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23rd May
starts: 3:30pmends: 3:50pm
A Dram and a Yarn with Whisky Concerto and Cask Le Sens
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
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23rd May
starts: 4:15pmends: 4:35pm
A Dram and a Yarn with Woodrows of Edinburgh
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
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23rd May
starts: 6:30pmends: 8:30pm
Festival Finale Tasting (aka The Big Whisky Roast)
Location: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Back Hall
Described by some as the highlight of the festival, the final tasting brings together 6 personalities from 6 different whisky companies. And yes, chaos does generally ensue! Expect great drams, lively banter and not much in the way of facts.
Slight change for this year - because we’ve got so many exhibitors they’ll either be doing a Dram and a Yarn session during the day or the Final Tasting in the evening, not both. The evening tasting will be brought to you by; Watt Whisky, Boutiquey Whisky Company, Elixir Distillers, Little Brown Dog, North Star Spirits and Spirit of Yorkshire.
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