Category: Events

Crazy Casks 2021

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As I’m sure you all know by now, one of the most important factors in flavouring a whisky is the cask it spends its maturation period(s) in. Wood holds the properties of what it held before and constantly evolves the spirit it’s currently holding. The Scotch Whisky Association requires oak barrels to be used in order to qualify a drink as a scotch malt whisky from Scotland (amongst other rules), but that still leaves a lot of room for experimentation in Scotland and beyond! Join us for another 6 special samples, with collection once more from our friends at the King’s Parade branch of the Cambridge Wine Merchants.

Event date: Friday 16th April @ 8 PM
Ticket sales closing Friday 9th April
Optional Zoom event & whisky datasheet distributed after

Important Information:
You will be required to collect your sample kit from the Cambridge Wine Merchants on King’s Parade. We will use your email address, provided below, to let you know when they’re available for collection, and to provide you with the Zoom details.
Our virtual events can only go ahead if we know in good time how much whisky we need to buy, pour and pack ready for collection. We may have to cancel this tasting if we don’t sell enough tickets to cover our costs. Full refunds will be given in that case. Refunds will not otherwise be available after ticket sales close, or if you fail to collect your kit within a week of the sent notification.

 

50 cl Tasting 2021

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Accommodating the right numbers of people while presenting 50cl bottles isn’t something we can do so easily when meeting in person. So, having to keep our tastings virtual actually provides us with an opportunity to do something a little different! There isn’t anything profoundly different about whisky in smaller bottles, but it will still be nice to try some of it I think.

Event Date: Friday 12th March @ 8 PM

Ticket sales close on Saturday 27th February

Sample 6 whiskies we wouldn’t ordinarily be trying together at our optional Zoom event, or whenever you’d like to enjoy your tasting kit; we’ll distribute a brief datasheet after the event.

Important Information:
You will be required to collect your sample kit from the Cambridge Wine Merchants on King’s Parade. We will use your email address, provided below, to let you know when they’re available for collection, and to provide you with the Zoom details.
Our virtual events can only go ahead if we know in good time how much whisky we need to buy, pour and pack ready for collection. If we don’t sell enough tickets to cover costs, refunds may be necessary for some or all ticket purchases. Refunds will not otherwise be available after ticket sales close, or if you fail to collect your kit within a week of the sent notification.

 

Blind Tasting 2021

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Whisky offers a great range of things to taste, smell and observe, but naturally, our perception and enjoyment of these things can be affected by numerous factors as well. The name on the bottle (or tube this last few tastings), the age, the strength, the style, the location of its origin.

In this tasting, we’re going to take all that information away from you and present you with 6 drams so we can start from the basics in judging our enjoyment. Maybe we can play a few guessing games too along the way, but I promise this time, they’ll all be whisky!

Event Date: Friday 26th February @ 8 PM
Ticket sales close on Wednesday 17th February

Important Information:
You will be required to collect your sample kit from the Cambridge Wine Merchants on King’s Parade. We will use your email address, provided below, to let you know when they’re available for collection, and to provide you with the Zoom details.
We may have to cancel this tasting if we don’t sell enough tickets to cover our costs. Full refunds will be given in that case. Refunds will not otherwise be available after ticket sales close, or if you fail to collect your kit within a week of the sent notification.

 

Christmas Tasting 2020

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Christmas Tasting
Christmas is often depicted as happening in front of roaring open fires, with tables pilled high, and with bellies full of treats. It is also a time for giving, and while we at CUWAS can’t give you everything, we can give you some whisky samples that ooze Christmas cakes and roaring peat fires.

Friday 4th December

This tasting is about whiskies that smell and taste like Christmas. Typically sherried, whether peated or not, they evoke memories of heavy fruit sponges and bring a warmth to your belly. A virtual gathering to bring us all together at the end of a term like no other, and a year like no other. Gather your friends, bring your ugly jumpers, share some mince pies, dried fruits or chocolate while we sample and discuss.

Ticket sales are open early as we are trying to cater to a bigger audience than we have done so far. Member discounts apply using the password you’ve been sent as the coupon code. Look for the little green tick before you click to buy.

IMPORTANT
Our virtual events can only go ahead if we know in good time how much whisky we need to buy, pour and deliver. If we don’t sell enough tickets to cover costs, refunds may be necessary for some or all purchases. We are limited to delivery within Cambridge. Ticket sales will close on Friday 20th November, two weeks before the event to give us preparation and distribution time. Please buy early to avoid disappointment. Once ticket sales have closed we won’t be able to offer refunds.

Our attendees are primarily students and we plan to use the university’s internal mailing system for distribution of the whisky samples where possible. If this system, or college access, becomes disrupted by developments with COVID, we may have to cancel and refund purchases.

It is essential that you provide us with as much delivery information as possible via the name and college text boxes above the PayPal button. You may arrange with a partner or friend if you don’t have college access yourself and you should use their name in the form if this is the case. If you have no access to a college pigeon-hole, we can arrange for hand delivery within Cambridge using your PayPal payment details. Please do contact us with queries and to confirm addresses/pigeonholes/details for delivery if you’re concerned!

Tour of Scotland

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For our first virtual tasting EVER we’ll be taking you on a tour of Scotland from the comfort of your own home. Scotland is the biggest producer of whisky in the world and has a long history of making the spirit. Styles have evolved over hundreds of years to the point where today we have 6 regions of Scotland for us to explore. Your ticket purchase will include a tasting sample kit delivered to you (within Cambridge).
Friday 6th November @ 8 PM
 It would be impossible to cover all of the variations in one evening’s worth of samples, but our goal is to introduce to you what scotch whisky can offer. Don’t worry if you know it all already, we still have 6 whiskies for you to try, so you should be able to find something new. We’ll announce details of how to join the virtual event itself nearer to the time but we hope to emulate the social presentation-discussion style that we have at our in-person tastings.

Membership discounts and early access apply.

IMPORTANT

Our virtual events can only go ahead if we know in good time how much whisky we need to pour and deliver. If we don’t sell enough tickets we can’t go ahead with the event and all purchases will be refunded. We are limited to delivery within Cambridge. Ticket sales will close on Friday 23rd October, two weeks before the event to give us preparation and distribution time. Please buy early to avoid disappointment! Once ticket sales have closed we won’t be able to offer refunds.

We plan to primarily use the college pigeon-hole system for distribution of the whisky samples. Therefore, it is essential that, if you can, you provide us with a name and college in the text boxes above the PayPal button. This could be a partner or friend you’ve arranged with if you don’t have college access yourself. In cases where someone has no access to a college pigeon-hole, we can arrange for hand delivery within Cambridge using your PayPal payment details. Please do contact us with queries!

 

Squash Event

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Back in Cambridge? Trapped in your college and feeling like your freshers experience just won’t be the same? Or yearning to sample some whisky with friends for any number of reasons?

Well fear not, our traditional freshers squash (an informal social event) is still happening… virtually! Slightly different to our normal tastings, this event is about trying something new socially and learning a bit about the society as well as it is about trying whisky.

Friday 16th October @ 8 PM

We are going to be delivering a small whisky sample pack to ticket holders and providing access to a voice, video and text platform so that attendees can talk to old and new friends and meet the committee while we all try the whisky. We’ll send out a link for the platform closer to the time as we’re finalising that plan.

So click the link and a buy ticket, get the academic year started with friends and whisky!

IMPORTANT
Our virtual events can only go ahead if we know in good time how much whisky we need to pour and deliver. If we don’t sell enough tickets we can’t go ahead with the event and all purchases will be refunded. We are limited to delivery within Cambridge. Ticket sales will close on Friday 9th October, one week before the event to give us preparation and distribution time. Please buy early to avoid disappointment! Once ticket sales have closed we won’t be able to offer refunds.

We plan to primarily use the college pigeon-hole system for distribution of the whisky samples. Therefore, it is essential that, if you can, you provide us with a name and college in the text boxes above the PayPal button. This could be a partner or friend you’ve arranged with if you don’t have college access yourself. In cases where someone has no access to a college pigeon-hole, we can arrange for hand delivery within Cambridge using your PayPal payment details. Please do contact us with queries!