Taste what you see on the screen.

Single Malt Whisky: The Islay 8

Opening Night, Wednesday October 17, 2012
At The New York Distilling Company, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

 Doors open at 7:00pm

Featuring Chef Chris Rendell of The Highlands Restaurant Group

Hosted By and Benefiting The Food Bank For NYC

Tickets: $125

Early event details below.  More information to be added.

The Films

  • Whisky: The Islay Edition, Dir. Olav Verhoeven, 59:58 minutes, U.S. Premiere.  This feature documentary transports the viewer to a sanctum of the Scottish gold. It evokes the finesses of the liquor, the art of the tasting, the craft of the distillation, the history of the distilleries and the richness of the isle of Islay itself.  View Trailer
  • The Benevolent Butcher: Bacon, Dir. Scott Pitts, 1:23 minutes, World Premiere.
  • Cook Book, Dir. Martin Briggs-Watson & Andrew William Robb, 6:25 minutes, U.S. Premiere. A hapless bachelor struggles to cook a romantic dinner and gets some unexpected help from his kitchen appliances.

The Whisky

  • Ardbeg
  • Bowmore
  • Bruichladdich
  • Bunnahabhain
  • Caol Ila
  • Kilchoman
  • Lagavulin
  • Laphroaig

 

The Foods


Paired Scottish menu by Chef Chris Rendell and
The Highlands Restaurant Group

Plus Bacon wrapped filet, select treats from Jarlsberg and Woolwich Dairy, and more.

 

     

Watch the trailer for Whisky: The Islay Edition

Festival Director George Motz * Executive Producer Seth Unger * Festival Mixologist Allen Katz

 

This event will take place at:
The New York Distilling Company
405 Leonard Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Note: Details are subject to change without notice.

BY ENTERING AND BY YOUR PRESENCE HERE YOU CONSENT TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED, FILMED, AND RECORDED AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH PHOTOGRAPHS, FILMS, AND RECORDINGS OF YOU MAY BE USED IN ANY AND ALL MEDIA AND FOR ANY PURPOSE THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE IN PERPETUITY WITHOUT COMPENSATION OR CREDIT TO YOU. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ALL PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMING, AND RECORDING WILL BE DONE IN RELIANCE ON THIS CONSENT GIVEN BY YOU.