The 29th Annual NB Spirits Festival
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Schedule

This is the current schedule for the 2026 NB Spirits Festival. Specific events, presenters, timing and pricing are all subject to change.

Prices are exclusive of HST and Eventbrite fees.

Please ensure to have a hearty meal prior to attending tastings/masterclasses and the Friday Showcase.

Date Time Price Event Name Presenter Venue
Tuesday
Nov. 17		 6:00pm $120 Planteray Rum Dinner Guilluame Lamy
Wednesday
Nov. 18		 5:00pm to 6:15pm Opening Reception
(for Whisky Dinner ticket holders only)		 Old Government House
6:30pm $150 The Whisky Dinner Martine Nouet & Lucas Twyman
Thursday
Nov. 19		 11:45am to 1:15pm $95 Irish Whiskey Lunch Martine Nouet & Chris Purdy
2:00pm to 4:00pm Whisky & Art: A Feast for the Senses Martine Nouet & Ray Cronin Beaverbrook Art Gallery
3:30pm to 4:45pm $35 Whisky In Cinema Jesse Hiltz
$35 House of Suntory Japanese Whiskies Chris Purdy
5:30pm to 6:45pm $35 Ardnamurchan Carl Crafts
$35 Amrut Indian Whiskies Carmanah Judith
$35 Aultmore Lucas Twyman
$35 Bruichladdich Johanne McInnis
$35 Bunnahabhain, Deanston & Tobermory Dan Vienneau
$35 Douglas Laing Whiskies Dougal Barr
$35 Glasgow 1770 Distillers Niall Hall
$50 Highland Park Expressions Emmett Hossack
$35 Liquid Gold & Coastal Embers Simon Hooper & Ben Lemieux
$35 Redbreast, Blue Spot & Jameson Steven Lewis
$35 Spring Mill Distillery Cooper Sleeman
$35 Tullibardine Manon Lledo
7:30pm to 8:40pm $35 Bowmore Tristan Davis
$35 GlenAllachie Pierre Mullin
$35 Glenfarclas Johanne McInnis
$35 Glenfiddich/Balvenie Jamie Johnson
$35 Glenmorangie Bry Simpson
$35 The Macallan John MacPherson
$40 Martine Nouet Martine Nouet
$35 Masahiro Distillery Whiskies Carmanah Judith
$35 Planteray Rum & Stade's Rum Guilluaime Lamy
$35 Spey Distillery Andrew Ferguson
$35 Tomintoul/Glencadam Cody Reynolds
$35 Wisers Canadian Whiskies Dr. Don Livermore
9:00pm to 10:30pm $35 Ardbeg Bry Simpson
$35 The Building Blocks of Dewar's Lucas Twyman
$35 Canadian Club /Alberta Distillers Mike McLean
$35 Glen Grant/Forty Creek Chris Collins
$35 Glen Moray Josiah McLain
$35 He Said/She Said Johanne McInnis & Alex Hendry
$35 Kilchoman Colin Boyd
$35 Laphroaig Tristan Davis
$35 Shinobu Japanese Whiskies Carmanah Judith
$35 Wolfburn Distillers Mark Westmorland
Friday
Nov. 20		 8:30am to 9:45 $65 Douglas Laing Breakfast Dougal Barr
9:30am to 11:00 $70 JP Wiser's Rare Dr. Don Livermore
11:45am to 1:15 $75 Sleemans Spring Mill Distillery Lunch Martine Nouet & Cooper Sleeman
11:45am to 1:15 $85 Etsu Japanese Gin Lunch John Donovan
1:45pm to 3:15 $135 Springbank - The Finishes Emmett Hossack
3:00pm to 5:30 *$225 The Ultimate Master Class (UMC) is back! * price is for a combined UMC + VIP ticket
5:30pm to 10:00 $175 VIP Showcase Access Combined Ballrooms
6:45pm to 10:00 $125 The Festival Showcase Combined Ballrooms
Saturday
Nov. 21		 10:30 to 11:45 $75 The Collectors Frank Scott & Friends
11:45am to 1:30 $95 The Gin Lunch Johanne McInnis
12:30pm to 2:00 $140 The Chairman's Dram Frank Scott
2:30pm to 4:30 $50 Mix It Up: An Interactive Cocktail Class Aaron Malley
2:45pm to 4:15 $150 Closed Distilleries Mark Gillespie
6:00pm $125 World Whisky Dinner Martine Nouet, Carmanah Judith & Niall Hall Combined Ballrooms
You must be at least 19 years of age to attend this event.