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  • An Evening with Charlie MacLean

    • 30 Jun 2022
    • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    • WYNNS HOTEL, 35-39 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 C9F8
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    For our next event we have invited renowned whisky writer Charles MacLean over from Scotland. We have asked Charlie to select his current favourite whiskies from the six whisky regions of Scotland and we will sample whiskies from the following distilleries.

    Lowland - Kingsbarns

    Highland - GlenDronach 

    Speyside - Cragganmore

    Campbeltown - Glen Scotia

    Island - Talisker

    Islay - Kilchoman

    It promises to be a fantastic evening and certainly not one to be missed.

    Tickets will go on sale to members at 7 p.m. Wednesday 22nd June.

    If there are any tickets left over they will be available to members guest at 7 p.m. Friday 24th June.

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