W HISKEY TASTING KICKS OFF CELTIC FEST!


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2017

March 10 event features 7 whiskey samples

St. Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine Celtic Festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10 by celebrating the best in Celtic whiskies. Seven offerings include tastings of Irish and Scotch whiskeys. The event is sponsored by Jameson Irish Whiskey.

Participants will learn about the background of each - and learn the history and facts about the different regions where the whiskies are created.  Tickets are $45 per person and seating is limited. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. in the VIP Tent at Francis Field, 29 W. Castillo Drive, downtown St. Augustine. Tickets are available at CelticStAugustine.com 

Whiskey offerings include:

Jameson Irish Whiskey
Produced at the Midleton Distillery, Jameson is Ireland's quintessential Irish blend, a classic. Jim Murray even awarded it an incredible 95 points!

Jameson Irish  Whiskey "Black Barrel"
AKA Small Batch - a super release from Jameson, with a high proportion of Irish pot still whiskey as well as small batch grain. The result is an increased body and level of richness when compared to the core expression. It's aged in double charred first fill bourbon casks (black barrels).

Jameson Irish Whiskey "Caskmate's Stout Edition"
Jameson Caskmates is an intriguing release. Having sent some of their casks to the local craft stout brewers at Franciscan Well, the casks were returned to Midleton where they were subsequently used to give a stout finish to Jameson!
 

Redbreast 12 Yr Irish Whiskey
A delightful Pure Pot Still Irish whiskey, Redbreast 12 is highly praised by Jim Murray and a host of other notable whisky critics. Named 'Overall Irish Whiskey of the Year' at the 2013 Irish Whiskey Awards, we can't get enough of it.
 

Midleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey
It's the 2016 edition of the annually-released Midleton Very Rare, an annually-awesome Irish blended whiskey from the eponymous distillery. This was drawn exclusively from American oak barrels selected by Master Distiller Brian Nation. One of Irelands most sought after bottlings.

Aberlour 12 Yr Old Non-Chill Filtered Scotch Whisky
No whisky was chill filtered in the making of this Aberlour, keeping all the flavor from the cask in the whisky, not the filter. It is a 12 year old expression of Highland single malt Scotch whisky with an absolutely gorgeous amber hue, radiant like the sun.

Glenlivet "Nadurra" Peated Whisky Cask Finish
A special release Cask Edition Glenlivet. Matured in first-fill ex-bourbon casks before a finishing period in casks that previously held heavily peated (Speyside peat) Scotch Whisky.

CELTIC FESTIVAL

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival was voted the Best Festival in St. Augustine and was the 2016 winner of Jacksonville's Bold City Best Concert/Event. The annual event is set for March 10-12, 2017 at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine.

The event features international bands Emmet Cahill, Albannach, and the Dublin City Ramblers and headliner The Real McKenzies, performing for the first time in St. Augustine. National bands Emish, Seven Nations, and Whiskey of the Damned will be on stage, along with regional group Jig to a Milestone.

Find the CELT in YOU in America's Oldest Celtic City

The three-day St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is arguably the finest Celtic event in the United States, according to the international bands who perform here. The festival is set for March 10-12 in downtown St. Augustine, featuring internationally acclaimed Celtic bands, a pre-festival Whiskey Tasting, Highland games, Celtic shopping and food, live music, two stages, and a variety of entertainment - and the ONLY St. Patrick's Day parade in Northeast Florida begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11.

Tickets are available at CelticStAugustine.com . Festival tickets may also be purchased at Ann O'Malley's Irish Pub located at 23 Orange Street, Prince of Wales Restaurant at 54 Cuna Street, and Aunt Matilda's Steampunk Trunk at 106 St. George Street, downtown St. Augustine .

The St. Augustine Celtic Music & Heritage Festival is produced by Romanza - St. Augustine and is funded in part by St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and by Visit Florida.


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