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Premier whisky festival in the Baltics

Event Guide

Opening Dinner

Is there sherry in my whisky?

Friday, 11 September B7 · Ausekļa iela 7 Dinner at 19:00

The night before Riga Whisky & Friends, Billy Abbott and Diego Borrás join chef Valters Zirdziņš at B7 for a dinner built around whisky matured in sherry and other wine casks.

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Opening Dinner at B7

What to drink?

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Masterclasses

Great whisky comes with great stories. Our masterclasses bring those stories to life through exclusive tastings led by international guests and leading local ambassadors.

Masterclass Tickets
16:30

Anatomy of a Dram: What Makes Whisky Taste

Jack Fraser-Foulkes
Whyte & Mackay Area Development Manager
€10
17:30

Whisky Around the World

Billy Abbott
€10
18:30

Discovering Sherry Casks

Diego Borrás
€10
19:30

Glenfiddich: history that changed the single malt world

Drew Scott
€10

Tasting Tokens

1 TOKEN = €7

Special pours · 20 ml tastings

How it works

For the rare pours.

Buy tokens at the Mākonis cocktail bar, then exchange them for selected rare whisky drams — or for cigars at the OAK Lounge.

One tasting token costs €7
Whisky tasting pours are 20 ml
Look for the pink token symbol in the drinks guide

Around the festival

Whisky is only part of the evening. Take a detour for cocktails, bottles to take home, a hands-on workshop or a cigar in the courtyard.

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Whisky bar

Try whisky cocktails created specially for Riga Whisky & Friends and available only at the bar.

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Whisky shop

Found a bottle worth taking home? Pick up your festival favourites here until 20:00.

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Cocktail workshop

Get behind the bar, learn to mix a whisky cocktail yourself and, naturally, drink it.

In the backyard

OAK Lounge cigars

Settle in with a fine cigar and give the evening a little more time.

Food Court

Open a kitchen to see what is being served and the festival prices.

Coffee stop

Tiny Giant Coffee

Grab a proper coffee – or add a splash of Tinner Bros whisky liqueur.