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GALLERY: Fife Whisky Festival returns to the Kingdom

Fife Whisky Festival at The Corn Exchange Cupar. Clem Green, Craig Todd and Mark Redpath enjoy a dram at the event. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Fife Whisky Festival at The Corn Exchange Cupar. Clem Green, Craig Todd and Mark Redpath enjoy a dram at the event. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson

Take a look inside Cupar’s Corn Exchange where more than 35 distilleries and independent bottlers showcased their spirits at Fife Whisky Festival.

The Kingdom’s only whisky festival started with an opening dinner at Lindores Abbey Distillery last night. Tickets for the popular festival sold out in two days, which is a new record since launching in 2017.

The St Catherine Street venue hosted two tasting sessions on Saturday for a total of 650 visitors.

Exhibitors included Kingsbarns Distillery, Aberfeldy Distillery, Eden Mill and InchDairnie Distillery outside Glenrothes. St Andrews’ Luvians Bottle Shop, the festival’s on-site retailer, was also on hand for whisky purchases.

The annual festival highlights the renaissance of whisky-making in Fife by bringing together the best whisky producers in the region and beyond.

Since the first event in 2018, Angels’ Share Glass managing director Karen Somerville and Kask Whisky founder Justine Hazlehurst have run the festival.

Karen said: “We’re delighted with the ongoing success of the festival which has got bigger and better every year since we started.

“We’re always pleased to receive great feedback from distillers and festival-goers about how much they’ve enjoyed the festival and how well run it is.

“We’ve very much looked forward to this weekend’s events.”

Our photographer Kenny Smith was there to capture the event.

See if you were spotted at Fife Whisky Festival below…

Val and Sandy Paul, Marianne Brown and Jasper Gillies enjoy a dram on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Festival goers enjoy the selection of Whisky’s on offer from various distilleries from across the country at the Cupar event on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Fife Whisky Festival at The Corn Exchange Cupar. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Festival goers enjoy the selection of Whisky’s on offer. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Lindores Abbey Distillery stall.  Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Festival goers enjoy the selection of Whisky’s on offer from Lindores Abbey Distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Fife Whisky Festival at The Corn Exchange Cupar. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Justine and Hazlehurst Karen Somerville founders and directors of the annual Fife Whisky Festival. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Iain Mundy and Hannah Robinson from the Fife Whisky Company. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Deep in conversation. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Stewart Dick of the Torabhaig distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Andrew Ferguson and Paul McLelland of the Spey distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Lindi Konoso and Josh Fraser of Glenwyvis Distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Amy Stammers and Gordon Wood NcNean distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
George Keeble enjoys a dram at the event on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Ian Urch, Vincent Flint-Hill and David Gilbert on the Glenrothes based Single Cask Distillery stand distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Chris Weir of Eden Mill distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Fife Whisky Festival at The Corn Exchange Cupar. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Festival goers enjoy the selection of Whisky’s on offer from various distilleries from across the country at the Cupar event on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Fife Whisky Festival at The Corn Exchange Cupar. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Various distilleries from across the country at the Cupar on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Clem Green, Craig Todd and Mark Redpath enjoy a dram at the event on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Ewan and Lynne McKinnon enjoy a dram during the event on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Stuart Aubrey, Adam Stafford and Chelsea Aubrey enjoy a dram at the event on Saturday. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Linda Aubrey-Williams and Katia Peel enjoy a dram at the event today. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
The Speyside distillery. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
David Scott, George Keeble and James MacLeod enjoy a dram during the event. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Michael Joy and Paul Moore enjoy a dram. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Fife Whisky Festival festival goer. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Festival goers enjoy the selection of Whisky’s on offer from various distilleries from across the country at the Cupar event. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Left to right Stephen Waugh, Mike Massie, Mike Wright and Daley Smith enjoy a dram. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson
Left to right Wee John, Gary Duncan, Steely Dan, Rab Donaldson ands Mike Guild enjoy a dram. Image: Kenny Smith/DC Thomson

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