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Drinkmonger Spirits Fair returns in March
The Drinkmonger Spirits Fair is returning to Mansfield Traquair on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March.
Now in its third year, the event brings together more than 30 producers and over 150 spirits and mixed drinks, positioning it as Scotland’s largest multi-category spirits-tasting event.
Visitors can explore gin, agave spirits (tequila and mezcal), whisky and rum, alongside vermouths and liqueurs, with Japanese sake and shochu introduced as a highlight for 2026.
The event is organised by the team behind Royal Mile Whiskies – winner of the Specialist Spirits Retailer of the Year award at the Spirits Business Awards 2025.
Guests can move freely around the venue, chatting with producers and bartenders and trying drinks neat, mixed or in simple cocktails.
Scottish producers including Pickering’s Gin and North Uist Distillery will appear alongside international brands such as Don Julio, Casamigos, Redbreast and Nikka, with rum producers including Black Tot and Doorly’s also featured, allowing visitors to compare styles across multiple categories in one place.
Visitors can buy their favourite drinks discovered during the event at an on-site shop, the Drinkmonger Festival Shop. A £10 voucher is included with each ticket to the event, redeemable against a purchase of £40 or more, at the Drinkmonger Festival Shop on the day, or later at Drinkmonger Bruntsfield or Pitlochry or online (valid until the end of April 2026).
Sam Brabbs, purchasing manager at The Dormant Distillery Company, said: “We've worked hard over the last few years to make Drinkmonger Spirits Fair feel like the city’s fantastic bar scene under one roof.
“You can wander around, chat to the people behind the drinks, try some cocktails and explore an intriguing range of spirits you might never normally order, and leave with ideas you can actually recreate at home.”
“It’s exciting to see the fair grow into Scotland’s largest multi-category spirits tasting, and we’d love anyone with an interest in spirits to pick up a ticket and come down.”
Held within the ornate halls of Mansfield Traquair, the fair is designed as a social day out as much as a tasting experience, showcasing Edinburgh’s bartending talent and giving visitors the chance to explore a wide range of spirit categories in one place. Tickets cost £35.
Photography: Drinkmonger Spirits Fair
