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Upcoming tasting session

Berry Bros & Rudd at the Palace Hotel

Join Glenugie Whisky Club for a special tasting session built around Berry Bros & Rudd independent bottlings, good company and a cracking night of whisky chat in Peterhead.

This one is for members, pals, and anybody who enjoys independently bottled whisky without all the nonsense. Expect quality drams, a relaxed atmosphere, and the usual GWC level of informed chat mixed with a bit of cheerful rubbish.

Get tickets About Berry Bros & Rudd
Date Friday 13th November 2026
Time 7:15 pm for 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Format Guided tasting

Welcome and check-in, then shown to your seats. Grab a beer and we’ll get going. The evening includes 5 or 6 whiskies.

Berry Bros & Rudd tasting event poster
Berry Bros & Rudd Whisky Bottles

What’s included

A proper GWC night out

  • Curated Berry Bros & Rudd tasting flight
  • Hosted session with background on each dram
  • Comfortable venue at the Palace Hotel
  • Relaxed club atmosphere with members and guests
  • Plenty of whisky chat, terrible jokes, and the odd very serious nod over a finish

Tasting line-up

Bottle line-up

The final bottle list will be confirmed closer to the evening.

  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 1 - TBC
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 2 - TBC
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 3 - TBC
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 4 - TBC
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 5 - TBC
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 6 - TBC

Before you attend

Useful notes

  • Over 18s only.
  • Please arrange transport home in advance.
  • Tickets are currently available.
  • Add accessibility requirements, dietary notes, or seating requests in the booking form.
  • For group enquiries, contact the club and we’ll do our best to help.

Tasting profile

Berry Bros & Rudd Whisky Profile

History

Berry Bros & Rudd can trace its roots back to 1698, when the Widow Bourne opened an Italian grocer at No.3 St James’s Street, London. Over time, the business became one of Britain’s most respected wine and spirits merchants.

Its spirits history runs deep too, with own-label cask bottlings recorded from the 19th century. That makes Berry Bros & Rudd a brilliant fit for a club tasting: old-school merchant history, independent bottlings, and enough heritage to make everyone briefly behave themselves.

Whisky Style

Berry Bros & Rudd bottlings usually lean towards balance, maturity and cask-led character rather than gimmicks. Expect a range that may include Speyside fruit, Highland richness, coastal smoke, sherry influence, refill elegance and the odd bottle that starts a table-wide debate.

The style is ideal for a tasting because it lets the spirit and cask do the talking. Translation: plenty to nose, plenty to argue about, and no need for anyone to pretend they can smell “Victorian mahogany” unless they really want to.

Notable Bottlings

  • Berry Bros & Rudd Own Selection
  • Exceptional Casks releases
  • Classic single cask and small batch Scotch releases
  • Blue Hanger blended malt
  • Historic Berry’s bottlings from well-known Scottish distilleries
  • Independent bottlings covering malt, grain and selected world whiskies.

Our Tasting Line-up

The Berry Bros & Rudd tasting line-up will be confirmed and updated here.

  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 1 - details to be confirmed
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 2 - details to be confirmed
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 3 - details to be confirmed
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 4 - details to be confirmed
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 5 - details to be confirmed
  • Berry Bros & Rudd bottle 6 - details to be confirmed

Club Notes

Why It Matters Berry Bros & Rudd gives the club a chance to taste whisky from a historic merchant and independent bottler, with casks that sit well outside standard supermarket-safe core ranges.
Club Connection This tasting is built around a Berry Bros & Rudd line-up at the Palace Hotel, Peterhead, with the usual Glenugie Whisky Club mix of proper whisky chat and friendly nonsense.
Members’ Favourites Members’ favourites will be added after the tasting.
Member View Member notes will be added after the Berry Bros & Rudd tasting. Expect the usual mix of sensible tasting comments, bold opinions and at least one remark that makes no sense after the third dram.