As the autumn breeze kicks in, what better way to warm yourself up than joining us in the Atrium Bar for a whisky tasting!
On Friday 24 October whisky enthusiast Martyn Miller will be taking you through four of the finest whiskies from Scotland. The tasting will be part of Ken Loach: A Retrospective, and followed by his humorous and uplifting The Angels' Share.
We’re also excited to be partnering up with Auld Hag's The Shoap for the event. This Scottish deli on the top of St John’s Street boasts a wonderful selection of Scottish produce, making the tastiest slices and pies in central London, and can be found a couple of minutes away from Angel Station. They will be providing traditional oat cakes to enjoy during the tasting, and setting up a pop-up shop for you to buy Scottish scran to take home.
Event timings:
19:00 Whisky tasting
20:45 Time for drinks & pop-up shopping from Auld Hag
21:15 Screening of The Angels' Share
23:00 Expected finish
Tickets are £35 each and include the whisky tasting, as well as an unallocated seat for the screening. They are restricted to 2 per member, meaning you can bring a pal along, even if they're not a member.
About the film:
Set in Glasgow, Scotland, The Angels' Share tells the story of a young father who narrowly avoids a prison sentence. He is determined to turn over a new leaf and when he and his friends from the same community payback group visit a whisky distillery, a route to a new life becomes apparent. More light-hearted than some of his earlier films, this warm, funny caper from Ken Loach is set in Glasgow, with a cast of non professional, first-time actors. The film won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2012.
The film will be screened with English subtitles.
About Martyn Miller:
Martyn Miller is a veteran of the wines and spirits industry having joined a wine retailer in 1985. He has taught wine appreciation and ran wine and whisky tasting sessions as well as writing commercial literature on wine, beer and whisky.
About Auld Hag & The Shoap:
In the midst of lockdown, Gregg Boyd followed up on a life long mission to set up a Scottish food and drink business in London. After running a stall at various food markets and a pop-up in a Walthamstow-based brewery, they have now opened a Scottish cafe, bakery and deli right by Angel station. The Times wrote about The Shoap: '...which serves up Stornoway black pudding, Lorne sausage, tattie scones, smoked fish from Arbroath, Highland venison, Cullen skink, Glasgow rolls, Dundee cake and Aberdeen butteries, has been inundated since it opened its doors last month in Islington.'
