Spirit of Speyside:Distilled cancelled due to Coronavirus
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THE Spirit of Speyside: Distilled festival has been cancelled.
The two-day food and drink celebration, usually held in Elgin Town Hall, was planned to take place from August 28-29 and had anticipated around 1400 visitors.
With ongoing uncertainties surrounding the lifting of Scotland’s lockdown and social distancing restrictions, the festival board took the decision to cancel.
Distilled brings Speyside’s world-famous whisky distillers together with gin, vodka, craft beer and artisan food producers under one roof.
It has become a popular date in the Moray-Speyside calendar since it started in 2016.
James Campbell, chairman of the Spirit of Speyside Festivals said: “We are saddened to announce this year’s Distilled food and drink festival will not go ahead, and we know our visiting guests and the local community will be naturally disappointed to hear this news.
“We now turn our thoughts to 2021 and how we can rally our world-class community of distillers and producers together as we aim to create an even bigger and better calendar of events that will go over and above expectations.
"We look forward to welcoming friends from home and abroad back to the region next year for our popular Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, as well as our gin and distilled festivals.”
