{"id":79967,"date":"2025-05-06T13:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=79967"},"modified":"2025-05-06T13:51:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T12:51:33","slug":"a-journey-for-the-senses-london-heathrow-launches-whisky-social-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/a-journey-for-the-senses-london-heathrow-launches-whisky-social-club\/","title":{"rendered":"A journey for the senses: London Heathrow launches Whisky Social Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

This May, Heathrow is relaunching its annual whisky festival with a bold new twist. Introducing Whisky Social Club, an immersive experience celebrating the flavours and traditions of whisky.<\/p>\n

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In partnership with Avolta, Heathrow is rolling out the celebration across all four terminals, offering passengers a taste of something special. With Heathrow exclusives, limited-edition bottles and whisky-themed dishes curated especially for Whisky Social Club, the event highlights that duty-free pricing is only the beginning of what makes Heathrow\u2019s whisky offering so unique.<\/p>\n

Throughout May, passengers can experience a series of new, interactive events and pop-ups including:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free whisky tastings and expert-led masterclasses<\/strong> \u2013 led by brand ambassadors from iconic names including Glen Moray, Bowmore, Tomintoul, Glen Scotia, Fable, Glenfiddich and Pernod Ricard
\nMiss Whisky\u2019s Signature Food Pairings<\/strong> \u2013 indulge in perfectly matched pairings of chocolate or cheese with premium drams on four special dates, curated by whisky expert and content creator Alwynne Gwilt (aka Miss Whisky)
\nLive engraving stations<\/strong> \u2013 passengers can personalise a bottle of whisky for the perfect gift or memorable travel keepsake
\nInnovative tasting tech<\/strong> \u2013 simply lift a featured whisky bottle at a ‘Lift & Learn’ station in one of Heathrow\u2019s departure lounges and watch tasting notes and brand stories appear on-screen<\/p>\n

During Whisky Social Club, travellers will have exclusive access to travel retail-only releases available at Heathrow including Fable\u2019s The Lighthouse, McArthur, Gulls and London Edition whiskies.<\/p>\n

Perfect for foodies and flavour-seekers, Heathrow\u2019s restaurants are joining the celebration with bespoke whisky-inspired dishes and cocktails available at participating restaurants throughout the terminals:<\/p>\n

Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen, Terminal 2<\/strong>: Ribs & Wings with a spicy Monkey Shoulder whisky glaze (\u00a328.45)
\nShan Shui, Terminal 2<\/strong>: Wok-fried Whiskey Vermicelli Prawns (\u00a315.95)
\nCaviar House & Prunier, Terminal 3<\/strong>: Scottish Smoked Salmon with Woodford Reserve (\u00a327.95)
\nThe Curator, Terminal 3<\/strong>: The Godfather Sour \u2013 whisky, Disaronno, lemon juice, sugar syrup and bitters (\u00a312.50)
\nSpuntino, Terminal 3<\/strong>: New York Sour \u2013 bourbon, sour mix, Cointreau and Merlot float (\u00a312.00)
\nPilots Bar & Kitchen and Co-Pilots Bar & Kitchen, Terminal 4<\/strong>: Traditional Cranachan with Scottish raspberry compote, heather honey and whisky cream (\u00a38.25)
\nGordon Ramsay Plane Food, Terminal 5<\/strong>: Matcha Sour \u2013 Jameson Black Barrel whiskey, matcha syrup, lemon juice, pineapple juice and egg white (\u00a315.00)<\/p>\n

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Fraser Brown, Retail Director at Heathrow, said: \u201cOur vision for Whisky Social Club was to bring to life the timelessness and character of whisky for passengers travelling through Heathrow. This immersive experience showcases the best of British and global whiskies and invites passengers to discover something new, personal and flavourful, whether as a gift or a souvenir of their travels.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Alwynne Gwilt, aka Miss Whisky, commented: \u201cWhisky, like air travel, can take you on a journey around the world and offer a window into centuries of tradition. I\u2019m proud to partner with Avolta and Heathrow to introduce travellers to unique flavour combinations that can only be unlocked through the signature food pairings I\u2019ve curated for Whisky Social Club.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As part of the celebration, Heathrow Rewards members can enjoy double points at participating restaurants from 1 May along with the chance to enter a Glen Moray prize draw, offering two tickets to the 2025 Senior Open Championship at Sunningdale this July.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No travel plans in May? No problem. Whisky Social Club can also be enjoyed from home with exclusive guides, tasting tips from Miss Whisky and prize competitions available at heathrow.com\/whisky.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heathrow also offers a free Reserve & Collect service for a smooth airport shopping experience. Visit boutique.heathrow.com to explore brands across the airport and reserve your favourites for pickup before take-off.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To ensure everyone reaches their destination safely, Heathrow reminds passengers to always drink responsibly when travelling. Liquor purchased in World Duty Free stores should not be consumed in the airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This May, Heathrow is relaunching its annual whisky festival with a bold new twist. Introducing Whisky Social Club, an immersive experience celebrating the flavours and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":79972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[535,1476,1,477,7093,7099,7098,7097],"tags":[497,377,13486,69,39,105,16217,216,103,273],"class_list":["post-79967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duty-free-retailers","category-hunter-business","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luxury","category-spirits","category-wine-champagne","category-wines-spirits","tag-airport-duty-free","tag-airport-shopping","tag-avolta","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-heathrow","tag-london-heathrow-whisky-social-club","tag-travel-retail","tag-whisky","tag-world-duty-free"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79979,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79967\/revisions\/79979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}