November 29-30 / December 1, 2025
BASE MILANO
Via Bergognone 34 – Milan
Upcoming appointments
Tasting: “Islay Cask Strength”
Thursday 22 May 2025 – 9:00 p.m.
BAR MIAMI - Kennedy Shopping Center - Via Kennedy 28 - BRUGHERIO
For lovers of the island of Islay (the home of peated whisky), we will take a 5-bottle tour of the island to taste 5 cask strength whiskies, including the peatiest whisky on the island Octomore at 128 ppm, 3 Single Casks from Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila and Kilchoman, all topped off with one of the most intriguing expressions of the island: PIG PEAT, a blend of island whiskies including the infamous PORT ELLEN.
From the barrel directly to the bottle, without adding water and not cold filtered.
Tasting:
OCTOMORE (Bruichladdich Distillery) – 14.1 – 57.7%
BIG PEAT (Blended Malt, che include anche Ardbeg, Bowmore e Port Ellen) – Xmas 2022 Edition – 54.2%
BUNNAHABHAIN – Cadenhead’s – 9 Years Old – 58.8%
KILCHOMAN – Single Cask – Kilchoman Day 2024 – 56.7%
CAOL ILA – The Art Collection – 11 Years Old – 56.9%
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whiskey Festival)
The tasting will last approximately 70/80 minutes.
Price €35.00
Tasting: “Guess who made it on Islay”
Tuesday 27 May 2025 – 9:00 p.m.
RING 55 - BAOBAB CAFE' - Via Pietrasanta 14
How many times have you said “I always recognise the peat of Laphroaig”, “Caol Ila is unmistakable”, “You can immediately smell it if it’s Ardbeg”.
In addition to being one of the 60 million coaches of the national football team before the World Cup, you can now also become the most expert in Italy on the island's whisky.
We will be blind tasting 5 distillery bottlings from the 9 Islay distilleries currently bottling.
A playful “exercise” that will surely amaze us.
Andrea will lead us on this journey “blindfolded”.
Tasting:
5 Single malts from 5 distilleries on the island of Islay, with an alcohol content of between 40% and 50%.
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whiskey Festival)
The tasting will last approximately 70/80 minutes.
Price €30.00
“Ardbeg Day 2025” Event
Saturday 7 June 2025 – 4:00 pm
ARDBEG DAY - Pergolesi Area - Via Pergolesi 8 - Milan
The most extraordinary event of the year is about to take off: Ardbeg Day 2025! On June 7, get ready to board the Ardbeg Shuttle and traverse the galaxies of the Smokiverse, a universe where gravity has been pushed to its limits to create a revolutionary whisky.
Live a unique High Gravity Experience: interactive games, cosmic cocktails and an intergalactic dance floor will catapult you into an extraordinary sensorial dimension. At the heart of this odyssey, you will discover the new limited edition Ardbeg Smokiverse: the result of a high gravity experiment that concentrates intense aromas and flavors never explored before.
Dress Code: interstellar, creative, without terrestrial limits. Don't forget to show off your best look!
Masterclass “Ardbeg – Gravity Escape”
Saturday 7 June 2025 – 4:30 pm
ARDBEG DAY - Pergolesi Area - Via Pergolesi 8 - Milan
Come and discover the unique taste of ARDBEG Distillery, the most iconic whisky on the Isle of Islay.
Andrea Giannone will lead us through three classic ARDBEG “drams”, to discover a unique distillery on the island of Islay.
Tasting:
ARDBEG – TEN – 46% ABV
ARDBEG – UIGEADAIL – 54.2% ABV
ARDBEG – CORRYVRECKAN – 57.1% ABV
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whiskey Festival)
The masterclass will last approximately 30 minutes.
Price €15.00
Masterclass “Ardbeg – Event Horizon”
Saturday 7 June 2025 – 5:30 pm
ARDBEG DAY - Pergolesi Area - Via Pergolesi 8 - Milan
Masterclass dedicated to three Limited Editions that have been very successful among ARDBEG lovers.
A unique opportunity for those who have not yet tasted them.
Tasting:
ARDBEG – THE HARPY’S TALE – 13 YEAR OLD – 46% ABV
ARDBEG – THE UNICORN’S TALE – 14 YEAR OLD – 46% ABV
ARDBEG – 8 YEARS OLD (For Discussion) – 50.8% ABV
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whisky Festival)
The masterclass will last approximately 30 minutes.
Price €20.00
Masterclass “Ardbeg – Back to the future”
Saturday 7 June 2025 – 7:00 pm
ARDBEG DAY - Pergolesi Area - Via Pergolesi 8 - Milan
Masterclass dedicated to three bottlings that will make us relive the emotions of ARDBEG's recent past.
Tasting:
ARDBEG – SPECTACULAR – 46% ABV
ARDBEG – ANAMORPHIC – 48.1% ABV
ARDBEG – HEAVY VAPOURS (Committee Release) – 50.2% ABV
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whiskey Festival)
The masterclass will last approximately 30 minutes.
Price €20.00
“Ardbeg Distillery” Tasting
Monday 16 June 2025 – 9:00 p.m.
Mulligans Pub - Via G.Govone 28
Tasting dedicated to the three new releases from Ardbeg, EUREKA, SMOKIVERSE and the latest 19 YEARS OLD, accompanied by two classics from the distillery.
Tasting:
ARDBEG – TEN – 46% ABV
ARDBEG – UIGEADAIL – 54.2% ABV
ARDBEG – EUREKA – 52.2% ABV
ARDBEG – TRAIGH BHAN – 19 YEARS OLD – BATCH 7 – 50.2% ABV
ARDBEG – SMOKIVERSE – 48.3% ABV
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whiskey Festival)
The tasting will last approximately 70/80 minutes.
Price €40.00
“Ardbeg 133” Tasting
Monday 15 September 2025 – 9:00 pm
RING 55 - BAOBAB CAFE' - Via Pietrasanta 14
Tasting Ardbeg 133, or 19×7, or all 7 batches of TRAIGH BHAN, now in its seventh and final release.
A unique opportunity to taste this whisky that will soon become legendary and above all to make comparisons of the 7 simultaneous releases.
The whiskies will be tasted blind and only after the winner has been chosen will we reveal the secret.
1.5 cl doses will be provided.
Speaker: Andrea Giannone (Milan Whiskey Festival)
The tasting will last approximately 80/90 minutes.
Price €50.00
Instructions for Use
The 20th edition of the Milano Whisky Festival & Rum Show will be held from November 29th to December 1st 2025
BASE MILANO – Via Bergognone 34 – MILANO
EVENT OPENING HOURS:
SATURDAY 29th November, from 1pm to 9pm
SUNDAY 30th November, from 1pm to 9pm
MONDAY 1st December, from 11am to 6pm
The 20th edition of the Milano Whisky Festival and Rum Show will be held in the BASE MILANO space in Via Bergognone 34. The Milano Whisky Festival & Rum Show 2025 aims, over an intense 3 days, to be the only event in Italy capable of bringing together the most important distributors and the most renowned distilleries of Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Bourbon, Whisky from the Far East, Rum, Ron and Rhum.
This year too, in addition to the rich program of events and free tastings; there will be no shortage of guided tastings, which will allow visitors and professionals in the sector to gain in-depth knowledge of the quality of the products on the Italian market.
To access the exhibition hall you must purchase the tasting kit including: glass, glass holder and the Scotch Whisky Guide 2026, the kit can be purchased at the entrance to the Festival, or on-line.
Taste your favorite whisky/rum among the over 4000 labels available
The main feature of the Milano Whiskey Festival & Rum Show is the possibility of being able to taste different whiskeys and rums at each stand, for all tastes and budgets, each exhibitor offers its own spirits for tasting starting from 3 Euros per glass ( most do not exceed 5 euros). There is also no shortage of very important whiskeys and rums with long aging or even distilleries that no longer exist. A unique experience, the best of distilleries from all over the world, all brought together in a single room of over 3,000 m2. Don't miss this opportunity.
4000 WHISKEY/RUM, how can you drink them all!
It's very simple, this year too, small bottles (2cl capacity) will be available to visitors to fill with all the whiskeys and rums they want and then taste at home with friends, with the possibility of comparing the various spirits offered.
Buy your favorite whisky/rum from the over 4000 labels available
All exhibitors offer their products for sale, perhaps charging a particular price just for the event, you will have the opportunity to directly purchase what you liked. Inside the Festival you can also pay by debit card and credit card.
Buy bottles for your collection
Thanks to the various collectible bottle stands you will be able to purchase the bottles you have been looking for for a long time or even bottles you didn't know existed. Not just whiskey and rum at the Milan Whiskey Festival & Rum Show, as every year there is no shortage of stands with cognac and armagnac.
Guided tastings – Masterclasses
If you really want to deepen your knowledge of whiskey or rum and have a unique experience, we recommend taking part in one of the scheduled masterclasses.
Location
SPAZIO BASE MILANO
Via Bergognone 34 – Milano (Italy)
How to get
Subway: MM2 Porta Genova (Linea Verde) / MM4 California (Linea Blu)
Bus: 68 – Tram: 14
From Cadorna, Centrale and Garibaldi stations: Metro MM2 (Green Line towards Assago o Abbiategrasso, get off at Porta Genova)
From Linate Airport: Metro MM4 (Blue Line, get off at California)
From Malpensa airport: Malpensa Express train to Cadorna station
From Bergamo airport: Bus to the Central Station
Car:
The BASE MILANO space is located within area B, this area has NO limitations during Saturday and Sunday, therefore you can move freely.
There are several paid parking lots available in the area surrounding the space, including the Esselunga supermarket parking lot.
Best Whisky
No Age category (Whiskey with age not declared on the label)
Gold Medal – Port Askaig – 100° Proof (Elixir Distillers)
Gold Medal – Elements of Islay – Peat (Full Proof) (Elixir Distillers)
Silver Medal – Elements of Islay – Peat & Sherry – Bottled for Velier (Elixir Distillers)
Silver Medal – Michter’s – Barrel Strength Rye (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Michter’s – Small Batch Bourbon (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Tokinoka – Black Sherry (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Mc O’Isles (Art of Whisky)
Daily Whiskey category (Whisky aged between 3 and 12 years)
Gold Medal – Lagavulin – 12 Anni (SR2020) (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Michter’s – 10 Anni Bourbon (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – An Cnoc – 12 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Talisker – 8 Anni (SR2020) (Distillery Bottling)
Connoisseur category (Whisky aged between 13 and 18 years)
Silver Medal – Old Ballantruan – 15 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Whistlepig – 15 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Premium category (Whiskey over 19 years old)
Silver Medal – Pittyvaich – 30 Anni (SR2020) (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Mortlach – 20 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Bunnahabhain – 30 Anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Limited category (Whisky Single Cask)
Gold Medal – Cail Ila – 11 Anni – Bottled for Milano Whisky Festival (Wilson & Morgan)
Bronze Medal – Caol Ila – 25 Anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Bronze Medal – Craigellachie – 14 Anni (A&G Selection)
No Age category (Whiskey with age not declared on the label)
Gold Medal – Clynelish – Game of Thrones (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Ardbeg – Corryvreckan (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Longrow – Peated (Distillery Bottling)
Daily Whiskey category (Whisky con età compresa tra 3 e 12 Anni)
Silver Medal – Lagavulin – Game of Thrones – 9 anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Ardbeg – TEN (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Bowmore – 12 anni (Distillery Bottling)
Connoisseur category (Whisky con età compresa tra 13 e 18 anni)
Gold Medal – Glencadam – Triple Cask – 17 anni (Distillery Bottling)
Premium category (Whisky con età superiore di 19 anni)
Silver Medal – Glencadam – 21 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Tweeddale Evolution – 28 anni
Limited category (Whisky Single Cask)
Gold Medal – Tobermory – 23 anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Gold Medal – Glen Elgin – 30 anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Silver Medal – Macduff – 2006-2019 (Wilson & Morgan)
Bronze Medal – 53.301 (Smws)
Bronze Medal – Macduff – 8 anni (Whisky Gallery)
No Age category (Whiskey with age not declared on the label)
Gold Medal – Ardbeg – Uigeadail (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Laphroaig – Lore (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Kilchoman – Machir Bay (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Talisker – Distillers edition (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Ardbeg – Corryvreckan (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Talisker – Port Ruighe (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Laphroaig – Quarter cask (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Nikka – Coffey Grain (Distillery Bottling)
Daily Whiskey category (Whisky con età compresa tra 3 e 12 Anni)
Gold Medal – Haddock – 12 Anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Gold Medal – Talisker 8 anni (Distillery bottling)
Gold Medal – Ardmore (Caroni finish) – 9 anni (A&G Selection)
Silver Medal – Lagavulin – 12 anni (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Springbank 10 anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Ardbeg – TEN (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Old Pulteney – 12 anni (Distillery Bottling)
Connoisseur category (Whisky con età compresa tra 13 e 18 anni)
Bronze Medal – Lagavulin – Distillers Edition (Distillery Bottling)
Limited category (Whisky Single Cask)
Gold Medal – Glen Grant – 25 anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Silver Medal – Caol Ila – 10 anni (A&G Selection)
No Age category (Whiskey with age not declared on the label)
Gold Medal – Glen Scotia – Victoriana (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – The Glenlivet – Nadurra First Fill 63.1% (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Glenrothes Peated (Distillery Bottling)
Daily Whiskey category (Whisky aged between 3 and 12 years)
Gold Medal – Beathan – 7 Anni (Wilson & Morgan)
Silver Medal – Inchmoan – 12 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Aberlour – 12 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Connoisseur category (Whisky aged between 13 and 18 years)
Gold Medal – Glenrothes – 18 anni (Vintage 1997 – Wilson & Morgan)
Silver Medal – Glen Scotia – 15 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Benromach – 15 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Premium category (Whisky aged between 19 and 25 years)
Gold Medal – Glencadam – 21 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – The Glenlivet – 25 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Inchmoan 1992 – (Distillery Bottling)
Limited category (Whisky Single Cask)
Gold Medal – Glenlivet – Meilklour – 17 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
No Age category (Whiskey with age not declared on the label)
Gold Medal – Aberlour – A’bunadh (Batch 53) (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Ardbeg – Uigeadail (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Highland Park – Dark Origins (Distillery Bottling)
Daily Whiskey category (Whisky aged between 3 and 12 years)
Gold Medal – Glenfarclas – 10 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Balvenie – Doublewood – 12 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Caol Ila – 12 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Connoisseur category (Whisky aged between 13 and 18 years)
Gold Medal – Springbank – Local Barley – 16 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – Talisker – 18 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Bowmore – Darkest – 15 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Premium category (Whisky aged between 19 and 25 years)
Gold Medal – Glenmorangie – 25 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Silver Medal – The Glenlivet (Batch 0216) – 25 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Benriach – Tawny Port – 21 Anni (Distillery Bottling)
Limited category (Whisky Single Cask)
Gold Medal – House Malt – 25 Anni (Vintage 1990 – Butt 55 – Wilson & Morgan)
Silver Medal – Springbank – 21 Anni (Italian Market – Distillery Bottling)
Bronze Medal – Kilkerran – (Vintage 2005 – Italian Market – Distillery Bottling)
Distillery of the Year: Springbank – Campbeltown
Thanks to the strong bond that the distillery maintains with the territory, the respect for traditions and the artisanal care that it preserves in the production process of its Single Malts (Hazelburn, Longrow and Springbank)
DAILY WHISKEY CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – TALISKER SKYE (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – CLYNELISH – 14 anni (Distillery Bottling)
BRONZE MEDAL – HIGHLAND PARK – 18 anni (Distillery Bottling)
CONNOISSEUR CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – CAOL ILA – 25 anni (Vintage 1990) (Wilson & Morgan)
SILVER MEDAL – CLYNELISH – 18 anni (Vintage 1997) (Wilson & Morgan)
BRONZE MEDAL – ARDBEG – UIGEADAIL (Distillery Bottling)
DAILY WHISKEY CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – THE GLENLIVET – 18 anni (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – BOWMORE – 12 anni (Distillery Bottling)
BRONZE MEDAL – CAOL ILA – 12 anni (Distillery Bottling) & GLENMORANGIE NECTAR D’OR (Distillery Bottling)
CONNOISSEUR CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – ARDBEG – UIGEADAIL (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – HOUSE MALT – 23 anni (Wilson & Morgan)
BRONZE MEDAL – ABERLOUR – A’BUNADH (Batch 47) (Distillery Bottling)
DAILY WHISKEY CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – BOWMORE – DARKEST – 15 anni (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – MACALLAN – SIENNA (Distillery Bottling)
BRONZE MEDAL – HIGHLAND PARK – 18 anni (Distillery Bottling)
CONNOISSEUR CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – ABERLOUR – A’BUNADH (Batch 45) (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – CAOL ILA – 12 anni (Vintage 2000) (Silver Seal)
BRONZE MEDAL – CAOL ILA – 18 anni (Vintage 1995) (Wilson & Morgan)
DAILY WHISKEY CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – THE GLENLIVET – 18 anni (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – THE BALVENIE – PEATED CASK – 17 anni (Distillery Bottling)
BRONZE MEDAL – HIGHLAND PARK – 18 anni (Distillery Bottling)
CONNOISSEUR CATEGORY
GOLD MEDAL – THE GLENLIVET – NADURRA – 16 anni (Distillery Bottling)
SILVER MEDAL – HOUSE MALT – 21 anni (Wilson & Morgan)
BRONZE MEDAL – CAOL ILA – 12 anni (Vintage 2000) (Wilson & Morgan)
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