Program and masterclasses
Every edition of Whisky Life! Prague brings exclusive Masterclasses, meetings with international brand ambassadors, limited-edition whiskies and special guests from around the world.
We are currently putting the finishing touches on this year's programme. The full schedule of Masterclasses, guest speakers and accompanying events will be announced soon.
Program
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Program
Friday
4:00–4:30 pm
Charles MacLean's autograph session
7:00 pm
Performance by the Caledonian Club dance troupe – demonstration of Scottish dances
7:30 pm
Award presentation
for contribution to the world of whisky
Saturday
4:00–4:30 pm
Charles MacLean's autograph session
4:45–5:45 pm
Introducing whisky clubs to the public
7:00 pm
Performance by the Caledonian Club dance troupe – demonstration of Scottish dances
8:00 pm
Closing of voting for the Best Whiskey of the Festival
9:00 pm
Announcement of the Best Whisky of the Festival
Masterclasses
Participation in the masterclass is only possible with a valid festival ticket.
Lenka Whyles
Sherry sud – tajemství spojení whisky a sherry
1
Jak může sherry ovlivnit charakter whisky? Proč mají sherry sudy ve skotském whisky průmyslu významné místo?
1. Oloroso sherry 15yo
2. GlenAllachie 12y 46 %
3. Tamdhu 15y 46 %
4. The English Gently Smoked Sherry 11y 46 %
5. Kilkerran 16y 46 %
6. 11. 2026 19:00
950 Kč
Beibhinn O Reilly
The Styles of Irish Whiskey [ENG]
3
1. Teeling Small Batch 46 %
2. Teeling Single Grain 46 %
3. Teeling Single Malt 46 %
4. Teeling Small Batch Santa Teresa 1796 cask finish 46 %
6. 11. 2026 16:00
490 Kč
Bianka Zongorová
Pōkeno: Alchymie země a vody
5
1. Pōkeno Origin 43 %
2. Pōkeno Discovery 43 %
3. Pōkeno The Ring Bearer 46 %
4. Pōkeno The Alchemy 46 %
5. Pōkeno Totara 46 %
6. Pōkeno Winter Malt 48 %
6. 11. 2026 18:00
1 250 Kč
Natalia Livitsanou
Highland Park – živel Orknejských ostrovů [ENG]
7
1. Highland Park 12y 40 %
2. Highland Park 15y 44 %
3. Highland Park 18y 43 %
4. Highland Park 21y 46 %
6. 11. 2026 20:00
550 Kč
Mike Fisher
The English Distillery – Single Cask Releases [ENG]
9
1. The English 14yrs American Refill Oak 56,4 %
2. The English ex Jamaican Rum Cask 10yrs 57,2 %
3. The English Imperial Stout Cask 9yrs 57,9 %
4. The English Heavily Smoked Virgin Oak 12yrs 57,4 %
5. The English Heavily Smoked Sherry Cask 14yrs 56,3 %
7. 11. 2026 16:00
700 Kč
Michal Marešovský
Ikonická kolekce Diageo Distillers Edition
11
1. Cragganmore distillers ed. 2008–2020, Port Cask 40 %
2. Dalwhinnie distillers ed. 2005–2020, Oloroso Cask 43 %
3. Oban distillers ed. 2006–2020, Montilla Fino Cask 43 %
4. Talisker distillers ed. 2010–2020, Amoroso cask 45,8 %
5. Lagavulin distillers ed. 2005–2020, Pedro Ximénez Cask 43 %
7. 11. 2026 18:00
888 Kč
Fraser Heeps
Glasgow 1770 [ENG]
13
1. Triple Distilled White Port Cask Finish 53,3 %
2. Amarone Cask Finish 53 %
3. PX Sherry Spinola Cask 55 %
4. Lightly Peated Bourbon Cask 8y, batch no. 1 54 %
5. Heavily Peated Passito Di Caluso, small batch 57,8 %
7. 11. 2026 20:00
550 Kč
Kryštof Hordina
Arran – whisky v miniatuře
15
1. Arran 10 Years Old – 46 %
2. Arran Sherry Bodega Cask – 55,8 %
3. Arran 14 Years Old – 46 %
4. Arran 10 Years Old Local Barley – 50 %
5. Arran Signature Series No. 4 – Sherry Serenade – 50 %
6. 11. 2026 18:00
590 Kč
Lenka Whyles
Sensory workshop – a guide to the world of tastes and smells [CZE]
2
Can you tell what's in a glass by its smell? And could you one day become a master blender?
1. Glen Scotia Doublewood 46%
2. North British single grain 33y (Thompson Bros.) 40,1%
3. Benromach Peat smoke 2014 46%
4. Springbank 10y 46%
5. Isle of Skye 18y 40% – blend
7 Nov 2026 7 p. m.
€ 49
Shilton Almeida & Yotam Baras
Milk & Honey Distillery
4
1. Christmas Treat – limited edition 49%
2. Apex Fino Sherry Cask, small batch 55.3%
3. Apex ex- Mezcal Cask, small batch 56.7%
4. Elements Heavily Peated Sherry 46%
5. Czech Edition 2026 – Dedication Cask, Peated Sherry PX, exclusive single cask release for Czech Republic 59.8%
6 Nov 2026 5 p. m.
€ 27
Kai Shih
Asian Charm of Kavalan Whisky
6
1. Kavalan Classic 40%
2. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry 40%
3. Kavalan King Car Conductor 46%
4. Kavalan Solist Vinho cask strength
5. Kavalan Solist Port cask strength
6. Surprise bottle
6 Nov 2026 8 p. m.
€ 20
Marco Fois
The Spirit of Japan: Matsui, Kurayoshi & Tottori
8
1. Tottori Bourbon Barrel Japanese Whisky 43%
2. Kurayoshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky 43%
3. Marsui Sakura Cask Japanese Whisky 43%
4. Matsui Misunara Cask Japanese Whisky 43%
5. Matsui Double Cask Japanese Whisky 43%
6. Matsui Peated Japanese Whisky 48%
6 Nov 2026 4 p. m.
€ 19.99
Zdeněk Kortiš
Redbreast – The Legend of Irish Whiskey [CZE]
10
1. Redbreast 12 y.o. 40%
2. Redbreast 12 y.o. Cask Strength B1/23 57.2%
3. Redbreast Pedro Ximenez 46%
4. Redbreast Moscatel 46% new in the Iberian Series
5. Redbreast 18 y.o. 46%
6. Redbreast 27 y.o. Batch 6 55.9%
7 Nov 2026 5 p. m.
€ 49
Vladimír Fogl
133 Years in Five Glasses [CZE]
12
1. Thompson Bros Aldunie Blended Malt 1998 27y 52.5%
2. Thompson Bros Highland Park 2003 22y 55.9%
3. Decadent Drinks Old Islay Bunnahabhain 21y 55%
4. Decadent Drinks Whiskyland Chapter Twenty Seven Imperial 1997 27y 49.5%
5. Decadent Drinks Whiskyland Chapter Twenty Six Braeval 36y 51.6%
7 Nov 2026 6 p. m.
€ 69
Bianka Zongorová
Tullibardine 1488: From Royal Ale to Legendary Whisky [CZE]
14
1. Tullibardine Sovereign 43%
2. Tullibardine Burgundy 43%
3. Tullibardine Sauternes 43%
4. Tullibardine Sherry 43%
5. Tullibardine 15 y.o. 43%
6. Tullibardine The Murray 2013 Cask Strength 56.1%
7 Nov 2026 8 p. m.
€ 31
Lenka Whyles
Workshop senzoriky – průvodce světem chutí a vůní
2
Dokážete podle vůně poznat, co je ve skleničce? A mohli byste se jednou stát master blenderem?
1. Glen Scotia Doublewood 46 %
2. North British single grain 33y (Thompson Bros.) 40,1 %
3. Benromach Peat smoke 2014 46 %
4. Springbank 10y 46 %
5. Isle of Skye 18y 40 % – blend
7. 11. 2026 19:00
1 190 Kč
Shilton Almeida & Yotam Baras
Milk & Honey Distillery [ENG]
4
1. Christmas Treat – limited edition 49 %
2. Apex Fino Sherry Cask, small batch 55,3 %
3. Apex ex- Mezcal Cask, small batch 56,7 %
4. Elements Heavily Peated Sherry 46 %
5. Czech Edition 2026 – Dedication Cask, Peated Sherry PX, exclusive single cask release for Czech Republic 59,8 %
6. 11. 2026 17:00
650 Kč
Kai Shih
Asijské kouzlo Kavalan whisky [ENG]
6
1. Kavalan Classic 40 %
2. Kavalan Concertmaster Sherry 40 %
3. Kavalan King Car Conductor 46 %
4. Kavalan Solist Vinho cask strength
5. Kavalan Solist Port cask strength
6. Tajemná láhev
6. 11. 2026 20:00
500 Kč
Marco Fois
The Spirit of Japan: Matsui, Kurayoshi & Tottori [ENG]
8
1. Tottori Bourbon Barrel Japanese Whisky 43 %
2. Kurayoshi Single Malt Japanese Whisky 43 %
3. Marsui Sakura Cask Japanese Whisky 43 %
4. Matsui Misunara Cask Japanese Whisky 43 %
5. Matsui Double Cask Japanese Whisky 43 %
6. Matsui Peated Japanese Whisky 48 %
6. 11. 2026 16:00
499 Kč
Zdeněk Kortiš
Redbreast – legenda irské whiskey
10
1. Redbreast 12 y.o. 40 %
2. Redbreast 12 y.o. Cask Strength B1/23 57,2 %
3. Redbreast Pedro Ximenez 46 %
4. Redbreast Moscatel 46 % novinka v řadě Iberian Series
5. Redbreast 18 y.o. 46 %
6. Redbreast 27 y.o. Batch 6 55,9 %
7. 11. 2026 17:00
1 190 Kč
Vladimír Fogl
133 let v pěti sklenkách
12
1. Thompson Bros Aldunie Blended Malt 1998 27y 52,5 %
2. Thompson Bros Highland Park 2003 22y 55,9 %
3. Decadent Drinks Old Islay Bunnahabhain 21y 55 %
4. Decadent Drinks Whiskyland Chapter Twenty Seven Imperial 1997 27y 49,5 %
5. Decadent Drinks Whiskyland Chapter Twenty Six Braeval 36y 51,6 %
7. 11. 2026 18:00
1690 Kč
Bianka Zongorová
Tullibardine 1488: Od královského piva k legendární whisky
14
1. Tullibardine Sovereign 43 %
2. Tullibardine Burgundy 43 %
3. Tullibardine Sauternes 43 %
4. Tullibardine Sherry 43 %
5. Tullibardine 15 y.o. 43 %
6. Tullibardine The Murray 2013 Cask Strength 56,1 %
7. 11. 2026 20:00
750 Kč
Lenka Whyles
Sherry cask – the secret of combining whisky and sherry [CZE]
1
How much can sherry shape whisky’s character, and why are sherry casks so important to Scotch whisky?
1. Oloroso sherry 15yo
2. GlenAllachie 12y 46%
3. Tamdhu 15y 46%
4. The English Gently Smoked Sherry 11y 46%
5. Kilkerran 16y 46%
6 Nov 2026 7 p. m.
€ 39
Beibhinn O Reilly
The Styles of Irish Whiskey
3
1. Teeling Small Batch 46%
2. Teeling Single Grain 46%
3. Teeling Single Malt 46%
4. Teeling Small Batch Santa Teresa 1796 cask finish 46%
6 Nov 2026 4 p. m.
€ 20
Bianka Zongorová
Pōkeno: Alchemy of Earth and Water [CZE]
5
1. Pōkeno Origin 43%
2. Pōkeno Discovery 43%
3. Pōkeno The Ring Bearer 46%
4. Pōkeno The Alchemy 46%
5. Pōkeno Totara 46%
6. Pōkeno Winter Malt 48%
6 Nov 2026 6 p. m.
€ 52
Natalia Livitsanou
Highland Park – The Element of the Orkney Islands
7
1. Highland Park 12y 40%
2. Highland Park 15y 44%
3. Highland Park 18y 43%
4. Highland Park 21y 46%
6 Nov 2026 8 p. m.
€ 23
Mike Fisher
The English Distillery – Single Cask Releases
9
1. The English 14yrs American Refill Oak 56,4%
2. The English ex Jamaican Rum Cask 10yrs 57,2%
3. The English Imperial Stout Cask 9yrs 57,9%
4. The English Heavily Smoked Virgin Oak 12yrs 57,4%
5. The English Heavily Smoked Sherry Cask 14yrs 56,3%
7 Nov 2026 4 p. m.
€ 29
Michal Marešovský
The Iconic Diageo Distillers Edition Collection [CZE]
11
1. Cragganmore distillers ed. 2008–2020, Port Cask 40%
2. Dalwhinnie distillers ed. 2005–2020, Oloroso Cask 43%
3. Oban distillers ed. 2006–2020, Montilla Fino Cask 43%
4. Talisker distillers ed. 2010–2020, Amoroso cask 45,8%
5. Lagavulin distillers ed. 2005–2020, Pedro Ximénez Cask 43%
7 Nov 2026 6 p. m.
€ 36.63
Fraser Heeps
Glasgow 1770
13
1. Triple Distilled White Port Cask Finish 53.3%
2. Amarone Cask Finish 53%
3. PX Sherry Spinola Cask 55%
4. Lightly Peated Bourbon Cask 8y, batch no. 1 54%
5. Heavily Peated Passito Di Caluso, small batch 57.8%
7 Nov 2026 8 p. m.
€ 23
Kryštof Hordina
Arran – whisky in a miniature [CZE]
15
1. Arran 10 Years Old – 46%
2. Arran Sherry Bodega Cask – 55,8%
3. Arran 14 Years Old – 46%
4. Arran 10 Years Old Local Barley – 50%
5. Arran Signature Series No. 4 – Sherry Serenade – 50%
6 Nov 2026 6 p. m.
€ 25
Exhibitors
