World Whisky Day

Annual whisky celebration day

World Whisky Day

Status| active
Date(s)| Third Saturday in May
Frequency| annually
Founder| Blair Bowman
Attendance| 250,000(est.)
Area| Worldwide
Organised by| Hot Rum Cow
Website| World Whisky Day

World Whisky Day was founded in 2012 and falls on the third Saturday of May each year.[1]

## Founding

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World Whisky Day was founded in 2012 by Blair Bowman while studying at the University of Aberdeen.[2][3][4]

## Participation

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Participants are encouraged to drink whisky on the day at events which may be officially registered on the World Whisky Day website. Others participate via social media using the #worldwhiskyday hashtag.[5]

The organisers estimate that approximately 250,000 people participated in registered events during the 2014 World Whisky Day.[6]

In 2015, World Whisky Day events were registered on all seven continents.[7]

## Sale

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World Whisky Day's assets were sold in February 2015 to the drinks magazine, Hot Rum Cow.[8][9]

## Recognition by the Scottish Parliament

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The day was recognised by Members of the Scottish Parliament in a motion in May 2014[10] and again in 2015.[11]

## Partnerships

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A World Whisky Day blend was produced in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by Master of Malt.[12]

The day publicly supports the charitable organization Just a Drop.[13][14]

## See also

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* Liquor portal
* Society portal

* List of food days
* International whisk(e)y day
* National Bourbon Day

## References

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1. ^ "When is WWD". worldwhiskyday.com.
2. ^ "World Whisky Day launched by Aberdeen student Blair Bowman". BBC News. 27 March 2012.
3. ^ "Whisky Day to be held yearly". Herald Scotland.
4. ^ "The first ever World Whisky Day takes place this week, brainchild not of a big nose in the industry but a 21-year-old student". scotsman.com.
5. ^ "Tweets about #worldwhiskyday hashtag on Twitter". twitter.com.
6. ^ "World Whisky Day 'set to attract 200,000 people'". BBC News. 17 May 2014.
7. ^ McKay, Fiona. "Whisky celebration day toasted with ice... in Antarctica". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
8. ^ "Six figure deal for Scots World Whisky Day creator". scotsman.com.
9. ^ "Hot Rum Cow Takes the Helm at World Whisky Day". whiskyintelligence.com.
10. ^ "Motions and amendments". Scottish Parliament. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
11. ^ "Motion S4M-12302: Kevin Stewart". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
12. ^ "Advanced Search - Master of Malt". masterofmalt.com.
13. ^ "World Whisky Day raises a 'wee dram' for Just a Drop". justadrop.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
14. ^ "World Whisky Day". Just a Drop. Retrieved 2023-03-12.