With great pride for our HWF 2026 visitors , we would like to announce that our QUAICH CHALLENGE BLIND TASTING has now received all pledges and the amount we have gathered for the FAMILY HOUSE NOORDWEST is €1560.00 an amazing amount!!
Thanks to all who took part, but most of all thanks to our sponsors who donated Prizes, bottles & time to make the event a success.
Ad & Marco from the BNC club who, as usual organised everything perfectly, THANK YOU.
Firstly to Paul Davidson from GLENCAIRN GLASS who has supported us from day one of the HWF by supplying the MASTER TASTERS TROPHY completely free of charge- cheers mate!
All others ( in alphabetical order) who donated bottles for the tasting, the prizes & their valuable time , you guys are brilliant!
thanks from the bottom of our hearts ;
Wullie & Ebbo.
1. BRUGSE WHISKY COMPANY ( PETER & THIBAUD)
2. CRAFT SPIRITS (ROBBERT v HAARSKAMP/ RILEY v EIJKELENBURG)
3. LA MARTINIQUAISE BENELUX ( ALEX KONINGS)
4. MAPLE & MORE ( ANITA & ROB de ZEEUW )
5. SLIJTERIJ DE KAASKOP ALKMAAR ( PASCAL & TOBIAS )
6. WHISKY IMPORT NEDERLAND ( MARCEL BOL & JAN KOK)
AND.... not unimportant, who are the winners?
Session 1 winner; ALEXANDER DE BAAR
Session 2 winner; CHIEL BENNINK
Session 3 winner ; ROBBERT WIJNKER
And quite surprisingly , that is the exact final placing order.
The HWF QUAICH CHALLENGE TROPHY goes to
ALEXANDER de BAAR ,
who also receives a certificate and a bottle of whisky.
2nd prize goes to CHIEL BENNINK, who receives a certificate and a bottle of whisky.
3rd prize goes to ROBBERT WIJNKER who receives a certificate and a bottle of whisky
Hielander Whisky Festival Alkmaar
The friendliest independant Whisky Festival in the Netherlands.
11/02/2026
Hielander Whisky Festival Alkmaar 2026, a wee video impression,
thanks to Erik Zwart
Hielander Whisky Festival 2026 Alkmaar, the Netherlands Impression of the Hielander Whisky Festival in the Dutch city of Alkmaar, 6-7 February 2026. English subtitles.Check out http://www.hielanderwhiskyfestival....
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HWF 2026
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Hielander Whisky Festival Alkmaar 2026
The first stands are in place.
04/02/2026
HIELANDER WHISKY FESTIVAL ALKMAAR 2026
IT'S OFFICIAL!!
ALL SESSIONS ARE 100% SOLD OUT!!
01/02/2026
We still have spaces over on some of our Whisky Masterclasses.
The MC's from Michiel Wigman and Niels Viveen are SOLD OUT.
Interested?
Send a quick email to Ebbo..
[email protected]
You can register until Wednesday.
Wullie
29/01/2026
Nice wee article plus film in the local Dutch newspaper.
ALKMAAR - Als je wil kennismaken met de Schotse cultuur, kan je ervoor kiezen om anderhalf uur te vliegen naar Edinburgh of om je fiets te pakken en die parkeren in de Ridderstraat in Alkmaar. Op 6 en 7 februari organiseert Wullie Macmorland (66) het jaarlijkse Hielander Whisky Festival in de Grote Kerk. Rodi ging langs bij zijn restaurant Hielander. Bekijk de video hieronder.
Video | Het levenswerk van Wullie Macmorland: een stukje Schotland in Alkmaar ALKMAAR - Als je wil kennismaken met de Schotse cultuur, kan je ervoor kiezen om anderhalf uur te vliegen naar Edinburgh of om je fiets te pakken en die parkeren in de Ridderstraat in Alkmaar. Op 6 en 7 februari organiseert Wullie Macmorland (68) het jaarlijkse Hielander Whisky Festival in de Grote....
21/01/2026
HIELANDER WHISKY FESTIVAL ALKMAAR 2026
SESSIONS TWO & THREE ARE SOLD OUT!!
WE STILL HAVE SOME TICKETS LEFT FOR;
SESSION ONE
Wullie
Klik hier om uitgelicht te worden.
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