New Brick Lane pop-up bar allows you to blend your own whisky

A new pop-up bar in Brick Lane allows whisky enthusiasts to blend their own bottle in an ‘Art of Blending’ session.

Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal is offering bargoers the chance to learn the history of grain and single malt whiskies, and how to create their own.

The malts range from The Highland and Lowlands, to Speyside and Islay, which visitors can sample before blending at the new pop-up bar.

Phil Huckle, UK ambassador for Chivas Regal, said: “The sessions last for about an hour and they’ll learn all about the history of whisky, how to blend the whisky, but for the bulk of the time they’ll actually be creating their own from five different whiskies, and they’ll be taking home their own 250ml bottle.

“In really simple terms, it’s a blend of grain whiskies, which are generally quite light and smooth, and single malt whiskies which have lots of very different, complex flavours.

“Brick Lane is the perfect area for this – it’s easy to get to, it’s very buzzy, and also it’s very close to the City.”