International Whisky Day Harlem Shake

We decided to make a wee Harlem Shake video to help spread the word about International Whisky Day this year. Please pass this on and make sure you celebrate the day with a wee dram.

International Whisky Day is a coming together of whisky fans across the globe to celebrate the birthday of the late Michael Jackson and the greatest spirit in the world. Raise a glass on March 27th and help fight Parkinson's Disease.

International Whisk(e)y Day was officially and originally launched at the Whisky Festival Northern Netherlands, in the presence of various whisky writers, among whom Charles MacLean, Dave Broom, Martine Nouet and Helen Arthur. This was our initiative to honour our late friend Michael Jackson and we approached various whisky friends for support. The official announcement read:
On this date let every whisk(e)y lover annually raise a dram - wherever in the world he or she may be - to honour the many unsung heroes of the past and present, who have been crafting the King o'Drinks for centuries and will hopefully continue to do so till the end of time.

The launch of International Whisk(ey) Day was supported in writing by, in alphabetical order:
Helen Arthur,Dave Broom, Ulf Buxrud, Ian Buxton, David Cox, John Hansell, Albert Heidema, Larry Kass, Jim McEwan, Charles MacLean, Martine Nouet, Dominic Roskrow, Jim Rutledge, David Scheurich, Carolyn Smagalski, Gavin Smith, George Stone, Wouter Wapenaar, Neil Wilson, David Wishart, Ian Wisniewski, Hideo Yamaoka and Ronald Zwartepoorte

A special limited edition of a 16-year-old vatted Islay Malt whisky was bottled by WFNN for the occasion. All people present drank Michael's special bottling, made by Doug McIvor and Rob Allanson. We also launched Beer Hunter, Whisky Writer at the WFNN. Ian Buxton launched the book simultaneously in Edinburgh.

Now it's your turn... celebrate with us!