Whether your closet is piled high with tartan or you're just looking for any excuse to indulge in a little too much whisky, the 25th January is here and it's doing Scotland's most celebrated son proud. In honour of The Bard, raise a dram or two, get ready to address the haggis and tuck into neeps 'n' tatties galore with our guide to Burns Night 2025 in Manchester.
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Enjoy a three-course supper and whisky flight celebrating Burns Night in Manchester over six days of feasting at The Bank. From a starter of smoked Scottish salmon with oatcakes to classic mains, you're in for a fine feast at this boozer form 22nd to 27th January. As for your tipples? There's Highland Park 12-year-old and Johnnie Walker Black, to name just a few.
The Northern Quarter's rustic dram and dinner joint The Whiskey Jar will be bring their whiskey festival to Manchester this January. So you'll have to wait until the 29th to celebrate, but there's five measures and live music with every ticket; what more could you want to enjoy all things Scottish?
New Orleans-inspired drinking and dining destination The Blues Kitchen might seem like the perfect place for some bourbon (and it is), but they're also serving up a menu of whiskys from around the world. For Scotch, there's Glenfiddich, Macallan and more up for grabs while you enjoy live soul or blues too.
In honour of bard Rabbie Burns, Browns is serving up drams, dishes and delights on the 25th only. Partnering with whisky specialists Glenfiddich, the Manchester restaurant will be fronting haggis, neeps and tatties, 15-year-old whiskies, Scottish mussels and more at £37 for three courses. Plus, you can add on drinks pairings too.
A famed whisky spot in Manchester, The Briton's Protection boasts more than 300 bottles of the stuff. Standing proudly around the corner from Deansgate since 1806, this traditional boozer is the perfect place to celebrate Burns Night with a chilled out tipple or a haggis supper complete with five drams.
The whisky cabinets are stocked, the haggis carving is on standby and there's Scottish folk songs aplenty at this Ancoats pub come the 25th January. For drams and dinner to celebrate ol' Rabbie Burns, look no further than Edinburgh Castle.
Sister bar to Pomona Island brewery, The Gaslamp, is not only home to a great range of craft beer, but is also fronting hundreds of whiskies for you to try to celebrate Rabbie Burns on the 25th January; just not all at once, eh? Better yet, this Bridge Street spot boasts a couple of rare bottles too.
