Online Drinks Tasting Events

Celebrity Wine, Gin, Beer & Whisky Tastings

Discover the world of wine with an entertaining virtual wine tasting event, hosted by a professional presenter and accompanied by a wine expert and your choice of celebrity guest. Each attendee receives a tasting pack in advance, containing six different 175ml wine samples, together with information about the wines selected. During the event, a wine expert guides guests through the tasting, explaining the characteristics of each wine, its origins and what makes it distinctive. Your chosen celebrity will share their opinions on the wines, answer questions and entertain guests with stories from their career. A leading TV presenter coordinates the event, ensuring the evening flows smoothly and everyone has the opportunity to get involved. Our celebrity wine tasting experiences are ideal for businesses looking for a sophisticated yet entertaining corporate event, combining wine education, celebrity entertainment and interactive networking.

We can also arrange a dedicated celebrity wine tasting with Susy Atkins, the well-known wine writer and broadcaster who spent 12 years as a regular wine expert on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen. Susy has written numerous books about wine and contributes to wine and drinks journalism, making her an excellent choice for an event focused on wine knowledge, tasting and discussion. For an alternative experience, we can explore wine tastings featuring sporting personalities, musicians or comedians, creating an event that combines wine appreciation with light-hearted entertainment.

Bring a little spirit to your next corporate event with a virtual gin tasting experience. Combining six different gin samples, expert commentary and celebrity entertainment, this interactive event is an excellent choice for companies looking to offer something memorable. Before the event, each attendee receives a gin tasting pack containing six 5cl samples, along with a selection of tonics and information about the gins. During the live online tasting, a gin expert introduces the different samples and shares fascinating insights into the history of gin, its production and the different styles available. Guests can learn about the botanicals, flavours and characteristics that distinguish each gin while discovering more about this popular spirit. Your chosen celebrity guest adds another dimension to the evening, sharing their opinions on the samples, answering questions and entertaining the group with stories from their career.

Our online gin tasting events are ideal for corporate team building, client entertainment, virtual networking and staff socials. The combination of interesting drinks, expert knowledge and celebrity stories helps create a relaxed atmosphere in which guests can connect and enjoy themselves.

For a more informal and sociable experience, our online beer tasting events bring together quality beers, specialist knowledge and celebrity entertainment. We have worked with Sharp’s Brewery in Cornwall, best known for its flagship ale Doom Bar, and beer sommelier Ed Hughes, who has appeared on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen and has extensive experience in beer tasting, food matching and judging beer competitions.

Each attendee receives a beer tasting pack in advance containing six bottles of beer, together with information about the beers selected. A copy of Just Add Beer, the cookbook co-authored by Ed Hughes, can also be included as part of the package. During the two-hour online event, Ed guides guests through the different beers, explaining their flavours, characteristics and brewing stories. Your chosen celebrity guest shares their thoughts on each sample and answers questions from the presenter and attendees. The result is a relaxed, engaging and entertaining corporate beer tasting experience that appeals to beer enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike.

Our virtual beer tasting packages are particularly suited to relaxed corporate socials, team-building activities, client appreciation events and informal networking sessions.

For a more premium experience, our virtual whisky tasting events combine carefully selected whiskies, specialist knowledge and an entertaining celebrity guest. Working with an established wine and spirits merchant, we can arrange a tasting pack containing six different 3cl whisky samples for every attendee, together with information about the whiskies selected.

A spirits expert guides guests through the tasting, exploring the flavours, production methods and heritage behind each whisky. From the influence of different regions and distilleries to the development of whisky-making traditions, the event offers an engaging introduction to the spirit. Your chosen special guest brings the experience to life, sharing their opinions on each whisky and answering questions throughout the event. For a sporting twist, we can explore appearances from rugby personalities and other sporting legends, subject to availability.

Our online whisky tasting experiences are ideal for premium corporate entertaining, executive team socials, client relationship building and businesses looking for a distinctive virtual hospitality event.

Bring a little extra excitement to your next corporate event with a celebrity online cocktail-making experience. This interactive event gives guests the opportunity to learn how to make classic and contemporary cocktails from the comfort of their own homes, guided by a drinks expert and joined by a celebrity guest of your choice. Hosted by a leading Sky TV presenter, the two-hour experience combines cocktail-making tuition, expert insights, celebrity entertainment and plenty of opportunities for questions and interaction.

Each attendee receives a cocktail-making kit in advance, containing the essential tools needed to mix, shake and prepare their drinks. Guests can then follow the expert’s instructions and learn the background behind each cocktail, its ingredients and how to create the finished drink. The event is designed to be sociable and entertaining, making it an excellent choice for companies looking to reward hardworking employees, entertain clients and their partners, or bring colleagues together for a virtual celebration.

Take your corporate entertainment in a different direction with a celebrity online rum tasting event from Gala Events. Designed for businesses looking to entertain clients, reward employees or organise a memorable virtual social, our rum tasting experiences combine quality spirits, expert guidance and the opportunity to hear entertaining stories from a special guest.

Guests can explore the distinctive flavours, aromas and styles of rum while learning more about the drink’s history, origins and production. A specialist drinks expert can guide the tasting, explaining the differences between the samples and answering questions throughout the event. For a more entertaining experience, we can explore a celebrity-led format featuring your choice of guest from the worlds of sport, comedy, music or television, subject to availability.

Our standard celebrity tasting format can be tailored around your requirements, with tasting packs arranged in advance and a professional presenter coordinating proceedings.

Bring something different to your next corporate event with a celebrity online cider tasting experience from Gala Events. Working with cider partners and specialist experts, we can explore a tasting experience featuring a selection of quality ciders, delivered to attendees in advance and enjoyed together during a professionally hosted online event.

The two-hour format gives guests the opportunity to sample six different ciders while learning about their flavour profiles, production and the stories behind the producers. A leading cider expert guides attendees through the tasting and answers questions, while your chosen celebrity shares their thoughts on each cider and entertains the group with stories from their career. With a professional presenter coordinating the event, the experience combines drinks education, celebrity entertainment and audience participation.

Looking for an engaging online drinks tasting without the added expense of celebrity entertainment? Our Basics Range of virtual drinks tasting packages offers an enjoyable, expert-led experience for corporate clients, colleagues and guests. Choose from wine, gin, rum, whisky, cider or beer tasting, with each event providing an opportunity to discover quality drinks, learn about their origins and characteristics, and ask questions throughout.

Every attendee receives a tasting pack in advance, allowing everyone to sample the drinks together during a live online event. A specialist drinks expert guides the group through each sample, sharing fascinating insights into its history, production and flavour profile, as well as suggested food pairings. Unlike our celebrity online drinks tasting packages, the Basics Range does not include a celebrity guest or TV presenter. Instead, the focus is on the drinks themselves, with an expert leading the tasting in an informative and interactive format.

These affordable online drinks tasting events are ideal for corporate team building, virtual staff socials, employee rewards and informal client entertainment.