Grain & Glass, JQ

Grain & Glass, JQ Whisky Bar & Tasting Room - new venue coming Summer 2026.
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We focus on bringing people to enjoy whisky (and other drinks) in a warm and friendly environment, with knowledgable and approachable staff.

One for the foodies out there! We choose a trio of whiskies based on their cask finish/age/unique character or regional ...
10/03/2026

One for the foodies out there! We choose a trio of whiskies based on their cask finish/age/unique character or regional differences and match them with three cheeses from Anderson & Hill in the Great Western Arcade.

Line Up:
3 x seasonal whiskies
3 x seasonal cheeses (with some pickled bits ands bobs)

PLEASE NOTE THIS TASTING IS HELD AT CHERRY RED’S CAFE AND BAR BY THE NEW STREET TRAIN STATION, NOT AT OUR PREVIUOS VENUE IN JQ.




Link in a bio!

🎟️ WHISKY BIRMINGHAM 2026 MASTERCLASSES 🎟️They go live today at 5pm.And if you’ve been before… you already know what hap...
19/02/2026

🎟️ WHISKY BIRMINGHAM 2026 MASTERCLASSES 🎟️

They go live today at 5pm.

And if you’ve been before… you already know what happens next.

We keep these sessions intentionally small:

Room 1 – 10 seats only
Room 2 – 16 seats only
Ci**rs – 30 spaces

No member discounts (prices are already as low as possible for what’s in the glass).
Masterclasses are available only to festival ticket holders.

Here’s what’s coming:

🥃 Nickolls & Perks – Past & Present (£30)
Exclusive single casks including Daftmill, Willett Rye, Highland Park & 23yo Bruichladdich.

🔥 Ci**rs & Two Exceptional Whiskies (£40)
1 premium cigar + 2 carefully paired whiskies. Canalside. Properly relaxed.

🍷 The Architecture of Sherry Oak (£30)
Glengoyne 18 & 21 vs Tamdhu 18 & 21. A deep dive into long-term European oak maturation.

🍺 Beer & Whisky: Better Together? (£20)
4 whiskies. 4 beers. Strong opinions from Jordan & Roberto.

🌍 Billy Abbott: Not The Usual Suspects (£20)
Whiskies from China, Romania, Thailand and beyond. Climate-driven, unconventional and unapologetically different.

Full details on Eventbrite.

⏰ 5pm
Set a reminder. Especially if you’re eyeing Room 1…

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our tastings as part of It’s often the slightly unexpected events — the ones wh...
15/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our tastings as part of

It’s often the slightly unexpected events — the ones where we’re not entirely sure how they’ll pan out — that end up being the most brilliant.

This one certainly shone.

Those of you who came along on Thursday or Friday caught Renata and I back in action as a bit of a double act - something we haven’t done in a while. It felt good to step back into the spotlight together and spark a few lively conversations around the drams.

I hope the setting felt warm and welcoming, and that our eclectic line-up truly illuminated your palates, brightened your thinking, and maybe even helped a few flavour notes come to light.

Thank you for bringing the glow - you made the evenings what they were.

Until the next bright idea… 🥃

20/01/2026

🔥 THIS WEEKEND — OUR BIGGEST BURNS NIGHT EVER 🔥

This Saturday, we’re doing Burns Night bigger than we ever have before — and honestly, it means a lot.

While we don’t have our own space right now, this feels like the perfect excuse to get everyone together — friends, regulars, members, familiar faces and new ones — all in one room, raising a glass and celebrating properly.

We’re taking over the for a full-scale Burns Night Supper with two people we absolutely love working with.

🍽 FOOD — Four-course Burns Supper by from .uk
• Bread & barley butter
• Irn-Bru cured salmon, smoked labneh & rye crisp
• Proper haggis supper
• Dundee cake, thick-cut marmalade & stilton cream

🥃 WHISKY — Six drams with
• Red Comyn — Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Grain Barn 30 Year Old — Single Grain Scotch Whisky
• Glenburgie 9 Year Old — Exploration Series
• Seventeen Smoky Stills 6 Year Old — Exploration Series
• Dalmunach 9 Year Old — Warehouse No.1
• Tullibardine 16 Year Old — Warehouse No.1

This is shaping up to be the biggest Burns Night we’ve ever hosted — amazing food, incredible whisky, and a rare chance for the whole Grain & Glass crowd to be together in one place.

📅 This Saturday
🎟 £60 / £50 members
⚠️ Very limited tickets left

If you’ve ever loved a Grain & Glass Burns Night —
or if you’ve never been but always meant to —
this is the one.

👉 Book now — link in bio 🥃🔥

16/12/2025

🎄 Grain & Glass Xmas pop-up at Carl’s LAR.DA 🎄
📅 19 Dec | ⏰ 3–9pm

Festive bread 🍞, mince pies 🥧, cocktails 🍸, drams 🥃 and boozy hot chocolate ☕🍫

We’re taking Grain & Glass on tour for Christmas — straight to Carl Finn’s unit at LAR.DA, where he spends his days hosting food tastings and creating all sorts of ridiculous, delicious things 😏🔥

On 19th December, we’re popping up at his place for a cosy little Christmas market and a one-off festive hangout 🎅✨
Expect great food, great drinks, and the usual December chaos (in a good way) 🎁🎉

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🎄 What to expect

🥖 Carl’s legendary bread & more
Carl will be selling his artisan bread, homemade pickles 🥒, and a few secret dishes he’s been working on 👀
We won’t spoil the surprise… but imagine Christmas wrapped inside bread. That’s the vibe ✨🍞

🥧 Mince pies from Chris Wyer
Chris will be bringing the mince pies you lot basically inhale every year 😮‍💨
They will not last long ⏳

🥃 Grain & Glass Pop-Up Bar
We’ll be pouring:
☕🍫 Amy’s famous boozy hot chocolate
🥃 A couple of our favourite whiskies
🍸 A few of our most-loved cocktails

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🎟 Tickets (no members discount on tickets)

£10 — includes a welcome drink
(dram 🥃, cocktail 🍸 or boozy hot chocolate ☕🍫)

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⏰ When

📅 19th December
🕒 3pm–9pm (or longer if you keep showing up 😉)

📍 Where

Carl’s unit — LAR.DA
Unit 5F, 1651 Pershore Road,
Birmingham, B30 3DR

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Come eat 🍽, drink 🥂, shop a bit 🛍, and get properly festive with us 🎄
A chilled Christmas evening surrounded by good people and even better flavours ✨💛

🎄✨ Your Grain & Glass December Line-Up! ✨🎄Three festive events, three very different vibes — all guaranteed to warm your...
29/11/2025

🎄✨ Your Grain & Glass December Line-Up! ✨🎄

Three festive events, three very different vibes — all guaranteed to warm your soul (and your glass).
Here’s what’s coming up this Christmas… 👇

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👻🥃 1. The Christmas Spirits Tour – Members & Guests

This December, step into the season of mystery at Birmingham’s atmospheric Coffin Works Museum.
Enjoy a private tour through its ghostly corridors, followed by a guided tasting of whiskies from distilleries with spooky stories and haunted pasts.
Expect eerie tales, festive drams, and a cosy afternoon where Silent Nights meet spirited delights.
Members £45 | Guests £50 • 3pm • Coffin Works

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🧀🥃 2. The Big Cheese: Festive Whisky & Cheese Tasting

We’re ending the year in full indulgence with five whiskies perfectly paired with five artisan cheeses from Anderson & Hill.
Renata will lead you through the festive drams while Will brings the decadent cheese magic.
Hosted at The Church in the JQ — a warm, delicious night of flavour, cheer, and seasonal spirit.
£35 (£30 members) • The Church Pub & Dining Room, JQ - 3pm

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🍞🔥 3. Grain & Glass Pop-Up: Xmas in Bread!

We’re going on tour — straight to Carl Finn’s LAR.DA unit for a cosy Christmas market and festive hangout.
Expect Carl’s legendary bread, homemade pickles, surprise dishes, Chris Wyer’s iconic mince pies, and a G&G pop-up bar pouring boozy hot chocolate, drams, and cocktails.
A chilled, tasty evening full of good people, good flavours, and joyful December chaos.
£10 (includes welcome drink) • 19th Dec, 3–9pm • LAR.DA, Pershore Road

All tickets in a bio!

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🧀🥃 THE BIG CHEESE – CHRISTMAS TASTING 🧀🥃Saturday 13 December – 3pmCheese. Whisky. Christmas. What more do you want?Join ...
28/11/2025

🧀🥃 THE BIG CHEESE – CHRISTMAS TASTING 🧀🥃

Saturday 13 December – 3pm
Cheese. Whisky. Christmas. What more do you want?

Join Will and Renata for a festive afternoon of brilliant drams and proper cheese.

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💷 £35 per person

Tickets in bio.

🥃 Time to start that Christmas shopping! Whisky Tasting Experiences - our most popular gift, your giftee can enjoy one o...
27/11/2025

🥃 Time to start that Christmas shopping!

Whisky Tasting Experiences - our most popular gift, your giftee can enjoy one of our group sessions to learn about ‘the water of life’.

For full details head to our bio and the link is there.

26/11/2025

We’re currently running our whisky tastings from , our temporary home and a very cosy place to lose an hour in good company and good drams.

Each session is led by our whisky experts who love nothing more than talking fermentation, distillery stories, barrels, flavour quirks, and the odd trick that makes whisky suddenly make sense on your palate. These aren’t generic “sip and nod” tastings — they’re proper deep dives, made easy to enjoy no matter your level.

You can pick from four tasting styles:

🌍 World of Whisky — £30

A relaxed trip through global drams, comparing styles and discovering what different countries do differently (and brilliantly).

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Tour of Scotland — £40

Islay peat, Highland fruit, Speyside finesse — a solid tour of what makes Scotch taste the way it does, region by region.

🇯🇵 Story of Japan — £40

Elegant, precise, quietly brilliant whiskies with the stories and techniques that make Japanese production so distinctive.

✨ Premium — £70

Our indulgent one — rare bottles, special casks, bigger stories, bigger flavours.

Wherever you start, you’ll walk out knowing more, tasting better, and possibly with a new favourite whisky.
All tastings take place at the Good Intent pub.

20/11/2025

Whisky Birmingham 2026 🥃
The city’s flagship whisky festival is back for its 13th year — bigger, bolder, and more deliciously dram-filled than ever.

📍 The Bond, Digbeth
📅 7th of March

🔥 Festival Highlights:
✨ 30+ Exhibitors
🥃 350+ Whiskies to explore
🎓 Unique Masterclasses & Collaborations
🍴 Street Food & Local Vendors
🛍️ Festival Retailer: Nickolls & Perks

🎟️ Tickets:
• General Admission: £55 (includes all whisky samples, glass & water)
• Members Admission: £40 / Included (plus one guest for early entry from 11am)

Masterclass tickets drop in February — but don’t wait. Over half the tickets are already gone and the rest are disappearing fast.

Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or new to the world of whisky, this is the event you don’t want to miss.

👉 Tap the link in bio to grab your tickets before they vanish!

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Birmingham

Opening Hours

Thursday 5pm - 10pm
Friday 3pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am

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+441215515942

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