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Honouring Burns Night with a Laphroaig dram
What is Robbie Burns Night?
A Scottish tradition that celebrates Robert Burns
When January draws in and the air turns sharp across Islay, Burns Night arrives — a Scottish tradition that celebrates Robert Burns through the things that matter most: good company, good words, and a table worth gathering around.
When is Burns Evening?
Burns Evening is traditionally celebrated on — or close to — January 25th, marking Robert Burns’ birthday. In Scotland and beyond, it’s an annual excuse to gather mid-winter, share a meal, and raise a glass to poetry, heritage, and togetherness — and to the island traditions that shape our whisky-making heritage.
It’s the kind of date that lands perfectly in the season: when nights are long, the air is sharp, and a warm table feels like the best place to be. Some celebrations happen on the 25th itself; others fall on the nearest weekend — but the purpose stays the same: come together, speak a few lines out loud, and toast to the poet in proper Scottish style.
How is Robert Burns Party celebrated?
This celebration is often built around a Burns supper— a traditional Burns Night meal paired with poetry, music and a sequence of toasts. You’ll see tartan, hear the skirl of bagpipes, and hear Burns’ poems read aloud, with toasts raised throughout the night.
While every table has its own rhythm, many Burns suppers share familiar customs of Scotland: a welcome toast, readings from Robert Burns, and a moment to honour Scotland famous food and storytelling. It’s less about formality and more about coming together—celebrating heritage in a way that still feels alive.
What is a Burns supper?
A Burns supper is the heart of most Burns Night celebrations: a sit-down meal with a simple running order — a welcome, a series of toasts, readings from Burns, and the ceremonial arrival of the main dish. It’s part dinner, part performance, and always best enjoyed in good company.
Food and Burns Night supper recipes
No Burns Night meal is complete without haggis, traditionally served with neeps and tatties. The dish is famously linked to Burns’ “Address to a Haggis,” often recited as the haggis is brought to the table — one of those moments that captures what Burns Night is really about: pride, humour, and tradition shared in good spirit.
Poetry, music and readings
Burns Night is carried by words and sound: a poem read aloud, a song everyone half-knows, a line that lands and gets a proper cheer. It’s part performance, part participation — and the best nights are the ones where the room stops being an audience and becomes the chorus.
Whisky and toasts
Whisky has long held a special place in Burns Night celebrations — raised not just to honour Burns, but to toast friendship, community and the stories that gather people around a table. Whether you’re keeping it simple or setting the table for a full supper, a dram is the thread that runs through the night.
A happy Burns Night with Laphroaig
For us at Laphroaig, that feels close to home. From Islay, we can think of no better way to honour Burns’ legacy than with a glass of Single Malt Scotch Whisky — shared, unhurried, and enjoyed in the same spirit Burns wrote in: with warmth, wit, and a touch of edge. The only question is what kind of dram fits your table: something classic for the supper, something richer for the lingering conversations, or something that makes the last toast feel properly final.
If you’re keeping things traditional, Laphroaig 10 Year Scotch is the obvious anchor — smoke, sea-spray character, and that unmistakable Islay backbone that stands up to a Burns supper. If you want a sweeter, deeper turn (especially once the plates are cleared), Laphroaig 10 Sherry Oak layers that familiar peat with the sweetness and complexity of an Oloroso sherry finish. And for the night’s closing note, Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength brings the full, undiluted punch — peat smoke with a wilder, more intense edge.
To finish the evening on something brighter, you can take that same Islay character into a Burns Night cocktail without losing the smoke. The Islay Buck Cocktail lifts Laphroaig with ginger and citrus — a refreshing, spicy way to keep the night moving — while the Whisky Paloma plays peat against grapefruit for a zesty, clean finale that still feels unmistakably Laphroaig.
Suggested Cocktails
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The Laphroaig Paloma
Introducing: The Laphroaig Paloma, where peat, salt, and fire meet in a zesty, refreshing cocktail. The perfect way to introduce Laphroaig to new friends or to sample your bottle of Laphroaig 10 Year Old in a new way.
- Easy
- 3-5 min
The Other Island
We have a new Friend: Willem Dafoe. The occasion called for an unphorgettable cocktail – and that’s where renowned New York mixologist, Meaghan Dorman, came in. Meaghan poured her experience of conjuring up bar-side magic into the creation of a brand new serve: Willem Dafoe’s signature Laphroaig cocktail, The Other Island.
Celebrate Burns Night traditions with us
Burns Night is made for sharing—whether you’re gathered around a table at home or raising a dram with others further afield. Keep an eye on our latest experiences and events as we look for new ways to bring the spirit of this celebration to life. Enjoy two complimentary glasses with your purchase.
Happy Burns Night!
