Nortons Digbeth

Exclusive Irish Whiskey tasting at Nortons with Grain & Glass
2026-03-16 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | Nortons Digbeth, 43-45 Meriden Street, Irish Quarter Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5LS, United Kingdom
Step into the story of Irish whiskey this St. Patrick’s Day Eve at Nortons Digbeth.
Join whiskey expert Amy Seton from Grain & Glass for a guided journey through the rich and resilient history of Irish whiskey, brought to life through this curated tasting.
Discover its monastic origins and the birth of uisce beatha (“water of life”), tracing its evolution into the 19th century when Dublin’s grand distilleries set the global standard and iconic houses like Bushmills Distillery built reputations that endure to this day.
Explore the dramatic decline of Irish whiskey through war, trade disputes, and Prohibition, and celebrate its remarkable revival, preserved by distilleries such as Midleton and driven forward by innovative new producers across the island.
Alongside tasting a variety of Irish whiskeys – from approachable blends to bold single pot still expressions and modern cask-finished releases – you’ll also experience a carefully selected bourbon and Scotch, offering a unique opportunity to compare and contrast these world-famous spirits and appreciate what makes Irish whiskey so distinctive.

Learn how triple distillation, careful grain selection, and maturation shape the signature character of whiskies from the Emerald Isle. This is a celebration of Irish heritage, craft, and renaissance, told one dram at a time. Perfect for whiskey lovers, history enthusiasts, or anyone looking to raise a glass to Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day.
£25 (includes six whiskies)

St Patricks Day - The Father Teds, Jack Banting, Heed - Tue 17th March
2026-03-17 11:00 - 2026-03-18 02:00
St Patrick’s Day itself, and as you know, we do it properly!
We’ll be marking the day in traditional fashion with a St Patrick’s Day Mass held in our main event space earlier on, before the bar rolls straight into live music for the rest of the day and evening.
On stage, we’ve got The Father Teds, Heed and Jack Banting carrying the day through with big songs, full-room moments and the kind of atmosphere St Patrick’s Day deserves.
This is the heart of the week. Come in early, stay as long as you like, and take the day as it comes – pints, music and plenty of familiar faces all under one roof.

Folk at Nortons: Barry Kerr - Curlews Cry Tour 2026
2026-03-18 19:00 - 22:00
Barry Kerr is riding a remarkable new wave of recognition, with his seventh studio album Curlew’s Cry shortlisted for Folk Album of the Year. March will see him on a special run of English dates: Stroud’s Prince Albert on 16 March, a featured appearance at the Awards show in Manchester on 17 March (to be streamed online), Birmingham’s Nortons on 18 March, and the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London, on 19 March.
A celebrated composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist, Barry is known for work that captures the raw pulse and quiet poetry of Irish life. Originally from the southern shores of Lough Neagh and now rooted in the wild landscape of Connemara, he has carved out a distinctive voice over more than two decades of touring and recording-sharing stages with some of Ireland’s most revered performers.
Barry recorded his debut album at just seventeen, launching an international career that has seen him collaborate with luminaries such as Steve Cooney, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Lumiere, and Dervish. His compositions have travelled even further, finding new life in the hands of artists including Karan Casey, Flook, Jiggy, Beoga, Brian Finnegan, Damian O’Kane, and Kate Rusby.
An award-winning musician with a reputation for artistic fearlessness, Barry received the inaugural Liam O’Flynn Award from the National Concert Hall and the Arts Council in 2020. In 2023, he served as Traditional Musician in Residence at University College Cork. His creative curiosity continues to push boundaries-most notably in Fuascail, his meditative film exploring Ireland’s decade of centenaries, broadcast on TG4 in December 2022.
At the heart of Barry’s recent work lies Curlew’s Cry: a haunting, luminous collection of original and traditional songs inspired by folklore, memory, and the natural world. Its shortlist for Folk Album of the Year marks a powerful moment in the evolution of an artist whose voice is as timeless as it is unmistakably his own.
⭐⭐⭐⭐”Pipes and flute dip and soar with avian elegance” – The Irish Times ‘Like Gaughan and Moore, but with his own thing going on, I love this guy’. Mike Harding “Stopped me in my tracks. Could not stop listening. Stunning.” – Imelda May “An exceptional, original, artistic and enduring masterpiece.” – Irish Music Magazine

Nortons Snug Whiskey Club
2024-08-14 19:00 - 23:00
Snug Whiskey Club.

It’s a little known fact that we have over 50 Irish whiskeys in Nortons, with a gorgeous display of them in our secluded snug bar. We’ve worked with a number of suppliers to acquire every single Irish whiskey we can find, from distilleries old and new, even some very rare whiskeys from distilleries that sadly no longer exist.

With so many to choose from, we feel it is our civic duty, nae – a mission of national importance, to educate the great many people of Birmingham on each and every whiskey we have on offer. This is our rallying cry to the whiskey drinkers of Birmingham! Without much further ado – we’re launching our Snug Whiskey Club!

Every Wednesday you can enjoy one of our delicious whiskeys at trade prices, until that individual bottle runs dry! Help us sip our way through the Nortons Whiskey map of Ireland! £2 a single, and £3 a double which is absolutely insane! Once the bottle’s gone, it’s gone, but fear not- there’s another 49 whiskeys left to choose from, and you can join us next week for more of the same!
