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Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival

Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 02:30pm to 06:00pm

Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival

Whiskey Business

1367 N Milwaukee Ave

Chicago, IL, 60622

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$0 – $320

Calling all whiskey lovers and connoisseurs... Take your taste buds on a flavor adventure at The Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival.

Here’s what everyone can expect:

2-3.5 hours of whiksey tasting bliss
Taste over 20+ different craft, small batch and world renowned whiskies
Learn all there is to know about whiskey directly from the ambassadors
Food and drink specials
Live DJ to groove to
Meet and mingle with other whiskey lovers
Saturday afternoon filled with fun and smiles
Additional tasting cups available for purchase, 100% of proceeds donated to Bear Necessities to fund pediatric cancer research

Check In Location: Whiskey Business (1367 N Milwaukee Ave)

Now the real question is… which brand and variety will give you the mouth feels and leave your taste buds asking for more?

Ticket Options

VIP Ticket Check In at 2:30PM
3.5 hours of tasting (first to enter, no lines, limited attendance)
25 tasting cups- .25 oz pour per cup
Sample top shelf whiskey bottles valued at $80+
Buffet style bites from 2:30-4:00PM

VIP Ticket Check In at 3:00PM
3 hours of tasting
25 tasting cups- .25 oz pour per cup
Sample top shelf whiskey bottles valued at $80+
Buffet style bites from 3:00-4:00PM

General Ticket Check In at 3:30PM
2 .5 hours of tasting
15 tasting cups- .25 oz pour per cup

General Ticket Check In 4:00PM
2 hours of tasting
15 tasting cups- .25 oz pour per cup
Interested in showcasing your tequila brand or business at the event? Go to tickets and register your booth today!

Partnering Brands- (This List May Change Due to Availability)
** = Top Shelf Whiskey Bottles For VIP Ticket Holders Only

List of brands -

28 Mile Distilling
Debonair Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Elf Butterscotch Bourbon Whiskey

Aberfeldy Single Malt
Aberfeldy 16YR**
Aberfeldy 15YR

Alexander James Whiskey
Alexander James Barrel Proof Bourbon **
Alexander James Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Alexander James Rye Whiskey

Driftless Glen Distillery
Bourbon de Naranja**
Single Barrel Bourbon
Single Barrel Rye
Small Batch Bourbon
Small Batch Rye

J Henry and Sons Wisconsin Bourbon
Bellafontaine Reserve**
Cognac Barrel Finished Bourbon**
JH Small Batch
JH Patton Road Reserve
JH 4 Grain Rye

Keeper's Heart
Keeper's Heart 10 Year Old Single Malt finished in Malaga Wine Casks**
Keeper's Heart Irish + American Whiskey
Keeper's Heart Irish + Bourbon Whiskey
Keeper's Heart Irish + American 110 Proof Whiskey
Keeper's Heart Irish + Bourbon Cask Strength

KOVAL Distillery
KOVAL Bourbon
KOVAL Cranberry Gin Liqueur

Mississippi River Distilling

Cody Road Bourbon
Cody Road Rye
Cody Road Honey
Cody Road Peach
Cody Road Barrel Old Fashioned

Pursuit Spirits
Pursuit United Bourbon Finished With Toasted American And French Oak
Pursuit United Rye Finished With Sherry French Revere Oak
Pursuit United Bourbon - 2023 Release
Pursuit United Rye - 2022 Release

Quincy Street Distillery
North American Steamship Rye Bottled in Bond 9YR**
Laughton Bros. Straight Bourbon Bottled in Bond 7YR**
North American Steamship Rye Bottled in Bond 4YR
North American Steamship Rye Straight Malt Rye 2YR
Laughton Bros. Straight Bourbon 2YR
Bourbon Spring Young Rested Bourbon Whiskey
Golden Prairie Single Malt Whiskey 4YR

Redwood Empire
Teeling Blackpitts**
Teeling Single Pot Still
Teeling Single Malt
Teeling Single Grain
Teeling Small Batch

Teeling Irish Whiskey
Teeling Blackpitts**
Teeling Single Pot Still
Teeling Single Malt
Teeling Single Grain
Teeling Small Batch

Thorton Distilling - Dead Drop Spirits
Dead Drop Bourbon
Dead Drop Old Fashioned
Dead Drop Pecan Bourbon

The Bassment
Bulleit Bourbon

Whiskey Acres Distilling Co
Whiskey Acres Distilling Company 7 Year Bourbon**
Whiskey Acres Distilling Company Bottled in Bond Rye
Whiskey Acres Distilling Company Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Featured Partners:

PRP Wine

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