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WHISKYFEST CHICAGO & SAN FRANCISCO
WhiskyFest offers you the opportunity to taste from a selection of more than 250 whiskies from around the world; many of them rare and exclusive. Want to learn more about a whisky? Attend free seminars conducted by distillery managers and master blenders. Admission includes a gourmet buffet.
Ticket price includes access to the grand tasting and all seminars, Glencairn crystal whisky glass, event program, buffet and coffee, tea, water and soda all evening.
Click on each city’s name for details. All 30 WhiskyFest events have sold out. Order your ticket today!
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NEW FOR 2012
WHISKYFEST NEW YORK WEEKEND
WhiskyFest New York Grand Tastings
FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT
Each grand tasting will feature more than 200 of the world's finest whiskies for you to taste. Meet the whisky distillers, master blenders and other whisky experts who will be in attendance. Enjoy a gourmet buffet all evening.
WhiskyFest New York Seminars
SATURDAY
Experience new, rare, top award-winning whiskies in tastings led by Whisky Advocate writers, master distillers, and master blenders. Enjoy a whisky-paired lunch and special focus sessions on exceptional new Scotch, American, and Irish whiskies. It's an exciting new step up for WhiskyFest! Check back often for schedule and guest updates.
New York's Saturday seminars will replace the seminars that were previously held during the Grand Tasting. |
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My favorite annual event!
–Dana Siegal / Fortune Magazine
Every year at WhiskyFest I get an informative and delightful two-hour tutorial on the newest products and trends in the spirits world. It’s extremely useful.”
–USA Today
Whiskey season has officially begun. You can tell because it is marked by a series of related festivals across the country, including major WhiskyFests in San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Now in their 12th year, the events are sponsored by Whisky Advocate magazine, the Wine Spectator of the whiskey world.
–The Washington Post
“In my view, WhiskyFest is the greatest show in our industry.”
–Aperitif magazine
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The overall atmosphere of this perfectly organized event was very impressive indeed, the buffet food supplied by the hotel was outstanding with immaculate service and constant refilling. Water supply and possibilities for sitting down were plentiful.
–Oliver Klimek / Dramming.com
Gotham was recently awash in delectable brown spirits. No, it wasn’t postlayoff drinking, but WhiskyFest New York that was to thank for the stupendous amount of top-notch booze.
–Time Out New York
Dazzled by dozens of whiskeys…
–Drinkhacker.com
With talks and mini-lessons from distillery managers, master blenders and other industry pros, it was an opportune evening to become a whiskey master.
–NY Metromix
WhiskyFest is a whisky lover's dream come true.
–Examiner.com
WhiskyFest was a night to remember with over 120 brands representing more than 200 products, and 11 educational seminars.
–LuxuryExperience.com
This is truly a grand festival for whisky.
–Drink Me magazine
For us, it's a whisky wonderland.
–Whiskybros.com
This is always a highlight of the U.S. whiskey calendar every year for twelve years running.
–whiskeyapostle.com
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