2024 Chicago Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival

Calling all whiskey lovers and connoisseurs… Take your taste buds on a flavor adventure at The Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival taking place Saturday, August 24, 2024! Our only summer whiskey event and last of 2024!
***Max Attendance For This Event Is 299 People, Buy Early Before We Sell Out***

Our Tempted By A Good Time Offer:
🕞 2-3.5 hours of whiskey tasting bliss

🥃 Taste over 20+ different craft, small batch and world renowned whiskies

🧠 Learn all there is to know about whiskies 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

Bonus Temptations For Better Times:
💯 Event Guarantee (see Q&A below): Things come up, we provide a credit for up to 1 year for you to come back and join us if you miss the event.

🤝 Text/Email support throughout the event (our contact info on your wristband): Just text us and we will help you navigate the event so you can get back to having the best time. You have a guide with you on the day right from your phone!

💰 Over $100 in additional after-event perks: We work with multiple lifestyle partners to provide hundreds of dollars of “After Event Perks” so you keep benefitting even after event day! We will send you an email after the event outlining all your amazing “After Event Perks.”

VIP Tickets w/Additional Perks (VIP Tickets Only):
🥃 Sample top shelf whiskey bottles valued at $80+

🥘 VIP small bites food buffet

🎁 Additional tasting cups to enjoy more whiskey

👸🏻 Early access, avoid lines and more time with brand ambassadors

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

Sip, savor, and soak up the sun at Whiskey Business, the hidden gem of Wicker Park, where every pour tells a tale. Join us at the Social Scene Summer Whiskey Tasting Festival and let’s raise a glass to good times and great whiskey! Don’t miss the chance to explore our two-story restaurant and bar, complete with a fabulous 3,000-square-foot rooftop, where you can elevate your experience while enjoying delicious food, refreshing drinks, and good company. 🥃☀️

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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 whiskey 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
Redwood Empire Cask Strength**
Bottled In Bond**
Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon
Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye
Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Blended Whiskey

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

Woodinville Whiskey Co.
Woodinville 100% Rye
Woodinville Port Finish Bourbon
Woodinville Straight Bourbon

Featured Partners:
PRP Wine