RAINY DAY RESERVES
A MONTHLY TASTING SERIES FROM OUR STASH OF INTERESTING, OBSCURE, AND HARD-TO-FIND BOTTLES
— YOU KNOW, STUFF WE’VE BEEN SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY.
CHAPTER 9 - PAPPY + FRIENDS
SUNDAY, MARCH 17 @ 12:00PM
$300 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
Featuring brunch snacks and the wonderful whiskeys of the Buffalo Trace Distillery — including:
- Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year
- Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year
- Van Winkle Family Special Reserve “Lot B” 12 Year
- William Larue Weller
- George T. Stagg
- Thomas H. Handy
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CHAPTER 8 - WILD TURKEYS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH @ 6:30PM
$125 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
Next Thursday's tasting will feature four different expressions from one of our favorite producers, Wild Turkey. (And we know we say that often, but it is especially true in this case.) We'll be cracking open a few bottles from their Master's Keep Collection...
- the 2017 "Decades" blend of 10-20 Year Bourbon barrels
- the 2020 "Bottled In Bond" Bourbon aged 17 years
- and this year's "Voyage", a Jamaican Rum Cask-Finished Bourbon
... plus last year's release of the wonderful Russell's Reserve 13 Barrel Proof Bourbon.
As usual, the event will include a welcome cocktail made with a CBC Single Barrel Selection, plus hearty snacks served throughout the evening. Sticking with the Turkey theme, this month’s menu will draw inspiration from a classic Thanksgiving dinner.
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CHAPTER 7 - LOS VIEJOS
THURSDAY, MAY 18TH @ 6:30PM
$150 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
For the month of Mayo we are cracking open cinco bourbons with mas años than your typical age statement:
• A 17-Year Batch #1 release from Wild Turkey’s Master’s Keep.
• The 2019 Eagle Rare 17 Year from the inimitable Buffalo Trace Antique Collection.
• An Elijah Craig 18 bottling from way back in 2015.
• Perhaps the most aged bottle we’ve ever had, Orphan Barrel’s Rhetoric 25 Year.
• And for our welcome cocktail, a Limited Edition Knob Creek 15 Year.
The accompanying menu for the evening will be Spanish tapas-inspired.
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CHAPTER 6 - APRIL SHOWERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH @ 6:30PM
$150 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
For this month’s whiskey tasting, we are featuring four different expressions from the Old Fitzgerald decanter series. These beauties are all bottled-in-bond wheaters of varying ages from one of our favorite producers, Heaven Hill.
As usual, the event will include a welcome cocktail and hearty snacks served throughout the evening – with this month’s menu drawing inspiration from classic Spring-time ingredients.
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CHAPTER 5 - ST. PAPPY
FRIDAY, MARCH 17 @ 6:30PM
$400 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
This month’s Rainy Day Tasting is getting bumped from its usual 3rd Thursday to the following day, Friday, 3.17… because St. Pappy’s Day is back!
If you are not familiar with this tradition of ours, we have done a Van Winkle tasting event *almost* every year on March 17th. And while we are very excited to be hosting this tasting again after a 3-year hiatus, we do believe this one will be the last.
The evening’s flight will feature some of the most sought after bourbons in the world:
Old Rip Van Winkle 10-year
Van Winkle Special Reserve 12-year
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15-year
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20-year
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23-year
In addition to those pours, the bar will also be mixing classic cocktails, and the kitchen will be serving several courses of complementary foods.
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CHAPTER 4 - OH CANADA!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 @ 6:30PM
$120 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
For this month’s whiskey tasting, we’re highlighting some of our favorite ryes from north of the border. These will include:
Jefferson’s 10-Year, an old favorite that was tragically discontinued almost a decade ago.
Hochstadter’s 16-Year, cask strength beauty that’s perhaps better than even the boldest American ryes.
The Lock Stock & Barrel 16-Year -- a little softer at 107 proof, but just as complex and captivating.
Whistlepig’s 6th Boss Hog release: The Samurai Scientist, featuring an Umeshu-barrel-finish that’s as wonderful as it is unique.
This tasting will also include a welcome cocktail mixed with our Whistlepig 10 Year Single Barrel, and a menu of delicacies similarly inspired by our northern neighbors.
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CHAPTER 3 - MIDDLE SCHOOL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 6:30PM
$165 PER PERSON (gratuity not included)
For this month’s event, we’re shifting our focus back to the Middle School years… and featuring a pair of rambunctious ryes and a couple of precocious bourbons.
The Tween Honor Roll is made up of:
10-Year-Old
Michter’s Rye, 2019 Batch, 92.8 proof
11-Year-Old
Kentucky Owl Rye, Batch 01, 110.6 proof
12-Year-Old
Van Winkle Special Reserve Bourbon “Lot B”, 90.4 proof
12-Year-Old
O.K.I. Bourbon, 100.6 proof (C.B.C. Single Barrel #18)
This tasting includes a welcome cocktail made with Eagle Rare 10-year, and the food menu will be similarly inspired by the most awkward years of our lives.
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CHAPTER 2 - LEGACY BOTTLES, LEGACY DISTILLERS
Thursday, December 15 @ 6:30pm
$175 PER PERSON (not including gratuity)
Last month we poured 4 wheated bourbons, all from Buffalo Trace’s line of Weller products.
This month we are zagging in the exact opposite direction and doing 4 limited releases from 4 different distilleries — each it’s own unique recipe, age and proof.
FEATURED POURS:
The 11th Edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection -- an 11 Year, 122 Proof Bourbon from Heaven Hill Distillery
The 2017 Release of Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Barrel Strength Bourbon -- Bottled at 108 Proof
The 2018 Old Forester’s Birthday Bourbon -- 12 Years Old and 101 Proof
Russell’s Reserve 2002 -- a 15 Year, 114.6 Proof Bourbon From Wild Turkey Distillery
This tasting includes a welcome cocktail with Knob Creek Cask Strength Rye (Limited Release 2018 from Jim Beam), 4 -1oz tastings of the featured pours, and snacks served throughout the evening.
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CHAPTER 1 - WELLER? HARDLY KNOW HER!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH @ 6:30PM
$150 PER PERSON (not including gratuity)
Featuring a multi-course meal and the wonderful whiskeys of the Buffalo Trace Distillery — including:
- Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year
- Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year
- Van Winkle Family Reserve “Lot B” 12 Year
- William Larue Weller
- George T. Stagg
- Thomas H. Handy