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Houston Whiskey Riot 2023
April 15, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
*DAY-OF TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH EVENTBRITE AND SHOWN AT THE DOOR. NO TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY AT THE DOOR.*
On April 15, 2023 you’ll get to try over 200 whiskies, taste creative whiskey cocktails, meet master distillers, and more. Ready for the ultimate whiskey festival experience? Keep reading.
Whiskey Riot is coming to Houston, Texas! This event is *THE* event of the year for whiskey lovers and the whiskey curious.
Check out this video from a past event in Buffalo, New York above to see what’s in store, and follow Whiskey Riot on Facebook to stay in the loop on all festival details!
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WHAT’S INCLUDED?
General admission tickets are $90.00 and include admission for:
– Samples of 200+ types of whiskey (we’ll update the list with brands shortly!)
– An official Whiskey Riot tasting glass to take home
– Access to seminars
– Whiskey cocktails from great brands
VIP tickets are $160 and include admission to:
– VIP early entry (3 – 4 PM)
– Samples of 200+ types of whiskey (we’ll update the list with brands shortly!)
– An official Whiskey Riot tasting glass to take home
– Whiskey cocktails from great brands
– Access to seminars
– Buffet
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THE DETAILS:
– Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
– Time: 4-7 pm (VIP Hour: 3-4 pm)
– Location: POST Houston
– Cost: General admission $90 per session // VIP $160 per session
– Must be 21 and over to attend. No exceptions.
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Tasting Tables List:
Blade & Bow
George Dickel Signature
George Dickel Rye
George Dickel 15
Garrison Brothers Small Batch Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Bourbon
Garrison Brothers HoneyDew Bourbon
Jefferson’s
Rabbit Hole
TX Whiskey
Smooth Ambler
Hard Truth Distilling Sweet Mash Rye
Hard Truth Distilling Indiana Rye
Hard Truth Distilling Schoonover 14yr Whiskey
Hercules Mulligan Rum & Rye
Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye 80 Proof
Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye 92 Proof
Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye Cask Proof
Sixth Street 6 Year Bourbon
Sixth Street 5 Year Rye Whiskey
Sixth Street 4 Year Bourbon
Kentucky 10 Wheated Small batch
Driftless Glen Straight Bourbon
Driftless Glen Straight Rye
Driftless Glen Single Barrel Wheated Straight Bourbon
Nine Banded Whiskey Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Nine Banded Whiskey Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Nine Banded Whiskey Cask Strength Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kurvball
Slow River Blend
Ammunition Straight Bourbon Whiskey
8.52116E+11
Ammunition Straight Rye Whiskey
Sugarlands Jim Tom’s Unaged Rye
Sugarlands Mark Rogers’ American Peach Moonshine
Sugarlands Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey
Sugarlands Mark and Digger’s Rye Apple Moonshine
Copper Dog Scotch Whisky
Tommyrotter Bourbon Barrel Gin
Tommyrotter Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Drumshanbo Single Pot Pinot Noir Cask Whiskey
Drumshanbo Single Pot Whiskey Galanta
Triple Dog Irish Whiskey
Knucklenoggin Salted Caramel Whiskey
Knucklenoggin Peanut Butter Whiskey
Knucklenoggin Kettle Corn Whiskey
Casey Jones Distillery Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Casey Jones Distillery Kentucky Straight Bourbon Black Label
Casey Jones Distillery Kentucky Straight Bourbon White Label
Casey Jones Distillery Barrel Cut Double Barrel
Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon
Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon – Bottled in Bond
Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon – Bottled in Bond
Ragged Branch Rye – Bottled in Bond
Barrell Vantage
Barrell Batch #34 Bourbon
Barrell Seagrass
Barrell Dovetail
Silver Star Texas Honey Whiskey
Silver Star Texas Whiskey
Silver Star 1849 Bourbon
Rebecca Creek
Rebecca Creek Small Batch
Rebecca Creek Bottled in Bond
James Ownby Tennessee Bourbon
Ole Smoky Cooke Dough Whiskey
Ole Smoky Mango Habanero
Ole Smoky Salty Caramel Whiskey
FEW Bourbon
FEW Rye
FEW American Whiskey
Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon
Lost Irish Irish Whiskey
Benromach 10 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Benromach 15 Year Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
BENROMACH – ORGANIC 2011
BENROMACH – PEAT SMOKE 2009
William Price Straight Rye 101 Proof
William Price Cask Strength Straight Rye
William Price Single Barrel Straight Rye
William Price Texas Single Malt Experimental FInish
VIP Hour Special Bottle: William Price Rum Ryder
Broken Barrel Small Batch
Broken Barrel Heresy Rye
Broken Barrel Cask Strength
Broken Barrel Americana
VIP Hour Special Bottle: Broken Barrel Americana
Misunderstood Ginger Whiskey
JP Wiser’s 10 Year
JP Wiser’s 15 Yewar
Lot 40 Dark Oak
Dry County Blended Bourbon
Sagamore Spirit Straight Rye
Sagamore Spirit Double Oak
Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength
Sagamore Spirit Sherry Cask Finish
Old Elk Bourbon
Old Elk Wheated Bourbon
Old Elk Wheat Whiskey
Old Elk Rye Whiskey
High West Bourbon
High West Double Rye
Nelson Greenbrier Tennessee Whiskey
Nelson Bros Classic Bourbon
Natterjack Irish Whiskey
Natterjack Irish Whiskey Cask Strength
Fercullen Irish Whiskey
Maker’s Mark
Maker’s 46
Maker’s Mark Cask Strength
Pursuit United Bourbon
Pursuit United Rye
Ballotin Caramel Turtle Chocolate Whiskey
Ballotin Peanut Butter Chocolate Whiskey
Ballotin Chocolate Cherry Cream Whiskey
Ballotin Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Whiskey
Three Chord Amplify Rye
Three Chord Strange Collaboration Straight Bourbon
Three Chord Small Batch Blended Bourbon
Three Chord Bourbon Cream
Milam & Greene Straight Rye Finished in Port Wine Cask
Milam & Greene Triple Cask Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskies
Milam & Greene Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Hirsch Bivouac
MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whiskey Signature
Old Pulteney 12yo scotch
Writers Tear’s Double Oak
Horse Neck Bourbon Ginger Ale
Horse Neck Bourbon Cherry Rye
Horse Neck Bourbon Mule Spice
Horse Neck Bourbon La Paloma
Town Branch Bourbon
Town Branch True Cask
Bourbonola
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
Calumet Farm 10-Year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Calumet Farm 8-Year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bird Dog Honey Whiskey
Bird Dog Salted Caramel Whiskey
Timber Craft Whiskey
St. George Baller Whiskey
St. George B&E American blended whiskey
St. George American Single Malt Lot Series
The Musician Straight Bourbon
The Musician Cask Strength
The Artist Straight Rye
Bluegrass Distillers Toasted Oak Finish Straight Bourbon
Bluegrass Distillers Mash Bill #1 KY Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Midway Distilling Co. Lee’s Branch Toasted French Oak Finish Rye Whiskey
Midway Distilling Co. Dudley & Gratz – Rye Whiskey Finished in Sauternes Casks
HORSE SOLDIER BOURBON STRAIGHT
HORSE SOLDIER BOURBON SMALL BATCH
HORSE SOLDIER BOURBON BARRELL STRENGTH
PENELOPE BOURBON FOUR GRAIN
PENELOPE BOURBON BARREL STRENGTH
PENELOPE BOURBON ARCHITECT
PENELOPE BOURBON TOASTED
Bardstown Origins Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bardstown Origins Bottle in Bond Wheated
Bardstown Fusion Series #8
Green River Bourbon
Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery’s Hotscotch Whiskey
Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery’s Iron Hot Whiskey
Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery’s Select Bourbon Whiskey
Highland Park 12 Year
Highland Park 15 Year
Highland Park 18 Year
Castle & Key Restoration Rye
Castle & Key Small Batch Wheated Bourbon
Castle & Key Small Batch Bourbon
Dough Ball Cookie Dough Whiskey
Westland American Single Malt Whiskey
Westland Garryana Edition 7
Westland Solum Edition 1
Luckenbach Road Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Luckenbach Road Straight Rye Whiskey
Luckenbach Road Light Whiskey
Kentucky Owl Wiseman Bourbon
Kentucky Owl Wiseman Rye
Kentucky Owl Confiscated
Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
Bruichladdich PC10
Bendt No. 5
UNBENDT Bourbon BiB
Bendt Bourbon Cream
Compass Box’s Peat Monster
Compass Box’s Orchard House
Compass Box’s Spice Tree
Compass Box’s Hedonism
Larceny Bourbon
Mellow Corn Whiskey
Elijah Craig Small Batch
Elijah Craig Rye
Four Roses Bourbon
Four Roses Small Batch
Four Roses Single Barrel
Four Roses Small Batch Select
Laws Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Laws Cask Strength Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Laws San Luis Valley Straight Rye Whiskey
Laws Cask Strength San Luis Valley Straight Rye Whiskey
Yellow Rose Premium American Whiskey
Yellow Rose Rye Whiskey
Yellow Rose Harris County Straight Bourbon
Yellow Rose Outlaw Bourbon
Blackland Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon
Blackland Bourbon Whiskey
Blackland Rye Whiskey
Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey
Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey
Seminars:
-To Be Announced
Cocktails Bars By:
Jefferson’s, Rabbit Hole, TX Whiskey, Smooth Ambler
More information regarding Houston Whiskey Riot can be found WhiskeyRiot.com.
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BECOME A SPONSOR:
Does this event sound amazing? We know it. If you want your business to also be amazing by being part of this event visit WhiskeyRiot.com and click on ‘Sponsor Signup’!
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FAQs:
How many whiskeys will be available to try?
Over 200 varieties!
What’s included in a General Admission (GA) Ticket?
General Admission ticket holders will receive a branded rocks tasting glass and be given full range of the venue to taste whichever whiskeys they desire. Sorting through this many whiskeys would require a prohibitively expensive investment in bottles were a whiskey explorer to pursue a tasting this vast on their own. The GA ticket provides a pathway to finding your new favorite whiskey without breaking the bank.
What’s included in a VIP Ticket?
VIP ticket holders will receive access to the event 1 hour earlier than General Admission entry and a full buffet. They’ll receive all of the same benefits of the General Admission ticket, which include a branded tasting glass, full range of the venue to taste whichever whiskeys they desire and access to seminars where whiskey experts will provide brand histories and guided tastings.
Will there be Designated Driver (DD) Tickets available?
No. In the age of ride sharing and cell phones, there is no reason why a safe ride home can’t be coordinated. Historically, we’ve found that the DD Tickets require too much policing and drivers are tempted to have “just one sample.” Be a responsible whiskey drinker and make a plan for getting home that doesn’t require getting behind the wheel.
Can I trade up to a VIP Ticket within the event?
Unfortunately, no. We have limited supplies for the ticket tiers and don’t have the flexibility to add the necessary resources during the event.
Are samples free?
Once you have your ticket for admission and enter the venue, you will not be charged for any whiskey tasting.
Are cocktails free?
Each guest will receive a booklet when he or she walks into the event. In the booklet are tear-out “tickets” or “redemption coupons” that can be used to get cocktails at the various branded bars. Don’t think of a traditional bar where you walk up and tell the bartender what you’d like. The cocktail bars are hosted by showcasing brands and typically offer just one specialty cocktail per bar. Each attendee will have one tear-out redemption coupon for each of the cocktail bars. This redemption method is only used for the cocktail bars and not for the general sampling of whiskeys (it’s rooted in an effort to make sure that showcasing brands have enough inventory for everyone).
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DON’T BE THAT GUY:Please drink responsibly. Management and vendors have the right to refuse anyone who appears to be intoxicated.
GET HOME SAFELY: Here’s a few ideas: Uber, Lyft, a taxi, a selfless friend, your mom. We’re more than happy to help you arrange a ride home. If you need assistance, please let us know.
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GETTING THERE:
Whiskey Riot strongly advocates using a ride service like Lyft, Uber or a taxi (or a pickup ride from a generous designated driver) for safe transportation to and from the event. Should you opt to drive, there are city parking garages nearby.
