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Van Winkle Tasting Experience

Attire: Sophisticated Casual / Ticket Price: $200

The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival is bringing imbibers a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the world's most sought-after bourbons with an exclusive Pappy Van Winkle tasting and bartending seminar. 

Those who attend will be privy to a rare and unique experience with a selection of bourbons from the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery. Spirit connoisseurs have long held it up as one of the world's best, while limited production has ensured that it is also one of the world's most sought after bourbons. The tasting will include Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 20 year old, the #1 rated whiskey in the world with a 99 out of 100 rating from the World Spirits Championship, Pappy's 23 year old bourbon, the Van Winkle Family Reserve, as well as the Reserve Rye. 
With a lineup that surely would have made ole' Pappy proud, the Van Winkle tasting will also include a hands-on bartending seminar with two of Southern California''s most respected barkeeps, Nathan Stanton and Anthony Schmidt. Nationally recognized for their knowledge and expertise, these two gentlemen have been at the helm of several of the city's most progressive cocktail establishments including Craft & Commerce, Noble Experiment and El Dorado Cocktail Lounge. Each guest will have the rare opportunity to stand behind the bar while learning how to mix time-honored cocktails firsthand. 

Just as the supply for Old Rip Van Winkle whiskeys are limited and small in number, this tasting event is confined to a select group of attendees. Our private, speakeasy-esque setting is only available for twenty of our closest friends; the location of this evening is revealed to you once we receive your RSVP. Reserve your place for this extraordinary event before time runs out. 

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough." Mark Twain 

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