WhiskyFest 2008

Due to popular demand, we're going to get a group together to attend next year's WhiskyFest. Below is information provided by their website (link below) about the event and ticket options.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an event sponsored by the Chicago Scotch Meetup Group. You will have to purchase your own, non-refundable ticket for this event. Those of us who do attend will meet at the event to enjoy it together. You are under no obligation to stay with the group; tasting at your own pace is recommended.

What is WhiskyFest?
WhiskyFest features more than 200 of the world's finest, rarest, and most expensive, single malt and blended Scotch, Irish, bourbon, Tennessee, Japanese, Welsh, Canadian and other whiskies from around the world to sample in one Grand Ballroom. There will also be high-end rums, tequilas and beer. The focus is on education, and distillery representatives will be on hand at the pouring booths to explain how the whiskies are made. Attendees will also enjoy an expansive gourmet buffet all evening and will receive a commemorative Glencairn whisky glass.

Who will attend?
More than 2,000 whisky enthusiasts, trade representatives, the media, and distillery representatives from all over the world will attend this event.

You must be 21 years or older to attend. Proof of ID required at the door.

Ticket Options
General Admission and Early Entrance VIP
Tickets are now available for purchase. General admission tickets to WhiskyFest Chicago are $110. The VIP ticket option this year which provides entry to WhiskyFest at 5:30 pm, one hour earlier than general admission which begins at 6:30 pm.

The VIP ticket option is $150. If you are a Malt Advocate Whisky Society member, you can purchase one VIP ticket at the general admission price of $110, a savings of $40.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS CLICK HERE