DALLAS’ PREMIER WHISKEY FESTIVAL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 2026 | 6-9:30PM
Empire Room - 1225 N Riverfront Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207
This is where you find your next favorite whiskey. Explore rare pours and bold cocktails from top whiskey brands. Why spend $100 on just one bottle when you can experience it all at Whiskey Washback.
PREMIUM SPIRITS
🌾 Over 100 varieties of Whiskey, Bourbon, Rye, and Scotch
🖋️ Elevate every sip at Whiskey Washback with your engraved Glencairn® glass, designed to enhance aroma and flavor
🥃 Special expressions being poured during Early Entry Admission Hour only: Ardbeg 25 Year, Ampersand Opimus, Bendt Distilling UnBendt Cask Strength Bourbon and Rye, Bluegrass Distillers 12+ Year Elkwood Reserve, Bulleit 10 Year, Cazcanes XA, Glenmorangie Altus 25 Year, James E. Pepper Decanter Double Oak Bourbon, Mt. Brave Whiskey, Sagamore Bottled in Bond 8 Year - 100 proof, Someone Say Whiskey Two Stacks 20 Year Irish Whiskey, Willett Family Estate 11 Year Single Barrel Bourbon, Yamazaki 12 Year Japanese Whiskey, L"Encantada 2004 Armagnac Single Barrel, Tomintoul 25 Year, and more!
FOOD & FUN
🍸 Bold cocktails: Bendt Distilling Witherspoon Old Fashioned and Pecan Old Fashioned, Fever-Tree Whiskey Mule and Nice 'N' Easy cocktail, Pecan Street Rum Beach Please, Pythagoras Whiskey Blueberry Pythagorean, and more
💸 Shop handcrafted products from local entrepreneurs: A Touch of West Texas, Funky Fly Frames, It Is Weld Permanent Jewelry, MoSmoke Mobile Cigar Concierge, Someone Say Whiskey, Travel + Leisure Co., T-Rex Pickles, and more to come
💨 Chill out and relax at our outdoor cigar lounge
🍖 Flavor-packed dishes for purchase include chicken, shrimp and grits, crab cake deviled eggs, carne asada fries, meat quesadillas, tacos, churros, and whiskey cake from local chefs: Breakfast Brothers, Mama Dee's Texas Whiskey Cake, PeeWee's Crabcakes, Tacos El Speedy, and more to come
LEVEL-UP MASTERCLASSES
LEVEL-UP MASTERCLASSES
FROM BIRTH TO BOTTLE: THE JOURNEY OF SAGAMORE RYE
7:00 pm and 8:00 pm Sessions
Join Sagamore Whiskey’s Global Advocacy Manager, Clint Spotleson, to discover how two distinct mash bills come together to create Sagamore’s signature Maryland-style rye.
🌾 Taste the high rye and low rye mash bills before aging, then see how each develops in the barrel.
🥃 Enjoy a guided tasting of: Unaged High Rye, Unaged Low Rye, Aged High Rye, Aged Low Rye, and Sagamore Small Batch.
🪵 Learn how aging shapes each whiskey’s flavor before the two are blended at bottling.
✨ Experience the journey from grain to barrel to the final pour.
*This is an add-on experience; you must purchase an admission ticket as well
PARTIAL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO:
Don't miss this unique opportunity to indulge in the rich flavors of whiskey from around the world right here in Dallas!
Presented by The Daily Pour
Must be 21+ to attend