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, Bluegrass Distillers 12+ Year Elkwood Reserve, Bulleit 10 Year, Cazcanes XA, Glenmorangie Altus 25 Year, James E. Pepper Decanter Double Oak Bourbon, Sagamore Bottled in Bond 8 Year - 100 proof, Stonestreet Bourbon Mt. Brave Whiskey, and more!
FOOD & FUN
🍸 Bold cocktails: Fever-Tree Whiskey Mule and Nice 'N' Easy cocktail 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, T-Rex Pickles, and more to come
💨 Chill out and relax at our outdoor cigar lounge
🍖 Flavor packed dishes for purchase include savory barbecue, smoked brisket, crab cakes, mac and cheese, shrimp and grits, crispy pickles, sliders, oysters, pork tacos, and jalapeño cornbread, 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