LOS ANGELES’ PREMIER WHISKEY FESTIVAL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 2026 | 6-9:30PM

Hudson Loft - 1200 S Hope St., Los Angeles, CA 90015

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.

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PREMIUM SPIRITS

🌾 Over 100 varieties of Whiskey, Bourbon, Rye, and Scotch

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🖋️ 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, Barrel Craft Spirits Bourbon Cigar Blend, Bulleit 10 Year, Bluegrass Distillers 12+ Year Elkwood Reserve, Cazcanes XA, Glenfiddich Aston Martin F1 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Glenmorangie Altus 25 Year, Sagamore Bottled in Bond 8 Year - 100 proof, Stonestreet Bourbon Mt. Brave Whiskey, Tullamore D.E.W. 12 Year Special Reserve, Minden Mill American Single Malt, and more!

FOOD & FUN

🍸 Bold cocktails: Fever-Tree Whiskey Mule and Nice 'N' Easy cocktail, Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Passionfruit Highball, Mando de Origen Margarita, Manhattan cocktail by Minden Mill, Monkey Shoulder Old Fashioned, Stonestreet Bourbon Paper Plane, Tullamore D.E.W. Iced Irish Coffee & Ginger Mule, and more

💸 Shop handcrafted products from local entrepreneurs: Filson, Fragrance of Excellence, Linked by JBri, Storm by Montecristi, Yep Oh! Charms, and more

🍖 Flavor packed dishes for purchase include savory barbecue, smoked brisket, pulled pork, mac and cheese, shrimp and grits, crispy pickles, sliders, oysters, pork tacos, jalapeño cornbread, and more to come

LEVEL-UP MASTERCLASSES

THE ART OF THE DYAD: REDWOOD EMPIRE WHISKEY

7:15 pm & 8:15 pm Sessions

Join Redwood Empire Master Blender Lauren Patz for an inside look at how distilling and blending work together to create the brand’s California whiskeys.

🌾 Explore how grain selection and distillation lay the foundation for each expression.

🥃 Enjoy a guided tasting of five whiskeys: Pipe Dream Bourbon finished in Garryana oak, Pipe Dream Triple Toasted Bourbon, Grizzly Beast Bourbon, Rocket Top Rye, and The Hyperion.

✨ Discover how aging, oak finishes, and blending shape the final pour.

*This is an add-on experience; you must purchase an admission ticket as well

LEVEL-UP MASTERCLASSES

FROM BIRTH TO BOTTLE: THE JOURNEY OF SAGAMORE RYE

7:00 pm Session

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

LEVEL-UP MASTERCLASSES

MIXING AND MASTERING AVERNA: SAGAMORE RYE

8:00 pm Session

Join Alicia DeVincenzo, National Advocacy & Engagement Manager, for an interactive exploration of amaro, whiskey, and how Averna and Sagamore Rye come together in the Black Manhattan.

🥃 Taste Averna neat and learn about its distinctive flavor and role in the amaro category.

🍸 Experience a Black Manhattan cocktail demonstration featuring Averna and Sagamore Rye, then sample the finished cocktail.

✨ Discover how Averna and Sagamore Rye complement one another and learn the techniques behind this rich twist on the classic Manhattan.

*This is an add-on experience; you must purchase an admission ticket as well