Virginia Spirits Expo at IX Art Park, Charlottesville

522 2nd Street Southeast,Charlottesville VA 22902

03 June, 2023

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Join us for an amazing day sampling Virginia's BEST Spirits and custom cocktails! PLUS, live music, great food & more! This event will be the LARGEST single day collection of Virginia Distilleries that has ever assembled! Visit with, learn about, and sample from 24+ Award Winning Virginia Distilleries! All-Access Sampling is INCLUDED in your ticket! Every Distillery will have bottles available for purchase on site. Many of these bottles are typically only available at the distillery and cannot be found in ABC stores! Custom signature cocktails will also be available for purchase. Scroll down to see the full list of participating Distilleries, products and cocktails. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Virginia Spirits Expo: Charlottesville Saturday, September 24th 2:00pm-8:00pm VIP Hour-Early Access at 2pm General Admission opens at 3pm Charlottesville IX Art Park 522 Second Street, SE Charlottesville, VA ---------------------------------------------------------------- Live music performances from Radio Riot and Zach Angle. Pay as you go food from local food and dessert trucks TBA Select industry related vendors will also be on site with special custom locally made spirit related products. Get in-depth behind the scene knowledge from Virginia Distillers and industry experts. PLUS: Vote on your favorites to select Virginia’s Favorite Distillery! Gold, Silver, & Bronze medallions will be awarded. The gates open at 2pm for VIP and 3pm for General Admission, so come early and stay late to enjoy all the day has to offer! Last call is 7:30pm, and the event will end at 8pm. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ticket & Entry Types: Entry Ticket ($20) • For Designated Drivers and/or non-drinkers • Includes access & entry to the event • Does not include sampling or allow for additional purchase of alcohol during the event. Full Access Sampling Ticket ($65 in advance or $75 day-of) • Includes access & entry to the event • Souvenir Sampling Glass • All-Access Unlimited* Sampling to every Distillery on site • 5 Voting Tokens VIP Experience ($90 in advance or $100 day-of) Everything included in the Full Access Sampling Ticket, PLUS: • Special VIP-only Sampling products from each Distillery • Access to Virginia Distillers Association Master Classes • One Hour early access to event ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARTICIPATING VIRGINIA DISTILLERIES, SAMPLING PRODUCTS AND COCKTAILS:A. Smith Bowman Distillery (Fredericksburg) Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon, Isaac Bowman Port Finished Bourbon, John J. Bowman Single Barrel Bourbon. Mary Hite Bowman Caramel Bourbon Cream Liqueur, Deep Run Vodka, George Bowman Rum, Tinkerman's Curiously Bright & Complex, Tinkerman's Citrus Supreme VIP: John J. Bowman Single Barrel Bourbon Brady's Distillery (Roanoke) Accomplice Straight Bourbon, Accomplice Double Oaked Solera Whiskey, Accomplice Toasted Rye Whiskey, Vodka VIP: Brady's Accomplice Barrel Strength Bourbon, Prohibition Style Gin Cocktails: Cinnamon Maple Sour, Vodka Maple Sour, Brady Collins, Bourbon Paloma, Manhattan, Old Fashioned Caiseal Beer and Spirits Co (Hampton) Caiseal Vodka, Caiseal Gin, Caiseal Single Malt Whiskey, Virginia Strait Bourbon Whiskey VIP: Vintage Gin, Peated American Single Malt Whiskey Catoctin Creek Distilling Company (Loudoun) Roundstone Rye 80 Proof, Roundstone Rye Distiller’s Edition 92 Proof, Watershed Gin 92 Proof VIP: Limited Release TBD Chesapeake Bay Distillery (Virginia Beach) Blue Ridge Vodka, Ghost Pepper Vodka, Lemon Liquor, Chicks Beach Rum, Cureo Coffee Liquor, Smoked Ghost Pepper Tequila, Dr Stoners Fresh Herb Vodka, Dr Stoners Smokey Herb Whiskey, Dr Stoners Hierba Loca Tequila, Dr Stoners Hierba Madura Tequila VIP: 4Farthings Rum Cocktails: TBA Copper Fox Distillery (Williamsburg & Rappahannock) Copper Fox Peachwood Single Malt Whisky, Copper Fox Chestnut American Whisky, Copper Fox Original Rye Whisky, Amaro Y Arroyo VIP: Copper Fox Cognac Barrel Finish Rye Cocktails: Friendship Deep Creek Distilling (Chesapeake) Cape Henry Gin, Cape Henry Vodka, Royall Rye Whiskey, Deep Creek Reserve Bourbon, Ghost Whiskey VIP: Deep Creek Reserve Bourbon Cocktails: Royall Rye Old Fashioned, Ghost Whiskey Punch, Whiskey Sour, Gin & Tonic, Vodka Soda, Maple Bourbon Smash Filibuster Distillery (Shenandoah) Filibuster Single Estate Bourbon, Filibuster Dual Cask Bourbon, FIlibuster Dual Cask Rye, Filibuster Boondoggler VIP: Filibuster Bottled in Bond Bourbon, Filibuster Triple Cask Bourbon Five Mile Mountain Distillery (Floyd) Elderberry Moonshine, Lemon Ginseng Moonshine, Vanilla Plum Moonshine, 105 Rye clear and aged, Sweet Mtn. corn VIP: Aged 105 Rye Cocktails: Elderberry Lemonade, Vanilla Plum shrub, 105 Rye Bloody Mary Hill Top Distillery (Goochland) Hill Top Straight Bourbon, Hill Top Rye Whiskey, Blackberry Gooch Hooch Moonshine, Lemon Drop Gooch Hooch Moonshine, Hill Top Coffee Flavored Whiskey VIP: Single Barrel Hill Top Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof 4year old, Hill Top Single Malt Whiskey 4 Year Reserve Ironclad Distillery (Newport News) Small batch bourbon, Straight bourbon, AR’s southern hot honey finished bourbon, Flying Fox Red Wine Cask bourbon, Bottled in bond bourbon VIP: Tawny Port Cask Finished Bourbon Cocktails: Special Whiskey Sour JH Bards Spirit Co (Pulaski) JH Bards Virginia Straight Bourbon, JH Bards Virginia Rye, JH Bards Maple Whiskey, JH Bards Virginia Single Malt, Sinking Creek Vodka VIP: JH Bards 6-year Toasted Barrel High Rye Cocktails: JH Bards Ginger Lime Mule; Cranberry Orange Soda mixed with Bourbon or Vodka KO Distilling (Manassas) Navy Strength Gin; Small Batch Bourbon; Small Batch Wheat; Distiller's Reserve Rye VIP: Cask Strength High Rye Bourbon Lost Whiskey Club (Fairfax) High Wheat Straight Bourbon - 90 proof, High Rye Straight Bourbon - 90 proof VIP: High Wheat Cask Strength Straight Bourbon - Uncut and Unfiltered, High Rye Cask Strength Straight Bourbon - Uncut and Unfiltered Cocktails: Rye Rickey Mt. Defiance Distillery (Loudoun) Mt. Defiance Amaretto, Mt Defiance Cassis Liquour, Mt. Defiance Sweet Vermouth, Mt. Defiance Gin Nouveau, Mt Defiance Absinthe Superieure, Mt Defiance Apple Brandy, Mt Defiance Virginia Velvet VIP: Mt. Defiance Extra Anejo Agave Spirit Cocktails: Rum punch Orkney Springs Distillery (Springfield) Italian Wheat Vodka, Szechuan Peppercorn Vodka, Ginger Bread Vodka, Peppermint Vodka, Cherry Watermelon Basil Vodka, Strawberry Rhubarb Vodka, Cherry Blossom Vodka, Herbal Mountain Gin, Hop Gin, Grapefruit Gin, Cherry Almond Gin, Siberian Fir Gin, Cucumber Gin, Rosemary Gin VIP: Hop Gin Cocktails: Sours, tonics and mules. Ragged Branch Distillery (Charlottesville) Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon, Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon - Bottled in Bond VIP: Ragged Branch Wheated Bourbon - Cowboy Cut - Barrel Proof Cocktails: Whiskey and Gingers Reservoir Distillery (Richmond) Hunter & Scott Bourbon, Reservoir Rye Whiskey, Holland's Milkman VIP: Limited Release TBD Cocktails: Reservoir Sour (Whiskey Sour) Springfield Distillery (Halifax) Springfield Straight Bourbon, 1842 Whiskey, 1799 Whiskey with Honey, Scratch Blackberry Whiskey, Scratch Peach Whiskey, Scratch Strawberry Whiskey, Scratch Blackberry Whiskey Sour, Scratch Strawberry Whiskey Smash VIP: 1842 Whiskey Cocktails: Springfield Lemonade and Scratched Tea Twin Creeks Distillery (Franklin) 1st Sugar Moonshine, Peach Brandy, Apple Brandy, Copper Corn VIP: Peg Hatcher's Straight Whisky Cocktails: Copper Mule (Copper Corn) and Sangria (Peach Brandy) Virago Spirits (Richmond) Four Port Rum, Classic White Rum, Port Cask Rum, Rum 151, Modern Gin with Oolong Tea, Kali Hibiscus Gin, Coffee Liqueur VIP: Madhu Barrel-aged Gin, Cognac Cask Rum Cocktails: Gin & Tonic, Dark & Stormy, Daiquiri Virginia Distillery Company (Nelson) Courage & Conviction Signature Malt, Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask, Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask, Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask, VHW Port Cask Finished Whisky VIP: Courage & Conviction Cuvée Single Cask Vitae Spirits Distillery (Charlottesville) Vitae Spirits Golden Rum, Vitae Spirits Modern Gin, Vitae Spirits Distiller's Reserve Maple Cream VIP: Vitae Spirits Distiller's Reserve Connifer, Vitae Spirits Distiller's Reserve Smoked Rum Cocktails: Golden Julep (Golden Rum, Lapson Souchong, Peaches) Summer Lovin' (Modern Gin, Watermelon Shrub, Sparkling Water, Mint) Waterman Sprits (Virginia Beach) The Perfect Crush, Organic Vodka, Organic Grapefruit Vodka VIP: Organic Cinnamon Vodka Cocktails: The Perfect Orange Crush, The Perfect Grapefruit Crush, Vodka Soda ---------------------------------------------------------- This event is rain or shine. Refunds or transfers are not available. The Virginia Spirits Expo is a 21+ only event. Please remember to drink responsibly and plan ahead if you need a place to stay or a ride home for the evening. Learn more about this and future events at: https://VirginiaSpiritsExpo.com This event is a joint venture from Drink Local and The Virginia Distiller's Association Proceeds from this event to support Giving Local LEGAL DISCLAIMER: *UNLIMITED Sampling means access to all items being offered from Distilleries, not unlimited drinking. Sampling amounts are 0.25oz-0.5oz per pour. The purpose of this event is to allow you to sample from, enjoy, and learn about Virginia Distilleries and Virginia Spirits. The event organizer and participating distilleries reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who appears to be intoxicated, is abusing the sampling offerings, or for any other reason deemed necessary at the time. Sampling items available subject to change without notice based on supply availability.