Another first for PowerfulThirst.com. Our very first media credentials for an out of state event, WhiskyFest 2015 San Francisco. WhiskyFest is one of my favorite events of the year. They get great speakers and attendees like the Eddie and Jimmy Russell of Wild Turkey and Julian and Preston Van Winkle of Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery. In total there will be 375 whiskies to taste. Unfortunately this year’s event in San Francisco is already sold out. Next year they expand to 4 cities with Washington, D.C. joining, Chicago, New York and San Francisco. Time to start setting the schedule.
With only 4 hours to work the entire tasting area, obviously lots will have to be omitted especially when their are seminars going on simultaneously. Monday will be lots of phone calls to see if there are going to be any opportunities to catch up with the Whisky producers as they work the market on Thursday or Friday before the show. This will be my fifth time going up and it really is a great event. Everyone you want to meet in the whisky business in one room but it is absolutely running. Looking forward to a busy week of prep and tasting.
Below is an example of the dilemmas that face everyone at these events. The VIP portion is just one hour. Below is a list of 54 VIP only whiskies. Now I am good but one a minute no way, so I need to narrow it down with your help. Take a look at the list of the 54 VIP Whisky and give me up to four whiskies that you would most like to try.