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Winter Whiskey Tasting

Warm up this winter by exploring the world of whiskey, where wood provides distinctive flavors.

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Please note: Tickets for the 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Winter Whiskey Tasting session are sold out. Tickets are still available for the 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. tasting session.

Spend an evening among the trees, tasting whiskey and listening to live music in the Arboretum’s Firefly Pavilion at the Winter Whiskey Tasting event on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Taste a selection of whiskeys curated by a team of experts from Binny’s Beverage Depot and warm up at the cozy fire pits on the open-air patios of the Arboretum’s Firefly Pavilion. From the velvety smoothness of aged bourbons to the peaty allure of single malts, every pour is an invitation to explore the nuanced flavors of fine whiskey.

Highlights

Traditional Irish musicians Paul Kaye and Alec Synakowski will provide live music throughout the evening.

All event ticket purchasers receive a commemorative six-ounce snifter glass.

Concessions will be available to purchase in the Firefly Pavilion during the event.

After sampling, order your favorite spirits at a 10$% discount from Binny’s Beverage Depot.

Tickets

Purchase Winter Whiskey Tasting tickets and member tickets online.

Cost
Event ticket: $60
Designated driver ticket: $30

Member Cost
Event ticket: $50
Designated driver ticket: $25

Two tasting sessions are available for this event: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please select your preferred time slot during online ticket purchase.

Event tickets include a six-ounce snifter whiskey glass, unlimited whiskey samples, and admission to the Arboretum on Saturday, March 14.

Designated driver tickets include admission to the selected tasting session and nonalcoholic hot beverage options. This ticket type does not include a tasting glass.

This event is for adults aged 21 and older. No children, including infants in strollers, will be permitted.

 

Your ticket purchase helps support the Arboretum’s vision of a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.

Tickets

Tickets are now available. Purchase Winter Whiskey Tasting tickets and member tickets online.

Cost
Event ticket: $60
Designated driver ticket: $30

Member Cost
Event ticket: $50
Designated driver ticket: $25

Two tasting sessions are available for this event: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please select your preferred time slot during online ticket purchase.

Event tickets include a commemorative six-ounce snifter whiskey glass, unlimited whiskey samples, and admission to the Arboretum on Saturday, March 14.

Designated driver tickets include admission to the selected tasting session and nonalcoholic hot beverage options. This ticket type does not include a tasting glass.

This event is for adults aged 21 and older. No children, including infants in strollers, will be permitted.

Whiskey List

Please note that distilleries and featured whiskies are subject to change up until the date of the event.

Bacardi Limited
Angels Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Teeling Irish Whiskey

Brown-Forman
Old Forester 1910 Old Fine Whisky
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Bourbon Whisky
The Glendronach Ode to Dark Highland Single Malt Whiskey Master’s Anthology
The Glendronach Ode to Ember Peated Highland Single Malt Whiskey Master’s Anthology
The Glendronach Ode to the Valley Highland Single Malt Whiskey Master’s Anthology
Slane Triple Casked Irish Whiskey

Compass Box Whisky
Celestial Blended Scotch Whisky
Hedonism 2026 Limited Annual Release Grain Scotch Whisky

Edrington Brands
Highland Park 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Highland Park 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Glenrothes 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Glenrothes 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak
The Macallan Harmony Phoenix Honey Orchid

Frey Ranch
Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
Straight Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey
Uncut Farm Strength Bourbon Whiskey

Hotaling & Co.
Dingle Distillery Bealtaine Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Dingle Distillery Bride Single Malt Whiskey
Dingle Distillery Gherimhridh Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Dingle Distillery Lúnasa Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Dingle Distillery Original Pot Still Gin
Dingle Distillery Samhain Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Dingle Distillery Single Malt Irish Whiskey

ImPex Beverages
Ardnamurchan AD Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Isle of Raasay Hebridean Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Kilchoman Machir Bay Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Lochlea Our Barley Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Nc’nean Organic Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The GlenAllachie 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

J. Henry & Sons
Four Grain Wisconsin Straight Rye Whiskey
La Flamme Reserve Armagnac Finished Bourbon WhiskeySmall Batch Wisconsin Straight Bourbon
Patton Road Reserve Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey

J. Rieger & Co.
Rieger Kansas City Whiskey
Rieger Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Rieger Straight Rye Whiskey

Journeyman Distillery
Featherbone Bourbon Whiskey
High Rye 7 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey
Last Feather Rye Whiskey
O.C.G. Apple Cider Liqueur

Larrikin Bourbon Company
American 7 Year Old Light Whiskey
Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Cigar Lounge Straight Bourbon Finished in Cognac, Amburana, Jaca, Madeira, and Maple Syrup Barrels
Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Smidge of Maple Bourbon Cream

Laws Whiskey House
Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year Old Four Grain Bourbon
Bottled-in-Bond 7 Year Old Wheat Whiskey
Founder’s Select Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey
San Luis Valley™ Batch Straight Rye Whiskey

Marussia Beverages USA
Clonakilty Double Oak Irish Whiskey
Clonakilty Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Torabhaig Allt Gleann Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Torabhaig Binny’s Barrel Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Torabhaig Sound of Sleat Batch Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Middle West Spirits
Double Wheat Whiskey
Rye Whiskey
Slow Cut Bourbon Whiskey
Wheat & Rye Whiskey
Wheated Bourbon Whiskey

Palm Bay International
Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Drumshanbo Triple Distilled Gal’anta 2023 Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Drumshanbo Triple Distilled Marsala Cask Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Drumshanbo Triple Distilled Tawny Port Cask Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Park 375 Brands
Bowman Brothers Small Batch Bourbon
Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finished Bourbon Whiskey
Glenfarclas 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Glenfaclas 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Glen Moray Phoenix Rising Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Glen Moray Warehouse 1 Rioja Cask Finished Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
Garavogue 20 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Starlight Distillery
Blackberry Flavored Whiskey
Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon Whiskey
Carl T. Bourbon Whiskey
Honey Finished Bourbon Whiskey
Peach Flavored Whiskey

Stoller
Adictivo Tequila Cask Aged Whiskey
Eiregold Irish Whiskey
Hyde #3 Bourbon Barrel Matured Single Grain Irish Whiskey
Hyde #4 Rum Cask Matured Irish Single Malt Whiskey
Hyde #6 Presidents Reserve Sherry Cask Finish Blended Whiskey
Kinnard and Drake Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Kinnard and Drake Tequila Barrel Finished Bourbon Whiskey
Kinnard and Drake Honey Barrel Finished Bourbon Whiskey
Kinnard and Drake Toasted Barrel Bourbon

Whiskey Acres
Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Cask Finished Bourbon Whiskey
Maple Syrup Cask Finished Bourbon Whiskey

WhistlePig Whiskey
Old World 12 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey
PiggyBack 6 Year Old 100% Rye Whiskey
PiggyBack 6 Year Old Bourbon Whiskey
Small Batch 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey
Snout-to-Tail 10 Year Old Straight Bourbon

Order Spirits

After sampling, order your favorite spirits from Binny’s Beverage Depot.

Starting on Wednesday, March 18, orders can be picked up from any local Binny’s Beverage Depot location during normal business hours.

Food and Drinks

Concessions will be available to purchase in the Firefly Pavilion during the event.

Concession and Beverage Menu

Beverages
Hot Chocolate
White Hot Chocolate
Irish Cream Hot Cocoa (nonalcoholic)
Boxed Water™
Assorted Canned Soda

Food
Classic Bavarian Pretzel (NF) (V)
Handheld Reuben (NF)
Loaded Potato Wedges (GF) (NF)
Mini Shepherd’s Pie (GF) (NF)

Treats
House-Made Cookies (V)
Gluten-Free Cookies (GF) (NF) (V)
Bagged Chips (NF) (V)

 

Icon Key
GF–Gluten Friendly  NF–Nut Free  V–Vegetarian

Accessibility

The Winter Whiskey Tasting event takes place in the Firefly Pavilion, an open-air event space on the Arboretum’s East Side. Parking and paved walking paths will be available near the event location. These paths are accessible for wheelchairs and walkers. Accessible restrooms are available in the Firefly Pavilion.

Parking

Accessible parking is available in parking lot P-1, which features a permeable concrete paver system that allows rainwater to pass through. These pavers are uneven, but the accessible parking spaces and pathways from parking lot P-1 to the Visitor Center have smooth pavers. Manual wheelchairs are available for loan by visiting the Information Desk inside the Visitor Center, as are other aids for guests with special needs. Accessible restrooms are available in the Visitor Center and the nearby West Pavilion.

Visit Accessibility at The Morton Arboretum for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • The event takes place in a covered, open-air pavilion. Guests will be protected from the elements but should plan to dress for the temperature. Restrooms are indoors and heated.

  • Yes, this event will feature live music.

  • Yes, food will be available for purchase in the Firefly Pavilion during the event.

  • Yes, designated driver tickets are available. This ticket type includes admission to the selected tasting session and a soda or hot nonalcoholic beverage. Designated driver ticket holders will not receive a tasting glass.

  • No, there will be no additional samples available for purchase.

  • The Arboretum will close to visitors at sunset. After the event concludes, all visitors must exit the Arboretum.

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