2026 Special Spirits Tasting: Raise the Bar

presents this exclusive tasting where you can mingle with friends, taste and learn about spirits so you can create the drinks of your dreams in your own home bar!

This experience takes place in Santa Fe's mysterious medieval apothecary themed liquid lounge from the George RR Martin empire, . Their amazing mixology team will share a complimentary taste of their signature cocktail for (May 30 - June 7), and full-sized cocktails using some of the special spirits, below, available for purchase.

Tickets (includes spirits samples and light nibbles)

• General Admission: $15, must be over 21 years old (and bring ID)
• Hospitality Pro: FREE if you work in a restaurant or bar (must reserve your ticket and bring your NM Alcohol Servers Permit)

*​Los Poblanos Botanical Spirits stands out for its deep-rooted commitment to place-based distillation, blending New Mexico’s agricultural heritage with artisanal craft, Los Poblanos produces gins that are uniquely tied to the land. Their Lavender Gin is particularly distinctive, crafted using four lavender cultivars—Royal Velvet, Provence, Munstead, and Buena Vista. The Western Dry Gin incorporates 16 botanicals, including rose, hawthorn, chamomile, and piñon resin, all thriving on their historic organic farm in the Rio Grande Valley, to create a gin with a distinct sense of place. Los Poblanos' dedication to sustainability and community is evident in their adaptive reuse of historic buildings, such as the 1940s Heaston's Town and Ranch Tractor Supplies building in downtown Albuquerque, now housing their distillery, tasting room, and retail space. This holistic approach, from cultivating botanicals to crafting spirits and engaging the community, encapsulates Los Poblanos' unique identity in the world of distillation.​

You will taste Los Poblanos Lavender Gin, Los Poblanos Western Dry Gin

*Little Toad Creek began in 2012 as a remote Inn and Tavern in Lake Roberts, NM, surrounded by the Gila Wilderness, Little Toad derived its name from Sapillo Creek that ran along the property. Owners Teresa and Dave began crafting beer in 2013 and restored the Silver City Liquor Co. in 2016. Now this state-of-the-art brewing and distilling operation is reviving a history-rich part of downtown Silver City along San Vicente Creek. Check out their Little Toad Creek Brewery & Distillery in Silver City or Las Cruces!

You will taste 5 ducks silver Agave spirit, Cafe Nocturno Liqueur, and two flavors of Mixed-Up Cocktail ready-to-drink canned cocktails.

*Dalla Terra Wine & Spirits was founded in 1990 as a direct importer and national agent of a select group of leading, family-owned, estate wineries and distilleries in Italy. The name Dalla Terra means “Of the Earth” in Italian, representing a commitment to work alongside estates that have achieved reputations for top-quality production in their respective regions or appellations. By limiting its portfolio and partnering only with the highest quality producers, Dalla Terra ensures that the portfolio will be an unparalleled source of remarkable Italian wines and spirits.

You will taste Verita Vodka, Rosen Bitter, Kapriol Grapefruit & Hibiscus

*Tumbleroot Distillery is based in Santa Fe, and makes their spirits from scratch using organic ingredients and wild harvested ingredients.

You will taste Navy Strength Gin, Botanical Gin, and High Desert Gin

*Santa Fe Spirits distills exceptional spirits that embody the rugged beauty and bold flavors of the Southwest. Each sip reflects the land, people, and stories that make Santa Fe extraordinary. At over 7000 feet, thinner air and dramatic temperature swings move liquid in and our of the barrel more quickly, deepening character while respecting the spirit’s origin.

You will taste Santa Fe Whiskey- Original Mesquite, and two Desert Bloom Gins

*As Above So Below embraces the unknown and the overlooked, conjuring a fresh energy to approach time-honored methods of distillation. When we say time-honored, we mean the thousands of years of women and men, sages and monks, bootleggers and working wives who have infused their energies, their dreams, their flavors and families – their back-door herbs into bottles to sustain life, honor their gods, gather together, and perhaps simply take their minds somewhere else for a moment.

You will taste Ixchel Dry Curaçao, Astrologist Straight American Single Malt Whiskey, Sigil High Desert Gin, and Absinthe Verte

*Floating World loves amazing, the people who make it and those who advocate for it. Taking the time to find fantastic is nothing new to them, they started in a closet and grew one case, one friendship, one story at a time and today they are proud to set their best foot froward with with an over-qualified, hardworking team that is dedicated to real people at every step.

You will taste By the Dutch Genever, Cachaça Germana Caetano's, OM Chocolate Sea Salt Liqueur, Bodegas Viñas de Oro Pisco Quebranta, Bodegas Viñas de Oro Pisco Moscatel, Etter Quince

*Tequila Ocho is a renowned, 100% additive-free, single-estate, and vintage-harvest tequila produced in Jalisco, Mexico, by Master Distiller Carlos Camarena and Tomás Estes.

You will taste their blanco, reposado, and anejo expressions.

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