Chicago - Spring 2 Summer Cocktail Tasting Festival - April 24

Patio season is about to start, and you are going to be hosting.

Saturday, April 24 in Chicago. Eight to ten spirits brands, each pouring a warm weather cocktail they built themselves. The ingredients and the measurements are laid out right there on the table, so you can see exactly how it is made and copy it at home. Ask the person who actually makes the spirit how they would make it in their own kitchen.

Walk out with the recipes that carry you through every cookout, rooftop and backyard from here to September.

Prefer it straight? Every table can pour you the spirit on its own. VIP guests also get the high end bottles opened up for straight pours.

• 2:30PM to 6:00PM on a Saturday, with room to roam
• Eight to ten brands, each with a seasonal cocktail and the recipe on the table
• Take the recipes home. That is the whole point
• Food and drink specials all afternoon, for everyone
• Small bite buffet from 2:30PM to 4:00PM, VIP only
• Live DJ and a photographer
• Around 200 guests, so you are never fighting for a table
• 21+, please sip responsibly

Every ticket comes with a set number of tastings, and you choose the form for each one. Take it as a full 1 ounce cocktail, or as a 1/4 ounce straight pour. Your call, every time.

AND WHAT COMES WITH EVERY SOCIAL SCENE EVENT

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• ✨ Our guarantee. Plans change, Chicago weather changes faster. If you cannot make it, we credit you toward a future event, good for a year
  
• 📱 SMS concierge the whole afternoon. Text us and a human answers
  
• 🎁 Over $100 in after event perks, sent to your inbox afterward
  

21+. Please sip responsibly.

Groups of 8 or more, message [email protected] for a discount.

🍹 2027 LINEUP

Announced as brands confirm. Lineup and pours subject to change.

WHO WE POUR WITH

Over 100 distilleries, importers and brands have poured at a Social Scene tasting. A sample of who has been in the room:

Agave Casa Noble · El Tequileño · Arta · Suavecito · Cantera Negra · Dulce Vida · Campo Bravo · Grand Mayan · Adictivo · Cava de Oro · Bandido de Amores · Alma del Jaguar · Prolijo Mezcal · Salvadores Mezcal · Nosotros · Santo Spirits · Maestro Dobel · Gran Coramino · 1800 · Lunazul · Suerte · Tequila Tromba · El Nacimiento · Spirit of the Great Lakes

Whiskey and beyond Journeyman · KOVAL · Blaum Brothers · Cedar Ridge · La Crosse · Breckenridge · Garrison Brothers · Frey Ranch · Woodinville · Templeton Rye · Redwood Empire · Milam & Greene · Castle & Key · Keeper's Heart · Distillery 291 · Mythology · Whiskey Acres · J Henry & Sons · Pursuit Spirits · Teeling · Aberfeldy · Patriarch XO · Highclere Castle Gin · PRP Wine

Past pours shown as an example of who we work with. The April 24 lineup is being confirmed now.

Prices climb as the date gets closer. The early birds win, they always do. The time on your ticket is when you can come in.

2:30PM VIP

• 15 tastings
• First in the room, 90 minutes before general admission
• The high end bottles are open to you for straight pours, VIP only
• Small bite buffet from 2:30 to 4:00, VIP only
• Food and drink specials all afternoon

3:00PM VIP

• 15 tastings
• In before general admission
• The high end bottles are open to you for straight pours, VIP only
• Small bite buffet until 4:00, VIP only
• Food and drink specials all afternoon

4:00PM GENERAL

• 10 tastings
• Full run of the room and every cocktail on the floor
• Food and drink specials all afternoon

4:30PM GENERAL

• 10 tastings
• Same access, a little later, a little friendlier on price
• Food and drink specials all afternoon

5:00PM SAMPLE

• 5 tastings
• The last hour, for a taste of the room
• Food and drink specials all afternoon

Groups of 8 or more, message [email protected] for a discount.

Food and drink specials run all afternoon, for everyone, with every ticket.

Interested in showcasing your brand or business at the Spring 2 Summer Cocktail Tasting Festival? Reach out to [email protected] and we will send over the details.

💚 WHY CHICAGO KEEPS SHOWING UP

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• Sold out events in this city since 2010
  
• Real makers behind every table, not a hired pourer reading a card
  
• Room to roam, because 200 guests is a party and 500 is a queue
  
• A support team that actually answers
  
• Community first: connect people, build relationships, make memories
  

Groups of 8 or more, message [email protected] for a discount.

21+. Please sip responsibly. TastingFestivals.com