NYC Whiskey Walk
SATURDAY MARCH 2, 2024
The NYC Whiskey Walk is the greatest Whiskey Adventure of your life.
Enjoy the best of Ireland’s premium distilleries at 8 of your city’s leading bars. This all-day event is the perfect way to get ready for St. Patrick’s Day.
Whiskey Walkers will enjoy a 1-ounce pour of a different select Irish whiskey at 8 different venues included in their ticket price. You also enjoy specials on food, beer and additional whiskey!
All venues are within relative walking distance.
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CHECK IN @ SLÁINTE
FROM 1-3PM SHARP!
Event lasts from 1-9PM
2024 venues & Whiskeys BELOW:
SLÁINTE
304 BOWERY
REGISTRATION LOCATION: Pick up your pass here between 1-3pm (SHARP)!
Nose: Lemon, lime, and grapefruit. Vanilla and honey are also present.
Palate: Thick, creamy viscosity. Front tastes of honey, vanilla wafers, and malt. Mid-palate is of lemon, grapefruit, and corn. The back offers a handful of rye, oak, and clove spices.
Finish: Oak, clove, honey and grapefruit were also evident. A medium-to-long finish.
THE GRAY MARE
61 2ND AVE
Nose: Buttery dried fruit, malty sweetness, honey, vanilla candy, graham and some nutmeg.
Palate: Malty, dried fruit, vanilla, honey, graham and some cocoa.
Finish: Short -> Buttercream candies. Neutral balance, thin body, light soft feel.
THE COPPER STILL
151 2ND AVE
Nose: White Gardenia flowers and fresh rain. Nicely balanced by a rush of grain notes.
Palate: Refreshing with notes of spun sugar, honey oats, shortbread, and malt.
Finish: Medium length finish with more toasted dark sugars, honey, and a building heat.
PLUG UGLIES
256 3RD AVE
Nose: Fruity and biscuity. There are gristy notes with caramel and toffee sweetness and plenty of peels.
Palate: Good body with notes of sherried peels and spice, granary toast with butter and honey, grains and vanilla cream.
Finish: Quite vegetal and long with notes of caramel and toffee.
PANDO PARK
450 PARK AVE SOUTH
Nose: Rye spice, vanilla, and caramel pull through an undertone of ethanol. A trace of oak lingers underneath.
Palate: The mouthfeel is satisfying, as the bourbon is slightly more chewy than average. A bit rough around the edges with a sort of “sweet versus spice” effect.
Finish: Rye spice, vanilla, and caramel present themselves again in the medium length finish.
SHADES OF GREEN
125 E 15TH ST
Nose: Grains with young alcohol (but light), slight floral and green apples, a bit of lemon.
Palate: Smooth and a bit buttery, delicate sweetness of honey with a hint of vanilla and toffee.
Finish: Short and mild with a bit of pepper on the tip of the tongue.
Nose: Cinnamon, clove oil and white pepper in balance with russet apples and ripe pears, on a back-ground of charred oak.
Taste: Cinnamon, green peppers and a touch of nutmeg combined with orchard fruits, vanilla and toasted oak.
Finish: Long Pot Still oils and spices slowly fade to rich barley, toasted wood and a wonderfully complex honey flavour.
COMEDY SHOP
167 BLEEKER ST
Nose: A light floral fragrance, peppered with spicy wood and sweet notes.
Taste: The perfect balance of spicy, nutty and vanilla notes with hints of sweet sherry and exceptional smoothness.
Finish: Smooth, lingering finish
2023 VENUES & Whiskeys below:
151 2ND AVE
167 BLEECKER ST, GROUND FL
61 2ND AVE
Nose: Apple danishes, yeast, and mild baking spice
Taste: Caramel and apple up front, sweet.
Finish: Strong with white pepper
125 E 15TH STREET
Nose: Oily and fresh with floral notes, cereal grains and plenty of fruit.
Palate: Sweet and of medium-body with toffee and cereals, a rosewater note with a little butterscotch and vanilla.
Finish: Spicy and dry with a little black pepper and oak.
Nose: Sweet, fruity, and creamy spice
Palate: Grain lends sweetness, malt adds fruitiness, and pot still contributes spice and cream.
Finish: oak and spice
256 3RD AVE
Nose: Light, sweet citrus and green apple combined with vanilla undertones.
Taste: Early fresh fruit leads to a definite light spike followed by some toasted wood which evolves into a delicious vanilla sweetness.
Finish: Put the glass down as you sense the almost buttery mellowness.
Nose: Initial fresh crisp aroma followed by apple, pear and melon. Jasmine and hazelnut notes combine with an almost honeycomb sweetness.
Taste: Spice not overbearing with summer fruits and citrus. Warming mid palate with a fresh mint leaf flavor, leading on to a rich creamy mouthfeel.
Finish: Soft, mellow and smooth. Lingering spice and oaky dryness.
149 BLEECKER ST
Nose: Exceptionally well-balanced aromas of zesty peel and juicy orange citrus fruits, with sweet whiskey undertones.
Taste: Delicate, smooth and full mouthfeel with distinctive notes of orange zest as well as spicy, nutty, sweet vanilla.
Finish: Clean finish with a sweet orange aftertaste.
Nose: A light floral fragrance, peppered with spicy wood and sweet notes.
Taste: The perfect balance of spicy, nutty and vanilla notes with hints of sweet sherry and exceptional smoothness.
Finish: Incredibly smooth and mellow.
DOWNTOWN SOCIAL
149 2nd Ave
Nose: Light honeysuckle, astringent
Palate: Light texture, hints of spiced apples and pears
Finish: Quick finish, interchanging bitterness and sweetness