VIP Tasting of all J. Rieger spirits including a taste of the highly allocated Monogram Whiskey release and Whiskey education with Ryan Maybee. Each guest will get a signed 375ml of Kansas City Whiskey and other swag. Appetizers will be provided.

SCHEDULE

6:30 VIP Tasting - Grand Ballroom
9:00 J. Rieger Bar Takeover - The Order (open to the pubic)

VIP TASTING

Spirits Short

• Monogram Whiskey "Sherry Bota"- a long aged Whiskey finished in Sherry Botas.
• Kansas City Whiskey- corn/rye aged in American oak barrels and finished with Oloroso Sherry
• Midwestern Premium Vodka- 100% Wheat, distilled in Kansas City, Mo
• Midwestern Dry Gin- recipe formulated and distilled by Tom Nichol (4 decades as Tanqueray) and distilled in Kansas City.
• Caffé Amaro- a bitter Italian style liqueur distilled in Kansas City rested on Coffee Beans roasted by Thou Mayest (KCMO) and Barrel Aged.

Guest Speaker
Ryan Maybee; Co-Founder: J Rieger and Co Distillery and owner of Manifesto in Kansas City, Missouri

• 2013 imbibe magazine bartender of the year - Inaugural crowning
• Tales of the Cocktail - 2017 Whiskey Presenter
• CSW - Certified Specialist of Wine
• Certified Sommelier through the Guild of Master Sommeliers
• 1st person to receive his Master certificate from BAR
• Owner and Partner with Master Sommelier Doug Frost of Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival
• Named KC's Best Bartender - 2015
• Owner of Manifesto - Manifesto is a Semi-Finalist for "Best Bar Program" James Beard award 2017
• Has been featured in the following publications-
  • Whiskey Advocate
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • Food and Wine
  • Market Watch
  • The New Yorker
  • New York Times
  • Imbibe
  • Vogue
  • GQ
  • Esquire
  • Vanity Fair
  • The Bartender's Gin Compendium
  • Bartender Magazine
  • Night Club and Bar Magazine