SOLD OUT – Live Event: New York Tasting & Tales
When: Friday, May 29th
Time: 7-10pm
Where: Maggie’s Place, 21 East 47th Street, NYC 10017
Tickets: $89/person
SOLD OUT
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Join us for an evening of tales and tastes in the heart of New York City as we open some special whiskeys, share their stories and get to know our fellow Irish whiskey fans.
The Venue
We’re very lucky to be hosted by the team at Maggie’s Place which was opened in October 1974 by Teddy & Maggie Whelan. Maggie’s is the oldest family-owned restaurant & bar in the Midtown area.
Teddy & Maggie both immigrated from Dublin in 1958. Teddy came over on Aer Lingus’s first transatlantic flight and Maggie soon followed on the S.S. America out of Cobh in County Cork. Teddy & Maggie both started out in retail; Teddy as a shoe salesmen and Maggie at Elizabeth Arden. They then worked together in the Irish Pavilion at the 1964 World’s Fair. Later Teddy moved on to Downey’s, a famous theater bar on 8th avenue. Teddy would tell great stories about playing cards after hours at Jason Robard’s apartment (with Lauren Bacall yelling at them to go home) and of Peter O’Toole dancing on the bar.
We’ll have our own private space upstairs with a full bar (stocked with great Irish whiskeys) available during the evening (not included in ticket price) and platters of great Irish food served throughout the evening. (included).
The Whiskeys
Barry Chandler will lead a tasting of some very special Irish whiskeys including:
Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve: One of the greatest blended whiskeys ever created and long out of production, this rare Jameson includes a portion of whiskeys matured in Port Pipes. Today, this whiskey commands north of $700/bottle at auction due to its rarity.
Dingle Select Founding Fathers Single Cask Irish Single Malt Whiskey 11 yrs: This is a very rare 11 year old Dingle Single Cask Single Malt, aged entirely in a Pedro Ximénez Sherry cask. One of the earliest founding father’s casks, this was laid down by Astor Wine & Spirits, New York’s most prestigious wine and spirit store, in 2013.
Knappogue Castle 16 yr: Gold Medal winner at the 2016 Irish Whiskey Awards for Irish Single Malts (13 Year and Older), this special whiskey is aged for a minimum of 14 years in bourbon barrels, then finished in Oloroso sherry casks to complete a minimum of 16 years.
Maybe another whiskey will find its way to our tasting too?
The Event
7pm: Arrival and meet and greet with fellow whiskey fans
8pm: Sit-down whiskey tasting
9pm: Mingle and order more drinks as needed!
