Presented By Iron Smoke Distillery
About
The inaugural Hoochenanny Whiskey Festival is a celebration of NY craftsmanship pairing local culinary, craft whiskey, and cocktails with an invigorating music lineup that includes regional and national artists. The festival tagline “Cultivate the Uncommon,” reflects our commitment to celebrating the extraordinary and pushing boundaries. Embodying this ethos is the Rickhouse Rendezvous, a one-of-a-kind educational whiskey tasting experience. Featuring fan-favorite brands from across the state, including specially-curated distillers from the New York State Distillers Guild, the Rickhouse will deliver programming that invigorates the spirit and tantalizes the palate.
This festival will invigorate your spirit and tantalize your palette with the perfect blend of local culture, community, and hospitality.
Ticket Information
The Whole Expedition VIP Ticket
This $350 ticket level includes VIP access to all of the festivities for both Friday and Saturday.
Friday, October 20th - This is a showcase of the Best of the Finger Lakes held at the Wadsworth Homestead! This sip-and-stroll event features complimentary libations, chef-curated small bites from the best purveyors in the area, and more, on the lawn of the Homestead with an intimate concert from national touring artist Sam Grisman Project.
This includes:
Regionally celebrated bites from The Normal in Lima, Rio Tamale in Canandaigua, Park Inn Hammondsport, and Crisp in Rochester.
Enjoy complimentary tastings and special concoctions from O-Neh-Da Vineyards, Point on the Bluff Vineyards, Iron Smoke Whiskey, and Hinny Hard Seltzer.
Explore giveaways and gain insight from some of the hidden gems of the Finger Lakes - Naples Maple Farm, The Strathallan Hotel & Spa, and Niagara Label.
Already thinking it’s too good to be true? There is even more to be added in the coming weeks!
Saturday, October 21st - Enjoy access to the VIP lounge and a private bar with a first-come, first-serve private seating area, as well as a VIP-only stage viewing area of the music artists featured. Fun, interactive elements will make for a weekend of extraordinary in all of the most unordinary ways.
That's not everything - The Whole Expedition comes with access to the Rickhouse Rendezvous, an immersive ancillary event at the festival that brings together current connoisseurs and future enthusiasts with NY-made whiskey brands for tastings, educational talks, and signature cocktails.
This includes:
Whiskey samplings from 13 New York-based distilleries
One-of-a-kind creative whiskey cocktails that cannot be found anywhere else at the festival
Pop-up talks and experiential elements to create an experience you'll not soon forget
Another bonus, the Whole Expedition VIP Ticket includes nearby VIP parking for both days! No other ticketing level has reserved parking access. Gates open at 12pm, and will go until 10pm.