Sat, Aug 01, 2015
11:00AM - 9:00PM

The Porkopolis Pig & Whiskey Festival Cincinnati

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The first annual Porkopolis Pig & Whiskey Festival Cincinnati will descend upon downtown on August 1st for a full day of bbq, whiskey sampling and outdoor entertainment! CityBeat events is partnering with the Horseshoe Casino to bring this FREE event to life in the heart of Cincinnati! This event is also sponsored by Coors Light, Crispin Cider Co. & Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy, stage sponsorship by Jack Daniel's with additional media sponsorship by 96 ROCK & The FOX 92.5!


Pig & Whiskey will showcase 6 of Cincinnati’s best barbecue restaurants while highlighting unique and delicious pork, beef and barbecue dishes. Furthermore, there will be over 40 varieties of bourbon, scotch and whiskey brands available to sample. There will also be a beer tent for those seeking an alternative to whiskey. Food and beverage will be available for cash purchase.

We will be featuring:

Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve Double Oak Bourbon
Old Forester Bourbon
Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
Jack Daniel's Fire
Town Branch Bourbon
Ole Smokey Tennessee Moonshine
Bonnie Rose
Eli's BBQ
City BBQ
Barrio Tequileria
Huit
Velvet Smoke
Just Q'in BBQ


Porkopolis Pig & Whiskey Festival Cincinnati will also feature an exciting line-up of entertainment! At the top of every hour starting at 1pm the festival will feature americana / bluegrass music from some of the best that Cincinnati has to offer. At 8pm our headlining national act will close out the evening. The event will also feature whiskey chatter - offering an intimate, living room setting for whiskey education. Attendees will have the chance to chat with master distillers and whiskey experts on everything from the spirit’s unique Kentucky history and attributes to the distillation process and more.

Proceeds go to benefit The Bow Tie Foundation.



Thanks to the Horseshoe Casino there will be a shuttle service running throughout festival hours every 15 minutes from all of the locations listed below. Guests are able to park at any one of these locations and ride the shuttle to the festival free of charge (parking fees might apply).

If you are planning on driving to the festival, below are the suggestions for parking:

There will be over 40 varieties of Whiskey available to sample at the event. Please note that there is a limited quality of some of the high end whiskeys and may be no longer be available later in the day.

1792 Ridgemont

Angels Envy

Bakers Bourbon

Basil Hayden

Blantons

Bonnie Rose Orange Peel

Bonnie Rose Spiced Apple

Bookers BBN

Bulleit Bourbon

Bullet Bourbon Rye

Buffalo Trace

Calumet Bourbon

Dewers – Handle

Eagle Rare Single Barrel

Early Times

Elijah Craig

Four Roses Single Barrel

Four Roses Small Batch

Four Roses Yellow Label

George Remus Bourbon

George Remus Rye

Glenlivet Single Malt

I.W.Harper

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey

Jack Daniel's Fire

Jefferson's Bourbon

Jefferson's Reserve

Jefferson’s Chef Collaboration

John B. Stetson KY Straight Bourbon

Jim Beam

Knob Creek

Knob Creek Smoked Maple

Lagauulin

Macallan 12

Maker's 46

Makers Mark

OBAN Single Malt

O.K.I. Bourbon

Old Grand Dad

Old Forester

Ole Smokey Tennessee Moonshine

Oyo Bourbon Whiskey Michelone Reserve

Oyo Whiskey

Pearse Lyons Reserve

Ridgemont Reserve 1792

Toms Foolery Ohio Straight Bourbon

Town Branch

Town Branch Rye

Wathen's SB

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey American Honey

Woodford Reserve

Woodford Reserve Double Oak Bourbon

CityBeat

Organizer of The Porkopolis Pig & Whiskey Festival Cincinnati
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