Event Highlights

• Meet the distillers
• Sample from over 120 PA-made spirits
• Taste unique creations by Philadelphia’s best bartenders
• Cast your vote in the PSC Cocktail Competition
• Discover exciting specialty cocktails
• Be the first to taste new release bottles
• Browse artisans’ crafts
• Indulge in luxury merchandise
• Enjoy local food fare
• Join discussion forums with the industry’s top experts
• Meet PA millers, farmers and maltsters
• Explore PA’s distilling history
• MORE HIGHLIGHTS

It all started here.

Pennsylvania is where American distilling began over 300 years ago. Before Prohibition, there were hundreds of licensed distilleries (and many more unlicensed) across the state. Today, a new group is reclaiming Pennsylvania’s distilling heritage.

At the PA Spirits Convention, we celebrate Pennsylvania’s distilling past, present and future!

Grain to Glass Attractions

• 120+ Distilled Spirits
• Speak directly to distillery representatives and distillers.
• Discover Pennsylvania distilleries that are right in our backyard – but you didn’t know were there!
• Connect to Pennsylvania’s history
• Malt Masters demonstrate why local malt makes all the difference
• Old World Cooperage Demonstrations by Anthony Barrel Company, a brand new Philadelphia based barrel company

Highlighted Lounges

• Ashton Cigars and the Smokers Zone come together to offer a relaxing break from the crowd in the cigar lounge
• Luxury Lounge with accessories and bespoke items

Learn about distilling, tasting and more

• 3 PM – A Whiskey and Its Grains- hosted by Moonshine University’s Tyler Gomez-Basauri
• 3 PM – The History of Rye Whiskey in Pennsylvania: the Birth of an American Spirit
• 5 PM – A Modern History of Pennsylvania Distilling with PA Craft Pioneer Rob Cassell
• 5 PM – Let’s Get Crafty: The Importance of Innovation at Wigle Whiskey
• 6 PM – VIP Master Class- “The Sensual Side of Spirits : Developing Your Nosing Skills and Appreciation of the Complexity of Craft.” w/ Riannon Walsh of Brandywine Branch Distillery

Food & Tasty Finds

• Small Bite Food Pairings
• Cocktail Inspired Confections
• Whiskey and Spicy Hot Sauce
• Roasted and Candied Nuts

Lifestyle

• Handmade watches
• Professional Shoeshine
• Bespoke Suit Tailor
• Barber offering hot shaves
• Accessories
• Hand bags/purses

Artisan Creations

• Furniture
• Barrel Art Creations
• Glassware and flasks
• copper pot stills
• lighting and jewelry