EVENTS CALENDAR
Upcoming Events Happening Upstairs at The Fountain Inn
Our downstairs tasting room will still be open to the public during these events unless indicated otherwise.
Wagyu & Whiskey
A collaboration between James B Beam distilling company and the House of Suntory, Legent Bourbon is an American bourbon blended with Japanese expertise. Meet the rep and learn about the creation of this unique bourbon by two whiskey legends, Fred Noe & Shinji Fukuyo.
Your ticket includes:
Welcome cocktail featuring Legent Bourbon
1 oz pour of Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon paired with Mishima Wagyu Tartlet - kombu and barley
1 oz pour of Legent Yamazaki Cask Finish Blend Kentucky Straight Bourbon paired with Mishima Wagyu Tataki - bean sofrito
Dessert cocktail paired with Chocolate whiskey Tart- torched meringue / graham cracker
Champagne & Caviar
Cheers to 2024 with Champagne & Caviar!
Join us for a festive tasting experience featuring two of our favorite holiday treats - Champagne & Caviar! Meet the brand ambassadors for Moet Hennessy & Petrossian caviar.
Moet Hennessy
Learn the stories about the life and times of two icons, Madame Clicquot and Jean Michel Basquiat, a timely evening four days before Basquiat's birthday. Hear about Moet Hennessy's collaboration with the art of Basquiat to create the beautiful limited edition Dom Perignon 2015 bottle.
Petrossian
Not all caviar is created equal! Discover the differences and the story behind the family company that has been a French institution for over 100 years. Petrossian's highly curated and perfectly matured caviar is sourced from the world’s most prestigious farms.
Here is what the tasting experience includes:
- Welcome cocktail - Fountain Inn French 75
- A glass of Dom Perignon 2015 Basquiat Limited Edition
- A glass of La Grande Dame 2015
Canapé pairings:
- Sunchoke and Hazelnut Veloute / bourbon maple syrup / toasted hazelnuts - Royal Ossetra
- Deviled Quail Eggs / aleppo pepper - Royal Baika
- Pommes Paillisson / sweet creme / chives - Royal Daurenki
- 1oz pour of Belvedere 10 Vodka- paired with Royal Daurenki caviar
Perfect your Pitch - Networking Event
Join us for our winter DC female business owners networking event where we will workshop your ideal 60-second pitch!
- Craft a clear, compelling pitch that resonates
- Highlight your unique value & stand out from the crowd
- Adapt your message to any audience or setting
Ticket includes a cocktail & light bites.
TFI Knob Creek Barrel Pick
The first seating of this event sold out in 48 hours so we have opened up another seating on the same night.
Join us at The Fountain Inn for a seated tasting, led by Suntory Global Spirits representative Becca Pesce, of our new Knob Creek Fountain Inn Barrel Pick with T8ke, along with Knob Creek's 9 year bourbon, Barrel select bourbon, Bourbon x rye, 7 year rye & Barrel select rye.
We will also have light snacks and the option to purchase select reserve T8ke x TFI bottles along with swag from the Beam team.
Octomore (Peated Whisky) Tasting
If you love peated whisky, you are going to love to this event.
Join us at The Fountain Inn to celebrate the awaited release of the Octomore Fifteen series!
The guided tasting event will include a flight of three expressions:
Octomore 15.1
Octomore 15.2
Octomore 15.3
In addition you'll also receive a Port Charlotte 10 welcome cocktail accompanied by snacks and light bites.
Octomore single malt has defied perceived whisky wisdom since its launch in 2008. Matured for five years, always super-heavily peated and bottled close to cask strength, Octomore’s surprising elegance has led us to define it as The Impossible Equation. An experiment which pushes the boundaries of whisky making, the series explores the influence of terroir, cask management and varying peat levels on the final flavour – with each single malt having its own distinct and unique character.
Four Branches Bourbon
Please join us to taste the initial release Founders Blend bourbon by Four Branches, a spirits brand launched by veterans of four branches of the military. Come hear their story and sample a cocktail flight made with this exclusive small-batch bourbon.
Founded by four veterans who share a deep appreciation for bourbon and an unbreakable bond forged in service abroad. They believe in the power of gathering together, sharing stories, and raising a glass to honor the sacrifices of our brothers and sisters in arms and those who have supported them.
Ticket includes:
1 oz pour of Founders Blend
Cocktail flight of 3 exclusive recipes
Light bites & canapes
Spies, Sips & Stories with Spyher
Gather your friends and join us for a night of wine, and unforgettable tales of espionage.
Immerse yourself in a world of mystery with a former intelligence officer turned sommelier, who for security reasons remains encrypted known only as DECANTER/1 (C/1).
C/1 will present a blind tasting of 3x old-world and 3x new-world wines, guiding you through an assessment and evaluation of her selections. Along the way enjoy her stories from a life on the front lines of intelligence operations around the world, where she's lived and served as an expert in relationship building and persuasion. Bring your burning questions about wine and the world of espionage ….
About Spyher:
Founded by a CIA veteran Rosanna Minchew, Spyher offers espionage-themed tours and events to groups, inspired by the real-world experiences of intelligence professionals. Companies, couples, individuals, families, and spy lovers all get a glimpse of what it’s like to serve the national security interest on the frontlines.
Old World vs. New World - Scotch & Single Malt Whiskey Educational Seminar & Tasting
Join us for an educational seminar and tasting hosted by Bruichladdich brand ambassador, Jason Cousins.
Jason will walk you through the history of (old world) Scotch & (new world) American Single Malts highlighting 3 pours from Bruichladdich (representing the Scotch side) and 3 pours from Westland Whiskey (representing the American Single Malt side).
Specific pours include:
Westland Flagship
Garryana 7th Edition
Solum 1st Edition
Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
Bruichladdich 18yr
Port Charlotte 10 - PMC: 01
Ticket includes all six pours above plus light bites, a welcome cocktail & gifts from the Remy Cointreau team.
Bottles of each of the above are also available for sale. You can add them to your order after you click "GET TICKETS" in TOCK.
Meet John Hamilton, author of “The French 75”
SOLD OUT - After half a century of covering news and writing books, John Maxwell Hamilton has taken a romp in the Booze Arts by unraveling the history and mystery of the French 75.
Join us for a conversation to celebrate the release of his latest book, The French 75, a cocktail created by World War I propagandists and sustained by bartenders because it is as easy to hype as it is to drink.
Included in the ticket price will be a signed copy of his book along with a flight of 4 mini French 75 expressions, paired with light bites:
- Harry's Original 75
- The French 75 a la Fountain Inn
- Arnaud's 75
- The Savoy's 75
On days that he wears a coat and tie, he is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor at
Louisiana State University and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.
In his journalism career, Hamilton reported domestically and abroad for the Milwaukee Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and ABC radio. He was a longtime commentator for MarketPlace, broadcast nationally by Public Radio International. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Politico, Financial Times, and The Nation.
Dusty Booze & Vintage Cocktails
To celebrate the release of his latest book, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits, author Aaron Goldfarb will be on-hand to speak and sign copies as well as serve some of the vintage spirits.
All ticketed guests will receive a signed copy of Dusty Booze as well as a vintage Negroni made with 1970s Campari & 1970s Sweet Vermouth. There will also be additional vintage pours available.
Dusty Booze book synopsis:
An entertaining journey into the booming world of vintage spirits, the quirky and intensely passionate “dusty hunters” who chase them, and the history they reveal, from an acclaimed author and journalist.
In Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits, journalist Aaron Goldfarb goes on an adventure in vintage spirits. This is an intoxicating story of obsessives on the hunt for old bottles of whiskey, tequila, rum, chartreuse—you name it—from estate sales, grandpa’s liquor cabinet, and out-of-the-way and inner-city liquor stores that may just have a case or a few bottles lying around in the basement.
Dusty Booze mixes the history of our drinking culture and the Indiana Jones-meets-Simpsons Comic Book Guy adventures of the collectors, including the hunt for rumored stash from a reclusive Hollywood legend. This is a buoyant, thirst-triggering voyage into a unique subculture that has exploded in popularity in recent years.