2026 Spring Spirits & Drams Delight - A Scotch Whisky Tasting Experience

The 2026 Spring Spirits & Drams Delight – A Scotch Whisky Tasting Experience, presented by Scotch Whisky USA & The Houston Scotch Whisky Society, is about to unleash an unforgettable night of flavor, rarity, and pure whisky magic.

Saturday, May 16, 2025
This is your once‑a‑year chance to dive into a lineup so massive it borders on unbelievable:
60+ Scotch whisky brands. 90+ total expressions. 4+ exclusive pours you cannot taste anywhere else in the United States.
If you miss this, you’ll be hearing about it from everyone who didn’t.

VIPs unlock an extra 90 minutes of access to rare, limited, and HSWS‑exclusive expressions before the doors open to GA. These pours disappear fast—VIP is the only way to guarantee you get them.

Every ticket holder is automatically entered to win incredible whisky giveaways and premium prizes throughout the night. Someone is walking away with bragging rights… it might as well be you.

Enjoy complimentary bottled water and delicious bites courtesy of our food sponsor, Whiskey Cake – Stafford, TX, to keep your palate sharp and your experience elevated.

They’re our honored guest for the evening—FREE admission.

Our Designated Driver grants you full access to the event so you can enjoy the atmosphere, food, and community—but absolutely no alcohol consumption is permitted. Designated Drivers may enjoy complimentary bottled water and all provided food offerings throughout the evening.

If your going to have a designated driver, please email there name to: [email protected] and we will add them to the designated Drivers List.

To ensure clarity for our brand partners and maintain a safe environment, you will be given a designated driver sticker to wear visibly on your shirt for the duration of the event. This sticker is required and helps our partners ensure no alcoholic pours are served to you.

For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, any Designated Driver found drinking or sharing alcoholic pours will be asked to leave immediately—along with the attendee they accompanied—with no refund issued.

This supports responsible enjoyment while still allowing you to be part of an unforgettable night.

For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, all pours are strictly non‑shareable with designated drivers. Anyone sharing will be asked to leave with the designated drivers without refund.

Here’s a tightened, punchy version with shorter tasting notes while keeping the FOMO and HSWS energy high.

Miss this window and you miss history.

Single cask. Only 672 bottles worldwide. A true 50‑year‑old Oloroso‑matured single malt.
Tasting Notes: Rich sherry, antique oak, dried fruit, coastal spice.

Refill Calvados → Filled into Palo Cortado (2022) — Cage Release

This is the kind of bottle that barely whispers its existence before vanishing into legend. Drawn from Springbank’s famed Cage Releases, this 13‑year‑old single cask spent its life weaving together refill Calvados character with a rare Palo Cortado finish, creating a profile you simply cannot replicate. Only those who make the pilgrimage to Campbeltown ever see these bottles — and even then, only if they’re lucky. For VIPs, this is a once‑in‑a‑lifetime glimpse into Springbank’s most secretive, experimental, and fiercely protected whisky.

Fresh Filled Bourbon Barrel - Cage Release

Hazelburn Cage Releases are the definition of blink‑and‑you‑miss‑it rarity. This 9‑year‑old single cask was hand‑selected for the distillery’s inner sanctum — the Cage — where only the most exceptional, unrepeatable casks ever appear. Bottles like this never reach the wider world; they’re snapped up instantly by those lucky enough to be standing in the distillery at the right moment. Offering this to VIPs isn’t just special — it’s something even seasoned collectors may never experience.

Gall & Gall exclusive. Not available in the USA. Only 754 bottles.
Tasting Notes: Dark berries, chocolate, spiced oak.

Asian‑market exclusive. Not available anywhere else.
Tasting Notes: Red fruit, festive spice, honeyed sherry.

Exclusive to HSWS and will not be releases until Fall / Winter 2026 Your will get your first and only chance to try this next upcoming HSWS Exclusive Release.
Tasting Notes: Raisins, cocoa, orange peel, deep sherry.

Exclusive to HSWS.
Tasting Notes: Dates, espresso, chocolate fudge.

Nose: Pastries, caramel, brûlée sugar, figs, honey.
Palate: Chocolate, cinnamon syrup, treacle, roasted nuts.
Finish: Dark chocolate, hazelnut, spiced orange, cigar box.

“This isn’t whisky—it’s liquid theatre.” — Todd Greenhouse

• Allt‑A‑Bhainne 16 YO PX — Sticky figs, molasses, PX richness.
• Glenrothes 16 YO (SCN) — Almond, orchard fruit, Oloroso spice.
• Royal Brackla 2011 — 13 YO Octave — Cherry, clove, Highland oak.
• Dalmunach 2016 — 8 YO Octave — Toffee, vanilla, lively spice.

HSWS always brings the heat. More rare bottles will drop soon.

Annadale Distillery

Ardbeg

Ardnamurchan Distillery

Alt-A-Bhainne

Benriach

Bladnoch Distillery

Bruichladdich

Creetown Distillers

Dalmore

Dalmunach

Duncan Taylor - Octave

Elements of Islay

Fettercairn

Glenfiddich

Glengoyne Distlllery

Glenmorangie

Glenrothes

Glen Scotia

Hazelburn

Holyrood Distillery

Isle Of Raasay

Isle of Skye

Jura

Kilchoman Distillery

Lady Of The Glen

Ledaig

Living Souls

Lochlea Distillery

Loch Lomond

Maclean’s Nose

Meikle Tòir

Monkey Shoulder

N'cNean Distillery

Octomore

Port Charlotte

Rosebank Distlllery

Royal Brackla

Saltire Rare Malt

Signatory Vintage

Single Cask Nation

Smokehead

Tamdhu Distillery

The Balvenie

The GlenAllachie

The Impex Collection

Tobermory Distillery

Tormore

White Heather

Wolfburn Distillery

Date: May16, 2026

Time: VIP: 5:00pm – 9:30pm | General Admission: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Venue: Ranch Office, 1220 Blalock Rd #300, Houston, TX 77055

Attire: Smart Casual

VIP: VIP Tickets (Ends on May 16, 2026)(LIMITED TO 60 TICKETS) – Includes VIP Expressions (1st Hour & Half Only), (2) tickets for drawings, Houston Scotch Whisky Society Tasting Glass and a additional 1 1/2 Hour for the tasting experience ( Doors open at 5:00pm for VIP guests ONLY) (VIP Expressions 5:00pm to 6:30pm)

Price: $145.00 + Tax & Eventbrite fees

Tier 1: Early Bird General Admission Tickets (Ends on Sunday April 20, 2026 at Midnight) Includes (1) ticket for drawings and a Houston Scotch Whisky Society Glencairn Tasting Glass. - Doors open at 6:30pm

Price: $85.00 + Tax & Eventbrite fees

Tier 2: General Admission Tickets (From April 18, 2026 to Midnight on May15, 2026) Includes (1) ticket for drawings and a Houston Scotch Whisky Society Glencairn Tasting Glass. Doors open at 6:30pm

Price: $100.00 + Tax & Eventbrite fees

Tier 3: General Admission Tickets (Day of Event & At Door) Includes (1) ticket for drawings and a Houston Scotch Whisky Society Glencairn Tasting Glass. - Doors open at 6:30pm

Price: $115.00 + Tax & Eventbrite fees

Act fast—these VIP and Early Bird tickets vanish quicker than a unicorn sighting, and we’re expecting a full sellout.

Join us as we celebrate spring at The Houston Scotch Whisky Society’s 2026 Spring Spirits & Drams Delight – A Whisky Tasting Experience, where exceptional whisky, great company, and a warm, intimate atmosphere come together for an unforgettable evening.

Slàinte mhath!

P.S. Must be 21 or older to attend. Valid ID required for entry.

** Brand list subject to change based on availability. Full brand list to be announced the week of the event.

*** Limited Pours is defined as one pour per person until expression is gone. First come first serve.

A Scotch Whisky USA, Inc Event.

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The Ranch Office - Memorial, 1220 Blalock Road, Houston, United States

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