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​All events are at Events at Judson Mill, 701 Easley Bridge Road in Greenville, SC
All events are 21+ and tickets are non-refundable. All events are rain or shine.

Event Details by ticket level

Super VIP​

Super VIP's get access to all the best stuff! Here is your line-up:

• Friday, Nov 1 | 5:30-7:00 PM | Kick-off Welcome Party: Join us in the Annex for predinner sips and snacks! We'll be slinging bourbon cocktails, exclusive tastings, and other fun surprises! Grazing Board is compliments of Curean. When parking at Judson Mill, enter the main lot from 2nd Avenue. Follow the signs to Events at Judson Mill. 
• Friday, Nov 1 | 7:00-until | Taste of the Barrel: A Bourbon Dinner: You have the best seat in town with this 5-course dinner crafted by SC Chef Ambassador Michael Sibert. Complimenting Chef Michael's decadent dinner are cocktails featuring bourbon from Heaven Hill distillery. Beer and wine will also be available. 
• Saturday, Nov 2 | Bourbonpalooza: Super VIP's get early access to their selected session of Bourbonpalooza. Check your ticket for your session, Session I starts at 12:30 PM, Session II starts at 4:30 PM. Check-in will open in front of Mill City Kitchen at 11:00 AM. Feel free to show up early if you like and grab a beverage at Magnetic South or Mill City Kitchen!
  
  • Inside Bourbonpalooza you'll have access to the VIP Area, the overlook patio next to the Annex. There you'll find a VIP bar with bourbon cocktails, beer, and wine. Of course you are welcome to peruse the festival and take part in all the food & beverage items you see! We have over a dozen area restaurants bringing their A-game with a variety of southern inspired dishes and bourbon cocktails featuring Redemption Whiskey. There are a few dishes that can be made vegetarian, look for the [V] symbol. If you aren't partaking in alcohol, you'll find mocktails at the Main Bar and the Liquid Catering booth. 
  • Don't forget to vote for your favorite dishes and cocktails! You'll get a couple of tokens when you check-in, you'll use them to vote for your favs at the Voting Booth on the lower level of the event. 
• Saturday, Nov 2 | The Bourbon Experience: Your Super VIP ticket also gives you access to one timed session of the Bourbon Experience. The Experience is located on the lower level of the festival, staff & signs will direct you. Place close attention to your session time (indicated on your ticket). Please note your session time may be BEFORE Bourbonpalooza opens. If that's the case, you'll still check-in for the main event upstairs and then be directed to the Experience. Please do not miss your session time, as capacity is full for some of the sessions. 

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Bourbonpalooza | Saturday, November 2 | Session I from 1-4 PM | Session II from 5-8 PM​

The headlining event of the weekend, Bourbonpalooza will showcase the Upstate’s best culinary minds as chefs face off with their most inspired BBQ or bourbon dishes and bartenders battle it out with their most creative bourbon cocktails featuring Redemption Whiskey. Entertainment options will include a mechanical bull, and live music, plus a tailgate area streaming live college football games. This event is all-you-can-eat and all-you-can responsibly drink. If bourbon isn’t your thing, there will be plenty of beer, wine, and spiritless beverages available so that everyone can enjoy the festivities.
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Add on a Bourbon Experience ticket (included with Super VIP) to sample of dozens of different bourbons in a special hour-long tasting session!

General Admission: $60 / VIP: $80 (includes 30 minutes early access)

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Bourbon Experience | Saturday, November 2 | Times vary

Spend an hour exploring the bourbon portfolios of more than a dozen distilleries. Sip on premium spirits selected by experts who will guide you through their unique flavor notes. Timed sessions start at 11:30 a.m. and are one hour long. Tickets to the Bourbon Experience are included for Super VIPs and sold separately for all others for $35.