Alright, whiskey junkies and dreamers—listen up. This Friday, December 20th, from 11 AM to 2 PM, LUSH Roscoe Village is throwing open the gates to something wild. Ten single-barrel cask ryes and bourbons from the Willett Distillery, rare enough to make grown men weep and bartenders whisper. These aren’t just bottles; they’re damn near sacred.
Imagine if you will: an 11-year-old Ventura Highway Rye ($510), just 116 bottles made. Or the 9-year-old Grabthar’s Hammer Bourbon ($346)—a name so ridiculous it feels right. By Grabthar’s hammer indeed—this stuff doesn’t just hit; it crashes into your bloodstream like a freight train full of glory.
But here’s the deal—first come, first served. After 2 PM? They vanish. Back into the shadows or maybe into the hands of the staff, who know a good thing when they see it. You’ve got one shot to snag the kind of bottle that turns a night into a poem—or a tragedy, depending on how you play it.
Get there early, grab your bottle, and toast to something that burns going down but leaves you grinning anywa