Train Ride or Drive To Virginia Distilled: Cocktail Contest & Spirit Tasting

**PLEASE NOTE: This event takes place in Richmond, Virginia**

Virginia Distilled is an evening full of ways to celebrate Virginia Spirits Month and the more than 80 craft distilleries across the Commonwealth!
Sample local craft spirits from up to 15 distilleries! including:

• Catoctin Creek Distillery
• Chesapeake Bay Distillery
• Five Mile Mountain Distillery
• Ironclad Distillery
• Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery
• Reservoir Distillery
• Virago Spirits
• Virginia Distillery Company
• and more!

Live music will be provided by Weldon Hill Trio and food will be available for purchase from some of Richmond’s best food trucks.
Beyond tasting some of Virginia’s best craft spirits, guests can also taste and vote on cocktail creations from the final five contestants of the 2025 Virginia Cocktail Games and help us crown Virginia’s 2025 Cocktail of the Year.
Educational sessions will be presented by three local spirits experts throughout the evening.
VIP guests will have access to the event one hour before General Admission ticket holders and entrance to the VIP Lounge with scrumptious appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages.
All guests will receive a tasting glass and access to the tasting tent as well as after-hours access to museum galleries including the newest exhibitions, Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation and Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865.
Pricing:
Early Bird Ticket Pricing (July 25 - August 21)

• VIP Tickets - $85
• VMHC Members - $50
• Non-Members - $55

Regular Ticket Pricing (August 22 - September 13 or when tickets sell out)

• VIP Tickets - $90
• VMHC Members - $55
• Non-Members - $60

Designated Driver - $12
Attendees must be 21 years of age or older and all guests must have a ticket.
No coolers, pets, or outside food or drink are permitted. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.

Event will take place rain or shine.

PURCHASE TICKETS FROM THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF HISTORY & CULTURE: https://secure.virginiahistory.org/4199

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ANDRAE'S TRAVEL INFORMATION:

I'm catching Amtrak from Newport News to Richmond

• TRAIN 194: Newport News, VA to Richmond, VA - Main Street Station
• Depart 8:36 AM, Saturday, September 13, 2025

If you live on the Southside, you can catch a bus from the Downtown Norfolk Train Station to the Newport News station.

I'm staying at:

• Richmond Marriott
  Address: 500 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219

I'm leaving Richmond the next day:

• TRAIN 65: Richmond, VA - Main Street Station to Newport News, VA
• Depart 9:34 AM, Sunday, September 14, 2025

If you don't want to ride the train, feel free to drive to Richmond.

I purchased the VIP Ticket. I went last year. The early access and small bites were worth it.

Before the event, I'll find a place for us to eat lunch or just explore the city.