Yahara Bay Distillers 10th Anniversary

6-7pm- Author/book signing (Katie Vaughn) of 100 Things to do in Madison

6-9pm Mark Croft Music

Food Carts

press release: Ten years ago, Nick Quint, then 61-years old, came out of retirement to open Madison’s first distillery. And ten years later, Yahara Bay Distillers is not only going strong, the business has become an invaluable entity within the fabric of the community, supporting artists, musicians and other local philanthropic causes.

As their way of celebrating their anniversary and thanking the friends and supporters they’ve gained on their successful journey, Yahara Bay announced they will release the oldest aged whiskey ever legally produced in the state of Wisconsin. The distillery will unveil the product of their one-and-only 10-year old whiskey at their upcoming 10-year anniversary celebration. There are no current plans to make more of this special whiskey.

“This is an opportunity to taste a truly one of a kind craft spirit,” says Lars Forde, Yahara Bay’s Head Distiller and Production Manager. “We made one batch of this particular whiskey and set it aside for a decade. It only produces so much, so roughly 500 bottles will be available for sale. But we will have it on hand for those in attendance at the celebration to sample.”

Forde says the name of the whiskey will also be revealed at Yahara Bay’s 10-year anniversary celebration on Oct. 20 at their new distillery on at 6250 Nesbitt Rd.