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With a name like Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest, you’d think everything you need to know is right there in the title, wouldn’t you? And yet, there’s more.
In addition to porcine treats and whiskey drinks, the ninth annual festival will offer live music, arts and crafts vendors and a returning popular feature from the past.
“We are very excited to announce that our food and bourbon pairing seminars are back after a three-year hiatus,” says Nancy Stewart-Franczak, executive director of Festival Management Group, the event’s producer. The pairings were dropped because of pandemic protocols.
The restaurants bringing back the popular cuisine tasting and bourbon flights on Saturday, March 25, are:
Delray Beach’s Warren American Whiskey Kitchen at noon — with featured bourbons including Buffalo Trace, Yellowstone Single Barrel, Barrell Whiskey Private Release and Peerless Single Barrel BourbonBoca Raton’s Farmer’s Table at 2 p.m. — with featured bourbons including Chattanooga Whiskey 91, Chattanooga Whiskey Cask 111, Chattanooga Whiskey 99 Rye and a to-be-determined specialty releaseBoynton Beach’s The Butcher & The Bar at 4 p.m. — with featured bourbons including Garrison Brothers Small Batch, Garrison Brothers HoneyDew, Garrison Brothers Single Barrel and Garrison Brothers Balmorhea11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, March 2511 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, March 26The location is the Village of Wellington Town Center Promenade, 12150 Forest Hill Blvd.
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The ninth annual Wellington Bacon & Bourbon Fest will serve up bacon-infused culinary delights, an array of bourbons and whiskeys, plus pairing seminars and more. (Festival Management Group / Courtesy)
Admission is free on both days, but tickets for the March 25 pairing seminars range from $40 to $75. Free parking is available at the Wellington Community Center and the Wellington Aquatics Complex.
Carlo DeVito, author of “Big Whiskey,” will be speaking at the Warren pairing seminar at noon. Before that, he’s scheduled to be in the lobby of the Village of Wellington Community Center from 11 a.m. to noon selling and autographing books.
Get more details at baconbourbonfest.com or Facebook.com/BaconBourbonFest. To purchase pairing tickets, go to baconbourbonfest.com/pairing-seminars.
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