Forty Creek
Distillery Events

28 Music presents Crossroads Writers Round at Forty Creek Distillery. A Nashville-inspired songwriter series where stories, songs, and whisky come together.

Hosted by singer-songwriter Bernadette Connors, the evening features three artists sharing original music and the stories behind it in an intimate, lean-in listening experience.

Paired with Forty Creek cocktails, BBQ, and a guided whisky tasting led by our National Brand Ambassador Chris Thompson, the night becomes a curated Forty Creek experience rooted in craft, connection, and authenticity

Forty Creek Brand Ambassador, Chris Thompson is someone who has lived and breathed whisky for many, many years.

Having tasted almost every whisky around, Chris will take you on a journey to discover whiskies around the world and demonstrate what sets Canadian whisky apart. He’ll also cover how Forty Creek influenced what we know of Canadian whisky today.

Participants will be challenged with identifying different aromas and tastes in several different Forty Creek whiskies.

Our Forty Creek Whisky designation concludes with the Master Blender himself. Bill Ashburn will provide a glimpse into his mastery of wood treatment tasting and an in-depth discussion about how wood affects whisky.

Participants will get the opportunity to taste our wood treated series of whiskies – Unity, Victory and Resolve. As well as taste Double Barrel and Confederation Oak before and after the secondary aging.

The class also includes Bill's telling of Forty Creek's history and a distillery tour.