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Fellow Drammers!
Our 2026 gathering of the members — “The Drammening” — is here! It will take place Thursday, Feb. 26th through Sunday, March 1st in Las Vegas.
This event listing is for the Noon event on Sunday, March 1st, where we will welcome Howard Sacks who is bringing us waffles and whisky! Shake off our Saturday night festivities with some waffles and Scotch! Howard (along with his wife Melissa) formed Sacks Dynamics, an importing company specializing in single malt Scotch, especially independent bottlings! He’s bringing out some special bottlings just for this event, including from the independent bottlers Living Souls, Creetown, Lady of the Glen and Highland Laird by Bartels, specifically:
Living Souls: 40yo Blended Scotch!
Living Souls: Cult Favorite '99&1' Blend (99 parts 18 yr Ledaig, 1 part grain)
Living Souls: Balblair 10yo XO cognac octave finish
Highland Laird: Caol Ila 11yo, Cask #: 313929 Bourbon Hogshead
Higland Laird: Mortlach - Aged 10 Years Cask #: 207 - Sherry Butt
Creetown: Dailuaine - Aged 14yo - Finished in Ex-Calvados Cask
Lady of the Glen: Bonus mystery bottle!
The venue location will be sent to those who sign up closer to the event (its about 8 minutes West of Circus Circus). All events at the Drammening are $20 for Members and $35 for non-members, or you can get an “All Access” pass that is $120 for Members and $150 for Non-Members. For those coming in from out of town, the closest casinos are Gold Coast, Orleans, The Palms etc., which are less expensive than the ones on the Strip. There is always a chance the schedule of events will change, though it is unlikely at this point. Currently the schedule of events is as follows:
THURDSAY, Feb. 26th:
5pm - William Grant & Sons Tasting of The Balvenie, Glenfiddich, Tullamore DEW
8pm - Willett Tasting -w- Aaron Miller, the Western US Market Manager for the Willett Distillery
FRIDAY, FEB. 27th:
5pm - Frey Ranch -w- Co-Founder Colby Frey
8pm - GlenAllachie -w- Asst. Blender Ronan Currie
SATURDAY, FEB. 28th:
11am - Blind Tasting Awards Competition
2pm - Found North -w- Chris Riesbeck
5pm - Minden Mill Distillery Master Distiller Joseph O’Sullivan
8pm - Murder Mystery Costume Party with Duncan Taylor, Dama Fortuna Tequila and Shand Imports
SUNDAY, MAR. 1st:
12pm - Whisky & Waffles! Rare Independent Bottlings of Scotch, Presented by Howards Sacks
3pm - Rare Character -w- Co-Founder Pete Nevenglosky
6pm - Closing Awards Dinner at the Delmonico’s restaurant at The Venetian. This will be a last hurrah chance for our members to get together before folks start heading home. Please note this is an informal event, so everyone will pay for their own dinner/drinks, and this is not included in the All Access Pass.
There will be informal events around this to go to great bars like Bar Ginza, Golden Tiki and the allmighty Sand Dollar Lounge etc. before and after this schedule of events.
Please let us know if you have any questions!