This year The Reveries, Found North, Barrell Craft Spirits and Waypost Coffee, return with new appearances from Dancing Goat Distillery, Backbone Distillery, Small Victories Imports and The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. I’m confirming additional new and returning vendors from last year also in the coming weeks. I’m really excited we’re able to expand and add more seats at the festival table.
Food trucks, live music, all star snacks and alternative bevs, lawn games, local food and more take the stage alongside killer pours and exclusives that are available for purchase: both whiskey releases and merch.
Here are the details:
- When: August 1st, 2026
- Time: 2-6pm (General Admission), 1-6pm (VIP)
- Where: Middleburg, Virginia
- What: Pick up where last year left off at Ten Years of T8KE and experience The Eleventh Hour, the 2026 whiskey festival hosted by T8KE in Middleburg, Virginia. Meet friends new and old and experience an incredible spread of great drinks from brands old and new.
Ticket tiers have been reworked and are as follows:
- Designated Driver ($69.99): Soft drinks, food tickets, exclusive festival glencairn, coffee & access to the festival for those that will not be consuming spirits. Access to purchasing bottles at festival is included during the GA time slot but DD tickets arriving with a VIP will get to access the festival (bottle sales not included) at 1pm. These tickets are strictly water and soft drinks only and will be enforced.
- General Admission ($149.99): Soft drinks, food tickets, exclusive festival glencairn, coffee & access to the festival for those that will be consuming spirits. Access to purchasing bottles at festival is included. Access from 2pm to 6pm.
- VIP Admission ($249.99): Soft drinks, food tickets, exclusive festival glencairn, coffee & access to the festival for those that will be consuming spirits. Access to purchasing bottles at festival is included. Extended access from 1pm to 6pm with access to exclusive pours from participating vendors and both The Reveries & Provenance Bourbon. Exclusive festival hat colorway included with ticket.
Transportation
- I am working to set up bus transport to a central location in Washington DC (likely Georgetown) and one to NOVA (near Dulles airport). The intention is not premium door to door transportation but “festival to civilization” transport so that you can book lodging of your choosing, your price range, your hotel affiliation and stay in either DC or NOVA and have an opportunity to be picked up and dropped near there via rally point. Surveys will be sent out after tickets are purchased to ensure transport is scaled appropriately by destination.
- I intend to offer this as a low cost add-on and have the locations of pickup locked in by June 1st so folks can book hotels as close to rally points as possible, if desirable.
- With this system you may need a last mile uber, which is an easy/inexpensive feat in NOVA and DC and very difficult/expensive to/from Middleburg. Last year, everyone made it out with virtually no friction and I count that as a lucky win and we will not count on that going forward. I am committed to blending convenience, safety, and cost savings with this strategy as well as generally reducing any stress or uncertainty day of regarding having a way in or out without friction.
Event Exclusives:
For easier access and checking out, releases this year will not be bundled or included by default in the ticket prices. The following releases will be available for purchase the day of the event, with more to be announced closer to time:
- The Reveries Rye Single Barrel Barrel Strength Festival Exclusive – VIP ONLY
- Provenance Bourbon Festival Exclusive
- Reveries Festival Exclusive Release
- Reveries + Provenance Festival Exclusive Single Barrel Releases
- exclusive Eleventh Hour festival merchandise
- and more, including Roz (dog) appearances, to be announced
Releases from participating vendors will be available as well, through online ordering or day of ordering, pursuant to state registrations and availability. You can look forward to our first collaboration:
- Found North ‘The Eleventh Hour’ Exclusive Release
with more on the way.