MILWAUKEE (Nov. 9, 2023) – The Edison, located at 322 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward, today announced an exclusive, ticketed Bourbon Black Friday event featuring five curated bourbon flights.
The Edison and several of its affiliated restaurants under Benson’s Restaurant Group have a robust bourbon program, annually visiting the legendary Kentucky Bourbon Trail and other bourbon-centric destinations to tour distilleries. The team chooses the best full barrels to serve in Milwaukee and for special events like Bourbon Black Friday.
The Friday, Nov. 24 event will run from 3-5:30 p.m. and feature five individual bourbon flights, each with limited ticket availability and varying pricing. Being featured are:
- Old Rip Van Winkle,Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Lot B, Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 Year — offering 50 tickets at $70 each
- W.L. Weller 12 Year, W.L. Weller Single Barrel, W.L. Weller Full Proof — offering 25 tickets at $40 each
- E.H. Taylor Small Batch, E.H. Taylor Single Barrel, E.H. Taylor Full Proof — offering 25 tickets at $45 each
- Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Select, Blanton’s Single Barrel, Stagg Jr. Single Barrel — offering 25 tickets at $40 each
- Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel, Elijah Craig Single Barrel, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Elijah Craig 18 Year Single Barrel— offering 25 tickets at $65 each
“We are excited to host bourbon aficionados and together toast to the holiday season with this unique event. While all bourbons are whiskeys, not all whiskeys are bourbons, and I assure you not all bourbons are like those we are offering on Black Friday,” said Alex Sazama, Vice President of Food and Beverage at Benson’s Restaurant Group.
Black Friday Bourbon Tasting flight tickets are now on sale via Eventbrite at https://edison_bourbonblackfriday.eventbrite.com.
The Edison will be providing free to all ticketholders its housemade kettle chips during the tasting event, as well as offering a limited menu of its charcuterie offering, frites and black garlic aioli, and mini croque monsieurs, available for purchase.
“What a great way to spend Black Friday. Holiday shop in our amazing neighborhood of the Historic Third Ward and top it off with our bourbon tasting as a gift to yourself,” added Sazama.
Benson’s Restaurant Group currently operates three other restaurants in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward – Onesto, Smoke Shack and Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria – as well as AJ Bombers in downtown and The Bridgewater Modern Grill in the Bay View area.
ABOUT THE EDISON
The Edison is the newest restaurant addition to Benson’s Restaurant Group’s repertoire. The Historic Third Ward restaurant features over 5,300 total sq. ft. with 140 interior seats, including bar and dining seating, and 44 outdoor front patio seats. Learn more at https://edisonmke.com/.
ABOUT BENSON’S RESTAURANT GROUP
Benson’s Restaurant Group is a family-owned hospitality company based in Milwaukee that conceptualizes, develops and operates a portfolio of restaurants. Benson’s Restaurant Group, a division of Marcus Investments, currently operates and manages five different casual dining restaurant concepts: The Bridgewater Modern Grill, Onesto, Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria, Smoke Shack and AJ Bombers. The group is also the franchisor of Zaffiro’s pizza brand. Learn more at www.bensonsrestaurantgroup.com
