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In Photos: Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland wets whistles

byRichard H. Grant, Photo Editor
January 17, 2023
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A shot glass filled with rendered bacon fat rests atop a mason jar filled with Jackrabbit whiskey. The fat was added to the mason jar to make a fat-washed whiskey in a class taught by Devon Butler at Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
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Roxanne’s held their sixth Whiskey Wonderland event on Sunday, to the delight of the hundreds of patrons who braved the afternoon rainfall to sample dozens of different whiskeys and enjoy the company of other whiskey fanatics. 

Between the tastings, for those still sober enough to learn, the event also had three classes taught by local whiskey experts. 

The first was a class on how to make fat-washed whiskey with the Exhibition Room’s own Devon Butler, followed by a lesson on making a proper Old Fashioned by cocktail enthusiast JP.A demonstration of making a whiskey punch with Women Who Whiskey LBC’s president Stacey Smith-Clark taught attendees the simple, yet satisfying recipe. 

Dennis Robicheau of Shady Grove Foods turns over some thick cuts of meat over an open flame at Roxanne’s during the Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

After getting slightly sauced, attendees stopped by the booth of Shady Grove Foods for a taste of their custom-made Jackrabbit Whiskey-smothered pork ribs and bacon. The grease from Shady Grove Foods was used to make the fat-washed whiskey.

Umbrellas came out as the rain started to come down, but there was still music to play and fine spirits to sip as the Suitcase Stompers played a jazzy tune.

In Photos:

A representative of Women Who Whiskey LBC displays the whiskeys that are available during the VIP tasting events at Whiskey Wonderland on Jan. 15, 2023, at Roxanne’s. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Shy But Flyy, a jazz singer, plays for the audience of Whiskey Wonderland on the stage at Roxanne’s while attendees wait in line for their sample shots on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Johnnie Walker brand ambassador Paul Jones gives patrons a taste of a few varieties of whiskey from the more than 200-year-old distiller at the Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Forrest Cokely, the master distiller for Wille’s Tin Shop, mans the table at the “First Crack” of the bottoms in the VIP speak-easy themed area of Roxanne’s during the Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. Guests that paid for the premium experience could taste the whiskeys that range in price from $40 to $600 a bottle. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A cook with Shady Grove Foods presents a basket of the Whiskey Bones that the BBQ joint sold at its booth at Roxanne’s during the Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Alexandria Avila and Michael Montez stir their Old Fashioneds during a class that teaches people to make that at Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Stacey Smith-Clark, president of Women Who Whiskey’s Long Beach chapter, empties an entire bottle of Aperol into a punch bowl to make her version of a Jackrabbit Rosemary punch at Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A bartender pours a welcome shot of Jackrabbit Whiskey, made at Wille’s Tin Shop in Long Beach, during the Whiskey Wonderland event at Roxanne’s on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Dennis Robicheau of Shady Grove Foods uses his knife to slice pieces of pastrami that are being sold at his booth at Roxanne’s during the Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Umbrellas come up as rain begins to pour while the Suitcase Stompers perform during Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Bartender Devon Butler pours a sample shot of whiskey for an attendee of Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023, in the speak-easy-themed VIP area of the bar. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
Attendees of Roxanne’s Whiskey Wonderland event on Jan. 15, 2023, crowd around the booths to get sample shots of different whiskeys showcased during the event. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)
A representative of Women Who Whiskey LBC holds a bottle of whiskey and tells its story before the attendees have a chance to taste it at the VIP tasting event at Whiskey Wonderland on Jan. 15, 2023, at Roxanne’s. (Richard H. Grant | Signal Tribune)

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