Fine Whiskey & Barrel-Aged Beer Night Featuring whiskey from Buffalo Trace, Compass Box Oak Whisky Company and rare Pappy Van Winkle-aged Bourbon Street Baltic Porter from Abita Brewing Company Tuman’s Tap & Grill is pleased to host Eric Mersch, Wirtz Beverage Craft Spirits Specialist, for a special whiskey night on Wednesday, July 1. Mersch leads discussion and provides education on Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon and Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon, both from Buffalo Trace Distillery, a historic Kentucky distillery that has been producing spirits for over 200 years. Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whiskey, from the Sazerac Company/Buffalo Trace will also be featured, as will Oak Cross Blended Malt Scotch from Compass Box Oak Whisky Company. Attendees will be able to try the rare Bourbon Street Baltic Porter, a limited Abita Brewing Company Select Series beer which is brewed with pale, caramel and roasted malts, fermented at cooler temperatures to accentuate the malts, and cold aged. After months of cold aging, the porter is aged in Pappy Van Winkle Kentucky Straight Bourbon barrels; the big porter packs a punch at 9.25% ABV. The tasting event begins at 7 p.m. and includes four whiskeys and one beer (five pours), and is $45 per person, excluding gratuity. Reservations are required; advance tickets are available at tumanstapandgrill.com. The full a la carte menu will be on offer during the event (prices vary), and chef Monica Riley features specials such as Slagel Family Farm boneless short rib sliders with pickled slaw and Buffalo Trace bourbon barbecue sauce ($10 for three sliders). .