Flavor Camp Taste Challenge
July 18, 2025
Running since 2022, the Flavor Camp Taste Challenges are in-person, flavor-focused masterclasses meets experiments, designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a deeper connection to what’s in your glass.
Each edition invites bartenders, spirits lovers, and the flavor-curious to blind taste a curated lineup of spirits, explore sensory notes, and compare impressions with the Flavor Camp community. With a “flavor first” approach, we focus on what you actually taste first, then the brand names, packaging, and price points second.
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just learning to trust your palate, the vibe is welcoming, unpretentious, and designed to help everyone build confidence in how they talk about flavor.
We’ve hosted Taste Challenges in cities across North America, and our vision is to make this style of engaging, flavor-driven education accessible to drinkers around the world.
Upcoming Taste Challenges
Flavor Camp Vodka [Industry]
Calgary
Fall 2025
Past Taste Challenges (2025)
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Gin [Industry Only]
When: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
Where: Pr%f Cocktail Bar (Calgary, Alberta)
Line-up: Hendrick’s Gin, Glendalough Wild Rose Gin, Empress Oaken Gin, Isle of Harris Gin, Roku Gin, Height of Arrows Gin, Dillons Dry Gin 7, Ceders Crisp Non-Alcoholic Gin
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: International Whisky [Consumer & Media Classes]
When: Saturday, May 24th, 2025
Where: Platform Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
Line-up: Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky, Paul John PX Single Malt, Glendalough Double Barrel, Redbreast 12 Year, Shinobu Shogun, Nikka from the Barrel, Toki Blended Japanese Whisky
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Gin [Consumer & Media Classes]
When: Saturday, May 24th, 2025
Where: Platform Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
Line-up: Hendrick’s Gin, Glendalough Wild Rose Gin, Empress Oaken Gin, Isle of Harris Gin, Roku Gin, Height of Arrows Gin, Dillons Dry Gin 7, Ceders Crisp Non-Alcoholic Gin
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Gin [Industry]
When: Monday, May 5, 2025
Where: Taste of Legacy (Vancouver, BC)
Line-up: Hendrick’s Gin, Glendalough Wild Rose Gin, Empress Oaken Gin, Isle of Harris Gin, Roku Gin, Height of Arrows Gin, Dillons Dry Gin 7, Ceders Crisp Non-Alcoholic Gin
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: International Whisky [Consumer & Media Classes]
When: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Where: Suite Genius (Vancouver, BC)
Line-up: Indri Single Malt Indian Whisky, Paul John PX Single Malt, Glendalough Double Barrel, Redbreast 12 Year, Shinobu Shogun, Nikka from the Barrel, Toki Blended Japanese Whisky
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Gin [Consumer & Media Classes]
When: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Where: Suite Genius (Vancouver, BC)
Line-up: Hendrick’s Gin, Glendalough Wild Rose Gin, Empress Oaken Gin, Isle of Harris Gin, Roku Gin, Height of Arrows Gin, Dillons Dry Gin 7, Ceders Crisp Non-Alcoholic Gin
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Whiskey (Wild Card)
When: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Where: Lakota Links (New Castle, CO, USA)
Line-up: Woody Creek Rye, Glenfiddich 14 Year, Green River Bourbon, The Balvenie Caribbean Cask, Woodford Reserve, Stranahan’s Blue Peak Solera
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Whiskey (Wild Card)
When: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Where: SoCo Social (Grand Junction, CO, USA)
Line-up: Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey, Glenfiddich 14 Year, Green River Wheated Bourbon, The Balvenie Caribbean Cask, Woodford Reserve, Kamet Indian Single Malt
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Scottish Craft Distilleries
When: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Where: Victoria Whisky Festival (Victoria, BC)
Line-up: Arbikie 1749 Highland Rye, 1770 Glasgow Distillery Original Fresh & Fruity Single Malt, 1770 Glasgow Distillery Triple Distilled, 1770 Glasgow Distillery Peated Edition #1, Isle of Raasay Single Malt, Kilchoman Fino Sherry
Flavor Camp Taste Challenge: Canadian Whisky
When: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Where: Clive’s Classic Lounge (Victoria, BC)
Line-up: Signal Hill Founder’s Select OP, Two Brewers Release #44, Stillhead Bartender’s Rye, Shelter Point Blacktail Rye, Sons of Vancouver Realms of Rye Release 01, Macaloney An Aba, Forty Creek Maplewood Select, Phillips’ Sanctuary Single Malt (2024 Release)
