About Us

 

The Original Corporate Virtual Whiskey Tasting

 

Founded in 2014, the Whiskey Library is an education firm in Washington, DC, offering bespoke whiskey tasting and cocktail education events in both virtual and in-person formats. We provide a best-in-class experience when you need to impress clients, for virtual large-scale conferences, office team building, summer associate training, and more.

Since our founding in 2014, we have worked with some of the best and most recognized names in Scotch, bourbon, and other whiskeys worldwide, including The Macallan, Heaven Hill, and The GlenDronach; and we’ve made custom blends and barrel picks with Kilchoman, Compass Box, Elijah Craig, Maker’s Mark, Whistle Pig Old World, Jack Daniels, Old Forester, and One Eight Distilling.

With a network in the hospitality industry, our team has judged cocktail competitions, consulted on whiskey offerings for fine dining restaurants, and our virtual tastings have been profiled in the Washington Post.

 

How It Works

1. The
Educators

Our experienced educators will guide your 40-90 minute experience, based on participant count.

Up to 25 participants:
1 Educator

25-250+ participants:
2 Educators

2. Experience
Box

Choose a perennial favorite, a limited edition, or a seasonal selection. Yes, you can customize the box branding or add in enhancements.

WHISKEY
Starting at $45 / participant

COCKTAILS
Starting at $125 / participant

3. Choose
Your Shipping

We offer three shipping options, based on your budget and available lead time to provide shipping addresses:

Ground: +$29 (10 business days)
Expedited: +$49 (7 business days)
2nd day: +$69 (under 7 business days)

 
 
 

What Makes Us Different

An Elevated Event for Business Executives

While we host tastings for diverse audiences, the majority of our attendees are C-suite executives. Our tastings are a private, collegial atmosphere where conversation and questions are encouraged—so that participants can relax and enjoy. They're never scripted and no two are exactly the same, making it an experience participants can easily join over and over.

White Glove Service

Our approach is built and refined to take the hassle of event logistics off your plate:

  • We provide complementary opportunities for custom-branding, to ensure you make the biggest impact on your participants.
  • We hand-check each experience box prior to shipping to make sure every participant receives the exact box you selected for your experience, no surprises or substitutions.
  • Our team proactively monitors progress on shipping, and will notify you of delays in time to prevent them from becoming problems.
  • The day of the event, we're always available 30 minutes early for tech checks and to connect with our hosts on any last-minute questions.

Polished, Professional Educators

Our whiskey educators are business executives themselves, at ease in senior-level settings—with deep knowledge and passion for whiskey. We weave the basics of whiskey tasting together with stories, anecdotes, and deep personal experience—so that in mixed groups of whiskey novices and connoisseurs, our time is enjoyable and engaging for everyone.

 

Our People

Unlike in the wine industry, there’s no industry standard credential for a ‘whiskey sommelier.’ (That’s why we use the term ‘whiskey educator.’) But if there were, imagine a private Q&A and storytelling with your own personal whiskey sommelier, learning what they love about whiskey, a few finer points, and some interesting things that you didn’t know you didn’t know.

Tim Moll

Founder
Chief Scotch Officer
Senior Whiskey Educator

Brian Thompson

Founder
Chief Bourbon Officer
Senior Whiskey Educator

GREG LENNON

Director of Corporate Tastings
Senior Whiskey Educator
Cocktail Educator

David Reza

Director of Operations & Logistics
Senior Cocktail Educator

TRACIE FRANKLIN

Senior Whiskey & Cocktail Educator

Michael Perez

Senior Whiskey Educator

 

How we got started

The Whiskey Library is the brainchild of two middle and high school friends, Brian and Tim, who share their love of whiskey through education. Both started their whiskey journey on different paths, but teamed up to share their passion with others.

It goes without saying that we love bourbons, scotches, blends, ryes, single malts, wheated, Irish, corn, and just about any type of whiskey there is. But our passion goes a bit further than just trying, tasting, and enjoying great whiskies. We love sharing the knowledge of this great spirit with others. From the history of a distillery to the intricacies of how a specific type of wood in a specific climate can completely change the flavor profile of the same mash bill, we are in awe of everything.