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Challenge Card Version 1
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Meet Your Mash Poster
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It's A Mix N' Mash Holiday Bash Logo
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DRINK SMART ©2022 Beam Suntory, Chicago, IL USA.
This Holiday Season, Invite Your Trade Partners To
Mix
With a celebration of great Seasonal Cocktails
Mash
The chance to experience our different Mashbills in a select range of premium American Whiskies including Knob Creek, Basil Hayden to Japanese Whisky-Inspired Legent
And Holiday
Bash!
With an evening of brand education, Holiday-themed games, music and tasty treats!
This Holiday Season, Invite Your Trade Partners To
Mix
With a celebration of great Seasonal Cocktails
Mash
The chance to experience our different Mashbills in a select range of premium American Whiskies including Knob Creek, Basil Hayden to Japanese Whisky-Inspired Legent
And Holiday
Bash!
With an evening of brand education, Holiday-themed games, music and tasty treats!

How to Plan Your Event

Cocktails
Focus Brands
Focus your drink strategy on Knob Creek®, Basil Hayden®, and Legent®, and their families of products (like Knob Creek® Rye or Basil Hayden® Toast)”
Draw from Brand Strategies
Offer guests a drink menu at the bar which features the signature serves for the feature brands. Please review the brand Drink Strategy guidelines with your RBM or manager.
Supplement with Holiday Recipes
Our Master Mixologist has provided a list of seasonal recipes showcasing our featured brands.
Education
Positioned as a Game or Challenge: 'It's Time to ...Meet Your Mash"
The challenge begins with guests visiting a series of brand tasting/education stations, followed by a blind tasting. As they begin, guests are provided a tasting card for notes and to use later for the blind tasting. (see also app option).
Information Stations
Set up individual tasting/information stations for Basil Hayden®, Knob Creek®, and Legent® with a small bite, a tasting (neat or cocktail), and an engagement piece. Guests sample and learn at the stations before taking the challenge.
Blind Tasting Challenge
After visiting the brand stations, the guests move on (at their own pace) to do a blind tasting and mark a tasting card with their choice (see POS list).
Option: Virtual Blind Tasting Quiz
You may find it more engaging for your market to conduct the blind tasting challenge using a virtual quiz - view live here. Guests scan a QR code with their smartphones and follow the online tasting app Option to enter an email to receive additional product information.
Fun & Games
Select one or several games from the Holiday Party Games book - view here. Games include holiday-themed bingo, snowball toss, reindeer ring toss, dreidel roulette and more. Easy to execute and simple to play - perfect for informal fun!

How to Plan Your Event

Cocktails
Focus Brands
Focus your drink strategy on Knob Creek, Basil Hayden, and Legent, and their families of products (like Knob Creek Rye or Basil Hayden Toast)”
Draw from Brand Strategies
Offer guests a drink menu at the bar which features the signature serves for the feature brands. Please review the brand Drink Strategy guidelines with your RBM or manager.
Supplement with Holiday Recipes
Our Master Mixologist has provided a list of seasonal recipes showcasing our featured brands. Download here.
Education
Positioned as a Game or Challenge: 'It's Time to ...Meet Your Mash"
The challenge begins with guests visiting a series of brand tasting/education stations, followed by a blind tasting. As they begin, guests are provided a tasting card for notes and to use later for the blind tasting. (see also app option).
Information Stations
Set up individual tasting/information stations for Basil Hayden®, Knob Creek®, and Legent® with a small bite, a tasting (neat or cocktail), and an engagement piece. Guests sample and learn at the stations before taking the challenge.
Blind Tasting Challenge
After visiting the brand stations, the guests move on (at their own pace) to do a blind tasting and mark a tasting card with their choice (see POS list).
Option: Virtual Blind Tasting Quiz
You may find it more engaging for your market to conduct the blind tasting challenge using a virtual quiz - view live here. Guests scan a QR code with their smartphones and follow the online tasting app Option to enter an email to receive additional product information.
Fun & Games
Select one or several games from the Holiday Party Games book - view here. Games include holiday-themed bingo, snowball toss, reindeer ring toss, dreidel roulette and more. Easy to execute and simple to play - perfect for informal fun!

Event Format

  • 35-50 trade guests for 2.5 hour Holiday-themed event
  • Select an account that is popular with the trade and has adequate space for games and tasting stations
  • Be sure to have event leaders on hand to run the 2 games and the mixing station
Event Set-up
Games, blinding tasting and brand sampling/education stations set-up.
4PM
Staff Training
Review run of show with host account and sampling staff; assign roles for serving cocktails and light bites.
6PM
Guests Arrive
Guests are checked-in and greeted with welcome cocktail and light bites. Bar opens. Brand tasting stations open. ‘Meet Your Mash’ challenge begins.
7PM
Games Begin
Leader announces games - ‘Get your teams together!’
7:30PM
Closing Remarks
Event Leader offers congratulations to those who succeeded with the ‘Meet Your Mash’ challenge. Closing remarks.
9PM

Event Format

  • 35-50 trade guests for 2.5 hour Holiday-themed event
  • Select an account that is popular with the trade and has adequate space for games and tasting stations
  • Be sure to have event leaders on hand to run the 2 games and the mixing station
Event Set-up
Games, blinding tasting and brand sampling/education stations set-up
4PM
Staff Training
Review run of show with host account and sampling staff; assign roles for serving cocktails and light bites
6PM
Guests Arrive
Guests are checked-in and greeted with welcome cocktail and light bites. Bar opens. Brand tasting stations open. ‘Meet Your Mash’ challenge begins.
7PM
Games Begin
Leader announces games - ‘Get your teams together!’
7:30PM
Closing Remarks
Event Leader offers congratulations to those who succeeded with the ‘Meet Your Mash’ challenge. Closing remarks.
9PM

Point of Sale/Enhancements

Blind Tasting Cards
Download from PROGRAM FILES to print locally
Meet Your Mash Poster
Download from PROGRAM FILES to print locally
QR Code Card for Virtual Tasting Test
Download from PROGRAM FILES to print locally

Point of Sale

Blind Tasting Cards
Download from PROGRAM FILES to print locally
Meet Your Mash Poster
Download from PROGRAM FILES to print locally
QR Code Card for Virtual Tasting Test
Download from PROGRAM FILES to print locally

Planning Worksheet

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location/date(s)
format
materials
pre-promotion
product
Legal Review

What is the event location, and what are dates/times it will take place?

What activities, food, drinks, entertainment are to be included?

What POS, merchandising, displays, menus, signage, gifts are to be included?

What methods will be used to encourage attendance?

What drinks or sampling will be featured and how?

Has your program and all related assets been submitted to BSI Legal for review?

Planning Worksheet

location/date(s)

What is the event location, and what are dates/times it will take place?

Format

What activities, food, drinks, entertainment are to be included?

Materials

What POS, merchandising, displays, menus, signage, gifts are to be included?

Pre-Promotion

What methods will be used to encourage attendance?

Product

What drinks or sampling will be featured and how?

Legal Review

Has your program and all related assets been submitted to BSI Legal for review?

Download Worksheet

Program Goals

Distribution
AT HOST ACCOUNT
Priority Distribution:
Basil Hayden Bourbon
Legent Bourbon
Knob Creek Bourbon
Features
AT HOST ACCOUNT
Pre/Post Event:
Request menu listings of cocktails featured at event
Merchandising
AT HOST ACCOUNT
Prior/Post Event:
Merchandise account with items from local supplies

Prominent Back Bar Placement
Outreach
Pre-Event Invitations:
SplashThat! Template
view template
Pre-Event Social/Email:
If appropriate, account and brand announces event
Post-Event Social:
Posts of event photos on brand Social Channels