Rare Character Whiskey Dinner with Owner Pablo Moix
Tue, Aug 25
|Niche Restaurant
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we welcome Pablo Moix, owner and founder of Rare Character Whiskey, to Niche for an exclusive whiskey dinner.
Time & Location
Aug 25, 2026, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Niche Restaurant, 14 S 3rd St #2201, Geneva, IL 60134, USA
About the event
1st Course
Wagyu beef cheek tamale - smoked & pickled ramp salsa verde, cotija & poblano, culantro
1st Flight: Hurst Knoll 7 year Rye & Black Maple Hill Small Batch Bourbon
Second Course
Smoked Duck breast - salsify, chestnut mushrooms, maple foie gras jus, pickled cherries
2nd Flight: Niche Barrel Select Rare Character “Buffalo Wrestler I” 20 year 11 month American Light Whiskey 141.20 Proof & Niche Barrel Select Rare Character “Buffalo Wrestler II” 9 year 11 month Kentucky Straight Bourbon 107.98 proof
Dessert
Whiskey Date Cake - salted maple toffee sauce, roasted peach ganache, crème fraîche semifredddo, candied pecans
3rd Flight: Pride of Anderson County Bourbon 9 ½ year 115.46 proof & Old Cassidy 2026 Bourbon 123.00 Proof
Cocktails available
Man O’War – Brook Hill “Summer Drop” 6 year Bourbon, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao, Foro Sweet Vermouth, Lemon, Luxardo Cherries
Bourbon or Rye Old Fashioned – Black Maple Hill Small Batch Bourbon or Hurst Knoll 7 year Rye, House made Bitters, Simple Syrup, Bourbon Cherries
Bensonhurst – Brook Hill “Fruit Punch” 12 year Rye, Foro Dry Vermouth, Maraschino Liqueur, Foro Amaro
Black Manhattan – Rare Character Rye Batch #1 2026, Averna Amaro, Regan’s Orange Bitters, Angostura Bitters, Bourbon Cherries
Gold Rush – Rare Character Kentucky Stright Whiskey Batch #1 2026, Harvested Honey (Dekalb), Lemon
Boulevardier – Rare Character Bourbon Batch #1 2026, Campari, Foro Sweet Vermouth, Orange
Polynesian Paralysis – Black Maple Hill Small Batch Bourbon, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Lemon, Orgeat, Simple Syrup
5:30 Doors/6:00 Dinner starts
$125 per person
Reservations required. Credit card required at booking.
Cancellations made within 72 hours of the event will be charged in full plus tax and gratuity.
Call for reservations — seating is limited and these dinners tend to fill quickly.
