Free whiskey tasting planner
Plan the pours.
Enjoy the night.
Bottle math, tasting order, and a no-forgetting-anything host list - worked out in under a minute.
Build my tasting planNo signup. Nothing saved. For adults of legal drinking age.
The pour calculator
Know exactly what you need.
Set the shape of your tasting. We’ll handle the bottle math and include a practical 10% host buffer.
Method: guests × pour size × 29.5735 for each whiskey, plus a 10% setup buffer; then round to whole bottles per whiskey. See the full pour guide →
Made for real hosts - useful math, calm guidance, and no fake “expert-tested” claims.
14 print-ready pagesThe $9 Tasting Night Kit
The plan behind a night people remember.
Turn the calculator into a complete host system: flight builder, bottle worksheet, shopping list, table map, read-aloud script, flavor prompts, scorecards, blind labels, reveal board, and a responsible-hosting plan.
- Instant PDF delivery
- Print only the pages you need
- Reusable for personal tasting nights
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A scorecard with room for actual thoughts.
No email wall. Download the printable, use it tonight, and decide later whether the full kit would help.
Get the free scorecard →
Practical guides
Less lore. Better hosting.
Each guide answers one question you are likely to face before the doorbell rings.
How to host a whiskey tasting
A complete first-night plan from theme to reveal.
Read the guide →02How much to pour
Tasting sizes, bottle math, and standard-drink context.
Read the guide →03Build a better order
Protect quieter pours by moving from gentle to bold.
Read the guide →04Reset between glasses
Water, neutral bites, allergies, and what to save for later.
Read the guide →Our standard
Useful enough to trust. Small enough to maintain.
No invented tasting notes.We do not pretend software has tasted a bottle.
No hidden commission links.Commercial relationships sit next to the recommendation.
No fear or drinking games.The site treats responsible hosting as part of the plan.
Quick answers
Before you pour.
How many whiskeys should I include?
Three or four is a useful first flight. Five can work with half-ounce pours and an unhurried pace. More is not automatically better.
How many bottles do I need?
Use the calculator above. It calculates what each whiskey must supply, adds a 10% host buffer, rounds each whiskey up to whole bottles, and then totals the flight.
Does food or time make someone safe to drive?
No. The calculator is for supplies, not impairment. Arrange an unimpaired driver, ride, transit, or overnight stay before the tasting begins.
Does Beacon & Barrel sell alcohol?
No. The launch product is a digital hosting kit. The site does not sell bottles or facilitate alcohol purchases.