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# New Orleans Bourbon Festival's Best-Kept Secret Exposed
- URL: https://www.bourbonbanter.com/new-orleans-bourbon-festivals-best-kept-secret-exposed/
- Published: 2026-04-24T14:08:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-24T14:08:24.000Z
- Description: This year, I returned to the NoLA Bourbon Fest (now outdoors!) and made the rounds again, and the brands came to play. I tried high‑proof single barrels, experimental finishes, and even one of the year's most anticipated releases.
- Author: Patrick Pho
- Tags: On The Road

New Orleans is known for many things: debaucherous celebrations, multicultural cuisine and music, and bourbon. 

At this point, you know my favorite festival activity is [asking brands if they’ve got anything hidden under the table](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVKWwi1EXW7/?ref=bourbonbanter.com), like I’m a full‑blown tater begging for Blanton’s. I swear they don’t mind. At last year’s [New Orleans Bourbon Festival](https://www.neworleansbourbonfestival.com/?ref=bourbonbanter.com), that one question got me previews of upcoming releases and some wild experimental pours.

This year, I returned to the NoLA Bourbon Fest (now outdoors!) and made the rounds again, and the brands came to play. I tried high‑proof single barrels, experimental finishes, and even one of the year's most anticipated releases. Watch it all unfold in the video below.