Sebago Spirits Festival returning to Lakes Region

By Ed Pierce

The third year of the Sebago Spirits Festival promises plenty of fun in a scenic setting with some of the best locally made distilled products from throughout the Lakes Region and Maine on Saturday, Sept. 18.

Hosted by the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Distillers Guild, the festival runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 at Point Sebago in Casco and is an interactive outdoor tasting event featuring great spirits and really tasty food.

The public will be able to taste and sample rum produced by 
Sebago Lake Distillery and a bevy of other local distillers
during the third Sebago Spirits Festival on Sept. 18 at  
Point Sebago in Casco. PHOTO BY FLUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY 

“Celebrate Maine’s craft distillers with samples of locally made spirits from 12 different vendors and purchase some of your favorites to bring home while listening to the music of School’s Out and partaking in some fantastic food choices from three locally owned food trucks,” said Robin Mullins, executive director of the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce.

According to Mullins, Maine is home to some of the finest spirits producers in the world and this event was created to showcase their products to the public.

“The best part of this is being able to sample all of the local spirits and then purchase them right there,” she said.

Mullins said there will also be a VIP session for exclusive sampling and the VIP ticket also gets participants a free shot glass, Sebago Spirits Festival cloth mask and a food demonstration.

“The VIP session will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. and the number of these VIP participants are limited,” she said.

Festival tickets are priced at $30 and an extra $10 is collected for VIP tickets.

Vendors for the event include Batson River Brewing include Batson River Brewing & Distilling; Chadwick's Craft Spirits; Hardshore Distilling; Maine Distilleries-Cold River; Liquid Riot Bottling Co.; Mossy Ledge Spirits; New England Distilling; Sebago Lake Distilling; Stroudwater Distilling; Three of Strong Spirits; Tree Spirits of Maine; and Wiggly Bridge.

Participating food trucks will be Volkernick Sausage, MacDaddy's Seafood & Tots, and Pinky D's Poutine Truck.

Live music will be provided by classic rock band School’s Out from Southern Maine.

Hosts the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Distillers Guild are expecting to surpass 400 participants for the event, Mullins said.

Event sponsors include the Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce; Maine Alternative Caring; Point Sebago Cove Resort; Patman’s Redemption Center; 99.9 The Wolf; Maine Magazine; Fielding’s Oil; and Norway Savings Bank. 

Tickets are available at SebagoSpiritsFestival.com. <