{"id":153496,"date":"2025-09-18T21:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/153496\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:52:07","slug":"grand-centrals-f1-pop-up-brings-whisky-cocktails-and-a-race-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/153496\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Central\u2019s F1 Pop-Up Brings Whisky, Cocktails and a Race Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/attractions\/grand-central-terminal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Central Terminal<\/a> has seen its fair share of spectacles, but next week, it\u2019s swapping the daily commuter hustle for the high-octane glamour of Formula One\u2014and yes, there will be whisky.<\/p>\n<p>On September 23 and 24, from 3 to 8 pm, Vanderbilt Hall will morph into a mash-up of racetrack energy and cocktail culture thanks to Glenfiddich and the Aston Martin Formula One Team. The immersive pop-up celebrates the launch of Glenfiddich\u2019s limited-edition 16-Year-Old single malt Scotch, a bottle inspired by the precision and performance of Aston Martin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis release marks an exciting milestone in our journey with the Aston Martin Formula One Team,\u201d said Claudia Falcone, the global brand director for Glenfiddich. \u201cThrough this collaboration we invite enthusiasts worldwide to engage with these iconic brands in bold new ways and create memorable moments that reach far beyond the racetrack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guests 21 and up can sample the new 16-Year-Old whisky neat or in cocktails, test their reflexes with a Formula One-style Batak challenge and ogle a full-scale Aston Martin F1 replica car right in the middle of Grand Central. Pop-up bars will be shaking up complimentary drinks and a customization station will send you home with branded swag.<\/p>\n<p>The fun doesn\u2019t stop there: Grand Central\u2019s Grand Brasserie and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/bars\/best-midtown-bars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Campbell Bar<\/a> will also be serving tastings and Central Cellars will offer complimentary bottle engraving with purchases of the new whisky.<\/p>\n<p>The Scotch itself is no slouch. Crafted from a mix of American oak wine casks, new American barrels and second-fill bourbon casks, it comes with tasting notes of maple syrup, caramelized ginger and Chantilly cream. \u201cIt combines craftsmanship and precision in a whisky that invites exploration and discovery,\u201d added Brian Kinsman, Glenfiddich\u2019s malt master.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all? Admission is free. So if you\u2019ve ever wanted to sip world-class Scotch, pretend you\u2019re an F1 driver and hang out with a luxury race car\u2014all in the middle of Manhattan\u2014mark your calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grand Central Terminal has seen its fair share of spectacles, but next week, it\u2019s swapping the daily commuter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,81029,578,576,577,81030,3560,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-153496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-categories-restaurants","11":"tag-f1","12":"tag-formula-1","13":"tag-formula1","14":"tag-news-drinking","15":"tag-restaurants","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}