{"id":33079,"date":"2025-11-04T18:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/33079\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T18:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:19:08","slug":"st-petes-whiskey-business-tasting-returns-to-the-james-museum-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/33079\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Pete&#8217;s &#8216;Whiskey Business&#8217; tasting returns to the James Museum this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" data-attachment-id=\"82992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/everyone-we-saw-at-whiskey-business-2019-12386980\/attachment\/20190531-0301\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190531-0301.webp?fit=728%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190531-0301\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Partygoers at Whiskey Business at Nova 535 in St. Petersburg, Florida on  May 31, 2019.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190531-0301.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190531-0301.webp?fit=728%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20190531-0301.webp\" alt=\"Four people\u2014two women and two men\u2014smile at the camera while holding drinks in a dimly lit venue with exposed brick walls and pink ambient lighting.\" class=\"wp-image-82992\"  \/>Partygoers at Whiskey Business at Nova 535 in St. Petersburg, Florida on  May 31, 2019. Credit: Nick Cardello \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many buzzes like the one you get after a warm sip of whiskey.<\/p>\n<p>An unlimited number of them are available this weekend in St. Petersburg when Whiskey Business, a Creative Loafing Tampa Bay event, returns to the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/location\/the-james-museum-of-western-and-wildlife-art-13165993\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Museum<\/a>. Bourbons and select scotches\u2014including locally-produced spirits, small batch booze, and more\u2014are on the menu along with hors d\u2019oeuvres, live music, line dancing, and more.<\/p>\n<p>VIP admission includes swag, early entry, and special VIP-only drink.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/skey-business-boots-brews-and-bourbon-20872774\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tickets to Whiskey Business happening at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg on Friday, Nov. 7 are still available and start at $60.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/oct-30-nov-5-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oct. 30 \u2013 Nov. 5, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/rroa\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Ray Roa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Partygoers at Whiskey Business at Nova 535 in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 31, 2019. 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