ASOMF Presents · A Limited Reserve Event
The Barrel Ballot: Selecting Iron Mike Reserve
Join us for an evening of bourbon, dinner, and live music as you cast the deciding vote for the barrel that will become Iron Mike Reserve, the Museum Foundation’s own custom bourbon.
Reserve Your SeatPresented In Partnership With
A Bourbon Made For The Mission
Help choose the barrel. Help fund the mission.
Bespoken Spirits will bring 3–4 exceptional bourbons for guests to sample side by side, and your ballot will help select the one that becomes Iron Mike Reserve, a bourbon created exclusively for the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation. The evening includes a dinner buffet, drinks, cigars in the garden, live acoustic music, and a few surprises along the way.
A milestone worth toasting: Iron Mike just turned 65. The statue was dedicated at Fort Bragg on September 23, 1961, and Iron Mike Reserve will be a limited edition bourbon crafted to honor that anniversary, so every bottle poured this evening carries a piece of his history. Read the full history of Iron Mike.
Event At A Glance
- Date
- October 16, 2026
- Time
- 7:00 – 9:00 PM
- Location
- ASOM Reflection Garden
Bourbon Tastings · Dinner Buffet · Live Acoustic Music · Cigars in the Garden · VR Experience · Keepsake Shot Glass
Choose Your Ticket
Two ways to join the evening.
Every ticket includes dinner, drinks, music, and the full evening in the garden. The bourbon tasting itself, and your vote in the Barrel Ballot, is reserved for tasting tickets.
Bourbon Tasting Ticket
$110 per person
$100 for ASOMF volunteers & museum friends
- 3–4 bourbon samples poured by Bespoken Spirits, plus your vote in the Barrel Ballot
- Dinner buffet
- 2 drink tickets (beer & wine)
- Live acoustic music in the Reflection Garden
- Cigar to enjoy in the garden
- Free VR experience
- Keepsake shot glass
Plus One Ticket
$55 per person
$50 for ASOMF volunteers & museum friends
Everything above except the bourbon tasting and Barrel Ballot vote.
- Dinner buffet
- 2 drink tickets (beer & wine)
- Live acoustic music in the Reflection Garden
- Cigar to enjoy in the garden
- Free VR experience
- Keepsake shot glass
What’s Included
An evening built around the barrel.
From the first pour to the last song in the garden, every detail of the evening supports the Museum Foundation’s mission, and gives you a hand in creating something that will carry the Airborne & Special Operations story forward.
Reserve Your Seat
Bourbon tasting seats are limited to 40.
Plus one tickets are not limited. Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Foundation office directly.
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Get Your TicketsGood To Know
The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3); tax identification number 56-1785731. A portion of your ticket price may be tax-deductible to the extent it exceeds the fair market value of the dinner, drinks, and other items received. Please consult your tax professional for guidance.
The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation is a non-federal entity. It is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and has no governmental status.
Must be 21 or older to sample bourbon or receive drink tickets. Please drink responsibly.