A Rare Audience
with the Maker
One night. Thirty-odd seats along two long, candlelit family-style tables on the left side of the restaurant. Chip Tate — the Master Distiller behind Gambit and Ampersand — poured, paired, and in conversation. Charcuterie, a flight of three whiskeys he built himself, and three light courses crafted to echo each dram.
Every guest leaves with a keepsake from the evening.
Chip Tate
Chip Tate is one of the most singular voices in American distilling — founder of Balcones, and now the creator behind Gambit and the Ampersand series under Tate & Company.
His work is grain-to-glass, cask-obsessive, and unafraid: a six-cask-finished bourbon that took years to refine; two Ampersand expressions that cross whiskey with brandy in ways nobody else is attempting. To taste them with Chip at the table is to hear the why behind every pour.
Sit at the TableA classic Old Fashioned built on Gambit — house demerara, aromatic bitters, expressed orange peel. Served alongside a curated board of cured meats, artisan cheeses, and seasonal accoutrements.
A side-by-side tasting of Gambit, Ampersand Vinea, and Ampersand Malus. Each dram is served with a light composed plate built to speak to its cask.
Two courses, a three-whiskey flight with Chip Tate at the table, and a keepsake takeaway from the night. Limited to 30–40 guests. Once the tables are full, they're full.
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