Man & Oak (website, instagram), a Maine-based whiskey event and education company, has announced plans to open a private bottle club in Portland.
Man & Oak will feature 500 private bottle lockers of various sizes. Members will be able to store their special bottles of whiskey, other spirits and wine which they’ll be able to access and consume onsite. Man & Oak will also include a space for trainings, tastings, education programs and other related events. The new business will not be a bar or a bottle shop, but will sell glassware, etc that an enthusiast might want to enjoy their love of alcoholic beverages.
Man & Oak Bottle Club will operate as a private, members only, bottle club, here in Portland Maine. Members will be offered bottle lockers of various sizes, with various rental plans, to store their favorite bottles. They can access there lockers and drink, share, and socialize…Man & Oak Bottle Club will also service as a World Class Whiskey Education Center, offering signature whiskey programs; such as Bourbon Certification Courses, Whiskey Blending Workshops, Master Classes, Tastings, & Brand Education…Man & Oak will be a unique membership experience to share amongst other enthusiast. Members can bring a guest, access their own lockers, pour their own dram, mix their own cocktails, all while feeling at home, in an upscale lounge and private atmosphere.
Lockers will come in three sizes:
- Small Lockers/ $45 per month. These lockers will hold 2 bottles
- Large Lockers/ $65 per month. These lockers will hold 2-4 bottles
- Master Lockers/$200 per month. These lockers will hold 10-12 bottles
Man an Oak is in the process of locating a space for his new business, and if all goes as hoped, plans to open the bottle club in time for summer.
they have launched a Kickstarter campaign with a goal of raising $75k towards acquiring and building out the space for the bottle club.