A Night with Dalmore & Craig Bridger

2502 McRae Road,Anchorage AK 99517

14 October, 2021

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Join Fiori D'Italia Thursday, October 14th 2021 for an evening with The Dalmore and special guest Craig Bridger, 'Head of Advocacy' For the first time in Alaska - Ylli from Fiori D'Italia hosts The Dalmore. Enjoy an evening exploring The Dalmore with Craig as he talks about The Dalmore and the influence of sherries in the whisky world. He will take you on a journey with a few varietals of the core Dalmore range, alongside sherries impacting the whiskies we drink today. Come experience: Dalmore 12, Dalmore 18, Dalmore Cigar MaltGonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso Sherry & Apostoles Palo Cortado Sherry 2021 Dalmore 30 ($5500 bottle) and swag bag - included in Dalmore 30yr package onlyHors d'oeuvres, Prime Rib Dinner, DessertOption to stay after the show for mingling & drinking as Bar Manager Ylli crafts up cocktails. Brief History of The Dalmore Looking at the history of the Dalmore, it’s impressive to think that such a small corner of the Northern Highands could hold such a colourful past. Alexander Matheson founded the distillery in 1839 with the fortune that he’d procured from the illegal opium trade in Asia. The Dalmore was destined to take a legendary place among scotches, being in the possession of Scottish nobility, Clan Mackenzie, for almost a century. Operations ran fairly smoothly at the distillery until 1917, when the British Royal Navy began to use the firth next to the distillery as a site for the production of deep-sea mines. In 1920 much of the distillery was destroyed by an explosion and fire that came as result of a mine denotation incident. The subsequent legal battle between Andrew Mackenzie, then manager of the distillery, and the Royal Navy lasted over half a decade, even reaching the House of Lords. The distillery eventually recommenced production, and continued moving from strength to strength. In 1966, the number of stills at the site was increased from four to eight, placing Dalmore in the top 25 distilleries in the world in terms of capacity. During the 1960s, the Mackenzie clan’s company, Mackenzie Brothers Ltd, merged with the distiller’s giant Whyte & Mackay.