A Fundraiser for Les Dames d’Escoffier
Did you know that the hand-dipped red wax seal on Maker’s Mark Bourbon was created by Margaret Samuels, the first woman to be inducted into the Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2014? Or that Scotland’s Bessie Williamson, worked her way up from secretary to distillery manager in just four years at Laphroaig and saved the distillery from financial ruin after WWII?
These fun facts and many others surrounding trailblazing women in whisky will be discussed by Whisky Sommelier Stacy Kyle along with Sons of Vancouver Distiller’s Jenna Diubaldo, Freelance Distiller Terri Lam, and Emma Coady, a Single Malt Specialist from Whyte & Mackay Whisky at the Miami-themed Flamingo Room on Commercial Drive on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Start with a whisky cocktail and then enjoy a curated whisky tasting highlighting five different whiskies presented by these modern women in whisky. Save your questions and ask this panel of experts anything about whisky or women in spirits and distilling, all while enjoying light bites paired with Sea Cider’s Vancouver-Island crafted Rumrunner Cider, a cider aged in rum barrels that were previously Bourbon barrels.
Proceeds from this evening go to support Les Dames d’Escoffier BC’s scholarship program, funding the future for women in hospitality, including courses in distilling and spirits studies.
Sponsored by Pedersen’s Rentals, with immense thanks.
Spirited Women in Whisky
Tuesday April 22, 2025, from 6:00-8:30 pm
Flamingo Room 1214 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC (next to Havana
Tickets -https://bit.ly/DAMESWHISKY
