Whisky Works — As the Barrel Turns (Special Nosing Edition)
Who is this man, why is he grinning and what are his intentions with our barrel?
Riding on the coattails of the recent local wine post (assuming blog posts have coattails) we’re revisiting our whisky aging project and have brought in a local artist to flog a local scotch nosing event. The man in red is none other than Douglas Beattie, Producing Artistic Director of Touchmark Theatre.
While the name many not be familiar, his works likely are. Beattie is the director of the popular Wingfield Farm series, which has played across Canada. Walt Wingfield might be stock-broker turned farmer, but Beattie is now director turned turner. (Ouch!)
Here, the good doctor gives Beattie his motivation for turning the barrel — a plug for this fundraiser.
After mining his character’s emotional range, Beattie performs his role like a consummate professional.
And now it’s our turn. Onto the plug…
Five high-end single malts, well-paired finger food and the nose scene from Cyrano de Bergerac. What more could you want?
Apparently so.
Hope you can make the nosing. Seating is limited but we’d love to see you. Anyone who purchases a ticket and mentions this blog will be eligible to be a guest turner. Cheesecake of choice included.
Stay tuned for future episodes where we uncask the McClelland’s and give sherry a go.