Whiskies of the World: Drink + Food Pairing Experience

Join us to celebrate the launch of our new website! Discover the world of whisky like you’ve never seen it before. The World Affairs Council brings you Whiskies of the World to come enjoy unique whiskeys curated by Lost & Found OTR matched with light appetizers from around the globe to give guests an unforgettable tasting experience with 3 "celebrity" bartenders.

Whiskey + food pairing include:

• Hatozaki, Japan + miso butter popcorn seasoned with togorashi
• Red Breast 12 Year, Ireland + Irish Cheddar Toastie with beer braised onions
• New Riff Single Barrel, Kentucky + “Old Fashioned” Candied Nuts
  

General Admission Ticket $50

• Includes 3 drams from around the world and crafted culinary bites
• Introduction to swirl whiskey like a pro along with history and tasting notes for each
• Centennial World Affairs Council glass

VIP Admission Ticket $100

• Includes 3 drams from around the world and crafted culinary bites
• Introduction to swirl whiskey like a pro along with history and tasting notes for each
• Centennial World Affairs Council glass
• World Affairs Council special take away gift + 1 cocktail during event

Hint for the Average Socialite: All guests attending the event must be 21 years or older.

A big thank you to our volunteers and organizations: NiNES and Japan American Society of Greater Cincinnati

Introduction to Your Celebrity Bartenders: These NEAT individuals are really excited to welcome you to the tasting!

Jared Goldman, Founder and CEO of NiNES, a quality-of-life platform for gamers that operates in 3 countries on 2 continents for the past 5 years. As impressive as that sounds, the reality of most of his days carry the sentiment of Inspector Clouseau fighting Cato. An avid world traveler and lover of Scotland, his crowning achievement of Ugly Americanism is two-way tied between asking our St Andrews University tour guide “is this a hard school to get in to?” and the time he confidently asked the bartender “what scotches do you carry?” to which was swiftly replied “you’re in Scotland, do you mean whiskey?”. His most recent trip, to France, saw him run off the side of a mountain with nothing but a parachute and a panic attack - while strapped to a better man’s chest (there’s video). A former bourbon bartender at Three Spirits Tavern, he’s here to make becoming a snob more approachable.

John Skarzynski (ジョン スカージンスキー), Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati - Lover of learning languages, Japanese is the one that finally stuck, though he can also order a beer in Italian, French, Spanish, and German to varying success. He is a self-proclaimed food nerd. When quarantine and children prevented travel he and his wife decided to "Eat the World" with home meals from 6 continents, 15 countries and counting, as well as hitting every market possible in the surrounding area. Being raised on Alton Brown's Good Eats he now has multiple spreadsheets on breweries, sake, burgers, and the like. Currently he is going down the Tiki rabbit hole which he fears he may never escape.

Azalea Laverde, Administrative and Communications Associate, World Affairs Council - She has visited 10 countries and counting, not to be mistaken for MR. WORLDWIDE himself. She once climbed a mountain, not letting the dangerous weather conditions stop her (though her lack of climbing experience did) and has watched the sun rise at 3am on Maine’s rocky shores. Azalea’s claim to fame is that she was a featured extra in the Robert De Niro film, walking past him and almost falling onto Barry Levinson. Despite her egregious lack of sports knowledge, she somehow managed to hold (an albeit chaotic) conversation with Joey Votto (mistaking him for Pete Rose). Azalea also has a background in film and commercial work. In fact, an indie director bet her $30,000 that she would be “the next best thing in 5 years”. Need proof? On February 22, she will be giving an Oscar worthy performance pretending to like whiskey.