Posted by Joe Defries on Sep 25, 2017
On Saturday, September 23, 2017 the Sunshine Coast-Sechelt Rotary Club hosted our 11th Annual "Whiskey Around the World" event at the Blue Ocean Golf Club in Sechelt, with proceeds from the evening going to Rotary community & international projects and the worldwide 'End Polio Now' campaign ...
 
 
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Master of Ceremonies Gerry Webb and Club President Ken Beall...
 
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Piper Bill Linden - piping in of the whiskeys...
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We then "pay the piper"
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Andrew Starritt giving expert Whiskey advice...
 
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Special guests for the evening...


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Guy Dawkins, Whiskey Server par excellence...
 
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Chef Gordon Clendenning and his crew behind the scenes...
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Chef Gord had an amazing Food Pairing menu at tonight's event...
 
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Buy your 50/50 tickets from Tanya @ $20 each...
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Geoff Craig, winner of $1,000 from the 50/50 draw, donated $500 towards Ndandini scholarships...
 
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Auctioneer Ed Hill did an excellent job in raising funds for Rotary projects...
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Joe Defries, Media & PR, mixing it up during the evening...
 
Featured at Whiskey Tasting Event:
Canada - Lohin McKinnon
Ireland - Kinahan's Single Malt
America - Stranahans - Diamond Peak
India - Paul John - Classic
Scotland - Dalmore - King Alexander III
Canada - See Ya Later Ranch (Ice Wine)
 
Photos by Joe Defries (PR & Media), Heather Till (* Coast Reporter - see Coast Reporter Website), Janet Stevens (**) and Cameron Reid (***)
 
Special Thanks to our Gold Sponsors for their support!
Advantage Dental
Arterra Wines Canada
Blue Ocean Golf Club
Canadian Tire
Central City Brewers + Distillers Ltd
Clark Hamilton Enterprises
Coast Reporter
Coast Sign And Print
Custom Flooring Centres
Doug and Darcy Long
Dr. Cyrus Far
Dreamland Sleep Shop
Gibsons Building Supplies
Harbour Air Ltd
Investors Group
La Petit Souris
Lam Nyguen
Lighthouse Liquor Store
Marketplace IGA - Wilson Creek and Gibsons
Northern Divine Caviar
Peninsula Adjusters
Propel Bikes
Rhonda and Peter Gossip RE/MAX Oceanview Realty
Seaglass Guest House
Sechelt Insurance Agency
Sunshine Coast Credit Union
Sunshine Coast Limousine, Shuttle and Taxi
Tantalus Apraisals
TCG Chartered Professional Accountants LLP
Ted Brackett Construction Ltd
University Sprinklers