Articles by Alin Wagner

angela d'orazio comapss box

Angela D’orazio – Compass Box’s New Creative Director

Earlier this Fall we got some very exciting news about Angela D’Orazio moving into a Creative Director role in Compass Box. This is a bold, exciting and a very natural move in a way as both the Master Blender and the brand are experimental at nature, loving to explore and […]

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Ardbeg & Glenmorangie USBG NJ/NY celebration

Ardbeg & Glenmorangie USBG NJ/NY celebration

Last Monday members of USBG NY and NJ were invited to taste and learn directly from David Blackmore -Whisk(e)y Ambassador Team Lead & Global Brand Ambassador, Ardbeg and Glenmorangie and the newly appointed Keeper of the Quaich board member – the ins and outs of 4 core tastings from Ardbeg […]

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Angela D’Orazio Appointed Creative Director at Compass Box

This morning we got some very exciting news about Angela D’Orazio moving into a Creative Director role in Compass Box. This is a bold, exciting and a very natural move in a way as both the Master Blender and the brand are experimental at nature, loving to explore and push […]

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enemigo tequila at redhead whiskey

Enemigo Tequila / May 2025

So we hosted a special night at the Club and brought in George to talk to us about tequila—how it’s made, where, and how it differs from our beloved whisky.Honestly, it changed the way I see tequila tastings. Tequila always took me back to those days when I was building […]

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milk and honey wgiskey

Terroir Series from Milk & Honey

Everybody’s talking…About the Terroir Series by Milk & Honey, and all I can hear in my head is that John Lennon song that begins with “Everybody’s talking…”So I looked it up—and okay, the lyrics don’t really fit.But guess what popped up? Coincidence? I think not!John Lennon’s last album… was titled […]

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alin wagner verstill tasting

Verstill visiting Whiskey Club / May 2025

Wow. Totally blew me away! I’ve known Matan and Verstill for two years now, but until yesterday—and largely thanks to one Ohad 🥸—I didn’t truly grasp their brilliance. Verstill are flavor architects. They take a base distillate and custom-craft it according to a recipe you give them, shaping it into […]

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ardbeg smokiverse

Tasting the new Smokiverse

Friday night at Tomo’s @copperandoaknyc ❤️‍🔥 I had the chance to taste the new @ardbeg_usa Smokiverse, part of their annual Committee release celebrating 25 years. As I delve deeper into the smoky flavor journey, I understand better what Yuri once told me—and even demonstrated with a long-ago tasting of Lagavulin […]

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Press Appearance

Thank you North Jersey/USA Today for featuring me and Redhead Whiskey Club in an interview about Irish Whiskey honoring St. Patrick’s Day.

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