When the invite arrived for an evening at Soho House Chicago that included a one-of-a-kind experience pairing rare and unreleased single-malt whiskys across the John Dewar & Sons portfolio with a customized five-course menu from Michael Voltaggio, the Top Chef alum and chef of L.A.’s popular Ink restaurant, well, we didn’t hesitate. Or, as the company’s Brand Ambassador Gabriel Cardarella put it, “We didn’t want to do just a simple tasting event.” It most certainly wasn’t. Our favorite? Branzino with a sea urchin-whisky sauce paired with Aultmore 12-year-old single-malt Scotch whisky. –Lisa Shames
Photos by Daniel Kelleghan