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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Alexandria Sister Cities Committee will host its annual whisky tasting fundraiser May 2 at the Lyceum, with proceeds supporting the city's cultural and educational exchanges with Dundee, Scotland, and Helsingborg, Sweden.
The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Guests will sample five whiskies from across Scotland's regions during a guided tasting that walks through the craft and culture behind each pour. Hors d'oeuvres are included, and wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for non-whisky drinkers. Every attendee takes home a Glencairn glass.
VIP ticket holders receive two additional samples of rare whiskies. A raffle will also run during the event, with tickets sold for cash on-site.
General admission is $75; VIP tickets are $100. The venue caps the event at 40 attendees, and 13 general admission tickets remained available as of Monday afternoon. VIP tickets are listed as a separate event on the city's online shop, so attendees seeking the upgraded experience should look for the dedicated VIP listing. Both are available at alexandriava.gov/shop. Attendees must be at least 21; printed tickets are not required, since attendees' names are added to a registration list.
The Sister Cities Committee is an official city body that develops educational and cultural exchanges with Alexandria's twin cities in Scotland and Sweden. It includes 14 citizen voting members, two members appointed by the Alexandria-Gyumri Sister City Committee — reflecting the city's longstanding tie to the Armenian city of Gyumri — and one nonvoting City Council member. Dundee, Scotland's fourth-largest city, sits on the River Tay and has been linked with Alexandria for decades, alongside the Swedish port city of Helsingborg. The committee meets monthly and hosts several signature events each year, including an October visit by students from Helsingborg's ProCivitas Privata Gymnasium, co-hosted with the Office of Historic Alexandria.
A separate committee, the Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee, manages the city's relationship with Caen, France.
