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Angela  D’Orazio

Angela D’Orazio

Inductee: 58

Whiskies - 2019

Sweden
Angela D’Orazio is is behind the award-winning whiskies that have created prestige for Mackmyra the world over. She has a strong background in the whisky industry and is passionate about challenging its traditions. A woman in a very much male-dominated world of whisky, she is a colourful figure.

In Sweden Angela is perhaps best known in whisky circles, but internationally she has been known for many years, as a judge and head judge in highly respected drinks competitions such as the International Spirits Challenge, the Superior Taste Award and the International Wine And Spirits Competition. Angela was also responsible for the whisky competition at the Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival from 1996 to 2011.

Angela grew up in Sweden and Italy, moving back permanently to Sweden when she was 27, when she took the Sommelier course at Stockholm’s Restaurant Academy. Her years in Italy having encouraged an interest in food and wine, and an understanding for fine ingredients and their providence.

Angela has worked in the whisky business for more than 25 years, first as brand ambassador for Glenmorangie, as a wine and spirits agent for the importer Berntson, as manager of the whisky bar and club for Stockholm’s world-renowned Akkruat pub. For a few years she also ran the Swedish branch of the exclusive single-cask whisky bottlers The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS).

In 2004 Angela became Mackmyra’s master blender and chief nose officer (CNO). She is responsible for the blending and recipes used in Mackmyra’s whisky production, as well as quality control and management of its maturation warehouses. She is also responsible for sensory and sensory experience training.

Angela’s inspirations include being a dance teacher for Nia dance fitness, at which she is a brown belt.

During summertime, Angela can be found giving dance classes on the lawn in front of the Gravity Distillery at Mackmyra whisky village. Balance for Angela clearly comes from whisky and dance.

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