Members' EventBrite discount code available for March 5 Scotch dinner

The National Press Club is now accepting reservations from its members with a special code.

NPC members may reserve for the March 5 Scotch Dinner featuring artisal whiskey maker Compass Box online by clicking http://press.org/events/fourth-estates-scotch-tasting-dinner. To receive the member discount, please use code word: compassbox.

The dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m. on March 5, costs $65 for members and their guests and $75 for non-members, including tax and tip. A designated driver dinner is available for $50, which includes soft drinks instead of Scotch. Reservations are essential. Please [email protected] or call 202-662-7638.

The exclusive dinner features five varieties of boutique Scotch whiskies and a four-course dinner designed to complement the drink George Bernard Shaw called "liquid sunshine."

Diners will sample five Scotch whiskies from Compass Box, an artisinal, small-batch Scotch maker that is shaking up the whisky industry with its distinctive and award-winning blends. Diners will taste Asyla, Oak Cross, Peat Monster, Orangerie and Spice Tree during this one-of-a-kind meal.

Attendees will be joined by whisky maker John Glaser, an American who founded Compass Box Whisky Company in 2000. Today, Glaser is considered one of the most respected whiskymakers of his generation. Saveur magazine called him "an artist."

Learn more about Compass Box here: http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/home.html.

Please email Donna Leinwand Leger at [email protected] with any questions.