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Going behind the scenes at Anchorage Distillery| Hometown, Alaska

Blue glass bottles sit on a table.
Kim Sherry
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Alaska Public Media
Bottles of gin wait for labels at Anchorage Distillery.

Join us for a tour of Anchorage Distillery with CEO, John Blasco, and head distiller, Devin Wagner. We learn about using local Alaska ingredients in the grain to glass process of distilling in Anchorage and even taste test some young whiskey.

HOST: Kim Sherry

GUESTS:
John Blasco, CEO, Anchorage Distillery
Devin Wagner, head distillery, Anchorage Distillery

Kim Sherry is a 4th generation Alaskan, who grew up in the small town of King Salmon. You may recognize her from the 3rd season of ‘The Great American Recipe’ on PBS as the first contestant ever coming from Alaska! Kim is an artist who currently specializes in pet portraits, but has also written and illustrated 2 children’s books and owned a clothing business in Anchorage. Coming from a family of subsistence hunters and fishers, Kim is an avid gardener who has always had an appreciation for the outdoors and a reverence for the wildlife that sustained their community.
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