We are sad to share that SAS Member, Darlene Roberts, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2025, at her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, surrounded by family.
She was loved by many in the society. We send condolences, prayers and healing thoughts to her family and to her many friends.
Her family wrote a lovely online obit that shares more about her life: https://www.jsonline.com/obituaries/pwix1158811
Read MorePlease join us for the President’s Dinner at Tuckaway Country Club in Franklin, on Friday May 9, 2025.
5:30 - Cocktails (cash bar)
7:00 - Dinner
Presentation of Awards & Introduction of New Board to follow
Bar: CASH ONLY BAR. Everyone needs to bring cash. NO CARDS will be accepted. The bar will remain open all evening.
Menu: Pasta stations, haggis and cookies.
Price: $45 - ticket sales for this event have ended
Tuckaway Country Club, 6901 W Drexel Ave, Franklin, WI 53132
We are sad to share that a prominent member of the Milwaukee Celtic community, Meribeth Waldrop, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2025.
Meribeth and her family were the heart and soul of the highland dance community and an integral part of the Caledonian Scottish Dance Group. We send condolences, prayers and healing thoughts to her family and to her many friends.
https://www.maxsass.com/obituaries/meribeth-waldrop
Read MoreDoes Cask Size Matter?
This time we will be discussing the use of various cask sizes and types in the making of Scotch whisky. From small casks, like octaves and quarter casks, up to the big ones like butts and puncheons, various casks are used for varying reasons. What effect do they have on the spirit, and why do the producers use them? Is there a real effect on the whisky, or is it all marketing? Find out on April 14th!
And of course we'll be answering questions and asking for your input as usual.
Glenfiddich | 14 yr Bourbon Barrel Reserve | 43% abv | barrel
The Dalmore | Port Wood Reserve | 46.5 % abv | pipe
Craigellachie | 11 yr Master of Malt Christmas Bottling | 47.8 % abv | octave
Meikle Tòir (Glenallachie) | The Sherry One | 48% abv | puncheon
Laphroaig | The Cask Lore | 48% abv | hogshead
Arran | Quarter Cask | 56.2% abv | quarter cask.
$27 for Members, $42 for Non-members (plus $2 online fee) The ticket price applies to the membership status of the person using the ticket.
Ticket sales closed on April 7th.
Monday, April 14th, 2025
At the Wisconsin Club - 8:00 p.m. Following the members’ meeting.
900 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee (enter the parking lot from 10th Street)
There will be assigned seating. Please enter your seating preferences on the form at checkout.
Embassy Suites Hotel
1200 S. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Cocktails from 4:30p to 5:30p
Opening Ceremony at 5:45p
Dinner at 6:30p
Join us for an evening filled with entertainment and fine dining
President’s welcome
Robert Burns songs
SAS Honor Guard
Address to a Haggis
Selkirk Grace
Caledonian Scottish Dancers
Silent Auction (whiskies, swords and more) and 50/50 Raffle
Fellowship
Come hear the majesty of the pipes and drums and watch the dancers in the five-story atrium!
Dinner Selections, served in the grand ballroom, three entrees to choose from
12 oz Ribeye steak topped with carmelized onions and brandy demi-glace, served with red potatoes and green beans with bacon or
Pecan breaded walleye, flash fried and finished with pesto cream, served with au gratin potatoes and green bean almondine or
Vegetable turnover, phyllo dough wrapped around chopped vegetables with a tomato herb drizzle,
all with
Mixed field-greens salad
Dinner rolls and butter
Coffee and hot tea
Dessert cakes and pies
Macski’s Haggis (Lamb & Veg)
Enjoy the evening and stay for the night in the SAS block of rooms at a greatly reduced rate including free drinks during happy hour and breakfast the next morning.
Close out the weekend by joining SAS for our annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Robert Burns Monument in Burns Commons County Park. After the ceremony we will march over to County Clare restaurant for coffee, tea, pastries, and more fellowship. Meet at Burns Commons at 11:30 am on Sunday the 26th.
Burns Banquet Tickets
$105.00 Ribeye Dinner
$90.00 Walleye Dinner
$85.00 Vegetarian Dinner
Wreath laying fellowship—FREE
Tickets for this event are no longer on sale.
For inquiries about the event, please contact Vince Milewski at v.milewski @ gmail.com
We are sad to share that Mary McWilliam passed away on November 11, 2024. Mary was the beloved wife of Past SAS President & Trustee, Bob McWilliam. She is survived by a large loving family, including our piper Rob McWilliam. We send condolences, prayers and healing thoughts to her devoted family and to her many friends.
Read MoreThere Must Be Something in the Water
We will be covering different aspects of water as it is involved in the production of whisky. This will include not only how the differences in the water affect the character of whiskies, but the geology of water, how distilleries protect their water sources, and what the industry is doing to conserve and protect its water. And of course we'll be answering questions and asking for your input as usual.
Glenrothes 12-year – 40%
Ardnamurchan AD/ – 46.8%
Balblair 15-year - 46%
Benriach The Smoky Twelve – 46%
Laphroaig Cairdeas Warehouse 1 – 52.2%
Aberlour A’bunadh – 60.9%
Tickets are no longer on sale.
Monday, November 11th, 2024
At the Wisconsin Club - 8:00 p.m. Following the members’ meeting.
900 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee (enter the parking lot from 10th Street)
Please join us for the President’s Dinner at Tuckaway Country Club in Franklin, on Friday May 10, 2024.
5:30 - Cocktails and photos - 5:30
Dinner - 7:00
Presentation of Awards & Introduction of New Board to follow
Bar: CASH ONLY BAR. Everyone needs to bring cash. As of today, NO CARDS will be accepted. The bar will remain open all evening.
Menu: Pasta stations, haggis and cookies.
Price: $45
Tuckaway Country Club, 6901 W Drexel Ave, Franklin, WI 53132
Character Counts: Distilling Processes
The Character (of a person, or of a whisky) is the combination of strong and good potential, and the strong and good implementation of this potential.
Whisky character therefore depends on high quality ingredients, high quality implementation of whisky-making methodology, high quality equipment (including malting, kilning, milling, distillation and condensation), and high quality casks. In other words, great whisky requires great ingredients and great skill!
For this Scotch tasting, we will focus on some character-creating influences on the whisky, including: temperature and speed of distillation, direction of the lyne arm, number of times it’s distilled, height and shape of the stills, the type of condenser, condensation temperature, fill level in the still, use of a purifier, and ‘cut’ (the portion of the still run where they keep the spirit). All of these factors influence the amount of copper contact, which determines the character of the spirit.
In other words, we will totally geek out on whisky subtleties that will make your head spin! But the results of this geeking out are some truly great whiskies, which we will taste!
Auchentoshan 12-yr (40% ABV)
Glenmorangie 18-yr (43% ABV)
Glen Grant 15-yr (50% ABV)
Mortlach 16-yr (43.4%)
Benrinnes 15-yr (54.2%)
Ardbeg Corryvreckan (57.1% ABV)
$33 for Members - $48 for Non-members, plus $2 fee per ticket for online ordering
Monday, April 8th, 2024
At the Wisconsin Club - 8:00 p.m. Following the members’ meeting.
900 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee (enter the parking lot from 10th Street)
Join us at the Robert Burns Monument for a wreathlaying ceremony in honor of the birthday of The Bard of Scotland. There will be poetry and song, and we will retire to County Clare afterward, for drink and scones.
The commemoration will begin at 11:30 am at Burns Commons, at the corner of Knapp and Prospect, in Milwaukee.
Embassy Suites Hotel
1200 S. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Cocktails from 4:30p to 5:30p
Opening Ceremony at 5:45p
Dinner at 6:30p
Join us for an evening filled with entertainment and fine dining
President’s welcome
Robert Burns songs
SAS Honor Guard
Address to a Haggis
Selkirk Grace
Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipes & Drums
Caledonian Scottish Dancers
Frogwater
Silent Auction and 50/50 Raffle
Fellowship
Come hear the majesty of the pipes and drums and watch the dancers in the five-story atrium!
Dinner Selections, served in the grand ballroom, three entrees to choose from
Chicken Marsala served with roasted red potatoes and grilled asparagus, or
Pecan breaded walleye, flash fried and finished with pesto cream, served with au gratin potatoes and green bean almondine, or
Vegetable turnover, phyllo dough wrapped around chopped vegetables with a tomato herb drizzle
Mixed field-greens salad
Macski’s Haggis – lamb and vegetarian
Dinner rolls and butter
Coffee and hot tea
Dessert cakes
Gluten-free available on request
Enjoy the evening and stay for the night in the SAS block of rooms at a greatly reduced rate including free drinks during happy hour and breakfast the next morning.
Close out the weekend by joining SAS for our annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Robert Burns Monument in Burns Commons County Park. After the ceremony we will march over to County Clare restaurant for coffee, tea, pastries, and more fellowship.
Burns Banquet Tickets—$85.00 per person
Hotel Suite—$129.00 + taxes & fees (in SAS block), details below
Wreath laying fellowship—FREE
Sales for the 2024 banquet have closed.
SAS discount on room reservations in the block may no longer be available. Please call the desk at 262-782-2900 and ask about St. Andrew's Society.
The Saint Andrew’s Society of the City of Milwaukee cordially invites you to the annual President’s Dinner on Friday, May 12, 2023. We will be officially inducting the Society’s 2023-2024 Board of Managers.
Friday, May 12, 2023
5:30pm - Cocktails (cash bar)
6:45pm – Seated and program
7:00pm - Dinner
Menu
Classic Caesar Salad and Haggis
Pasta Bar: Made-to-order pasta Bar featuring two Pastas, Marinara Sauce, Alfredo sauce, Assortment of meats & vegetables (Gluten-free option available)
Assorted Dessert Cookies
Dinner to be followed by the President’s Awards
Tuckaway Country Club
6901 W Drexel Ave, Franklin
Cost: $45 per person
Make checks payable to St. Andrew’s Society of the City of Milwaukee or pay online (please note there is a $2 per ticket surcharge for online sales).
Mail to:
St. Andrew’s Society
Attn: Dan Bell
1233 Cavalier Dr
Waukesha WI 53186
Please include the names of the people you are buying tickets for.
Deadline for Reservations and Payment is 5pm, May 5, 2023
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Wisconsin City Club
Free Valet Parking available
Cocktails from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM - cash bar
Dinner starts at 6:30 PM with opening ceremony
Menu
Angus Top Sirloin w/ grilled Atlantic Salmon
Gluten free (Salmon)
Vegetarian Fantasia
(make your choice known when ordering tickets)
Desert: Miniature Creme Brûlée Trio or Sorbet Trio
Cost: $85 per person
Entertainment:
Billy Mitchell Pipe Band
Caledonian Scottish Dancers
Frogwater
Tickets only available by advance purchase until January 20, 2023
Send your check Payable to St Andrew’s Society of Milwaukee to:
Attn: Tom Westgaard, Treasurer P.O. Box 210288
Milwaukee, WI 53221-8005
Or make reservations payments online here:
You will receive a receipt in the mail after payment
To reserve seating contact Tom Westgaard 414-421-1598
Pre-order now through Mon., Nov. 21st at
https://www.schafer-and-assoc.com/sas-mke.
The St. Andrew’s Society of the City of Milwaukee Is proud to be a sponsor of the 2022 Scotdance USA National Championships
Our mission is to relieve the distressed in our community and support Scottish education and culture.
Founded in 1859, the St. Andrew’s Society of the City of Milwaukee is the oldest charitable organization in the State of Wisconsin.
In the past twenty-four months alone, we have:
• Paid for the construction of one Tiny Home in the Gary G. Wetzel Veteran Village in Milwaukee
• Conducted several food drives for the James A. Peterson Veteran Village in Racine
• Rang bells for the Salvation Army
• Supported the Burns Club of Mil-waukee
• Supported the Hunger Task Force
• Supported Children’s Hospital
• Supported Habitat for Humanity
• Supported The Waukesha Free Clinic
• Provided six scholarships for dance instructors, dancers, pip-ers, and a drummer
https://saintandrewsmilwaukee.org/
Consider joining The St. Andrew’s Society and make a difference in your community.
Saturday, July 16th, 2022, from 11AM to 3PM
The home of David and Karen Dubiel, Kansasville, WI
(See SAS member email for location and more information.)
$22 - All Access: Fully catered lunch, including sandwiches (roast beef or turkey) and sides.
$11 - Bring Your Own Sandwich (BYOS): Bring your own sandwich, but help yourself to the catered side items and dessert
Children under 4 yrs are free.
Tickets can also be purchased by check. Please mail them to:
St. Andrew’s Society of the City of Milwaukee
Attn: Tom Westgaard
PO Box 210288
Milwaukee WI 53221-8005
Tickets must be purchased by Friday, July 8, 2021.
Buy tickets here.
Irish Bangers Sausages
Buns
Corned Beef Sandwich with marble bread and provolone
Pasta Salad
Cake
Ice Cream
The Society will provide: plates, utensils & napkins and bags for left overs
Drinks, coolers & ice
Lawn chairs
Bug repellent
Sunscreen
Picnic games for your kids
We do need a few members who have tents and tables to please contact Steve Perrigo so that we will have enough cover for sun/weather protection and for food.
Contact Steve Perrigo at 414-429-2016.
Read the 1909 newspaper clipping of the presentation of the Burns Monument to the City of Milwaukee and the official program of the dedication ceremony.
Read MoreSAS is the proud sponsor of the 2022 ScotDance USA National Championships to be held in Madison this summer from July 13-17th.
Read MoreIan Day and Clayton Nelson at the 2019 Wisconsin Highland Games.
Congratulations to the 2022 Ian Day Scholarship Recipients & Thanks to the Scholarship Committee!
Read MoreSAS is looking for Volunteers to help at the 2022 Milwaukee Highland Games.
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