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Good things happen in threes…
…at the American Distilling Institute’s Spirits competition, Silver shined on all three of my entries. While not gold, it’s not too shabby for my first rodeo. Kings Code Batch 1 Riona Boston Harbor Distillery Lawley’s Barrel Aged Gin “Je Ne Sais Quoi”. Locke+Co Landmark Series Rye “Pikes Peak”. I created three different categories of spirits.…
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Go for the gold they said…
so I did and that’s what I got at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2024. Kings Code Batch 1 Riona snagged a Gold Medal in this year’s competition. If you haven’t met Riona (Gaelic for Queen), you should. Kings Code is a project in collaboration with Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn, NY. It…
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The Quarterly Report
It’s been a “very busy” while since I last posted. If you’ve been following me on social media, you already have a clue as to what I’ve been up to. Regardless, here are some highlights for you. My recent trip to Down Under has been very fruitful. I brought seven delicious Australian Single Malt samples…
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Putting the cart before the horse
I just completed a 3 day Blending and Maturation course with Nancy Fraley and the American Distilling Institute. The class was hosted by the very generous and talented folks at Ironroot Republic Distillery. As you all know, I just launched my Kings Code Batch 1 Riona with Kings Country Distillery just before Thanksgiving. When I…
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Now that the cat’s out of the bag
If you’re a Magnificent Bastard, you already know what the cat dragged out. If not, read on and watch this video. For what it seems like months, even though it’s only been six weeks, I’ve had to self-induce a silence as loud as the magnificent news I had to share. On the heels of a…
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Back to back tastings
You all know I’m always busy and this season is no exception. I’ve been up to my ears with several projects and always working on bringing you the best wines and spirits that I can find out there in the world. It’s always nice to return to this beautiful view from the back door of…
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Single Malt Whisky from Tel Aviv, Israel
Earlier in the year we procured a single cask of ex-bourbon and peated single malt from the Milk and Honey (M&H) Distillery called Bee in my Bonnet. I named it that because this is an absolutely delicious and powerful single malt whisky that we should all be talking about and sharing sips with, It is…
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A new chapter is about to begin in the life of Whisky Mentors
Many of you came from far and near this past weekend to get a chance to purchase an allocated or unicorn bottle of whiskey. You were treated to a taste of 4 whiskies from our private barrel collection. Thank you for doing this to support our local community in Canterbury, CT. Some of you came…
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Project Interrupted 2 – Whiskey Tasting Part 1, 2 and 3
Join us for a special whiskey event this Saturday. There will be 3 separate tasting events from 1 to 1:20 pm (Part 1), 1:30 to 1:50 pm (Part 2) and 2: to 2:20 pm (Part 3) . We will taste a bourbon, a rye, a single malt and an Irish whiskey for each event. There…