West Hartford Whiskey Festival Raises Charitable Funds

Alex Frechette, Vine Ventures, pouring Balvenie for William Grant and Sons.

The fourth annual West Hartford “WeHa” Whiskey Festival featured more than 200 different bourbons, Scotches, whiskies and other barrel-aged products from around the world on October 15. Premium selections of cigars and food samplings from area restaurants were available to guests. The festival was presented by Maximum Beverage, Pernod Ricard, Diageo, Laphroaig, WeHa.com and Eat in Connecticut. “This is a fantastic event in its fourth year and I could not be happier to work with Maximum Beverage and raise funds for Camp Courant,” said Kevin Cowan, Marketing and Festival Organizer, WeHa Whiskey. “I’m really looking forward to next year.” The event was held at the Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford. Proceeds from the event were donated to two local charities, Camp Courant and the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation.

: Kenny Ng, Regional Director, Michter’s.

: Chris Yourzinski, Sales Representative, Allan S. Goodman.

: Lisa Kazerski, Market Manager Connecticut, Infinium Spirits.

: Jackie Blau, Market Manager On Premise CT, Pernod Ricard USA.

: Brian Federman, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton.

: Kansas Callaway, Sales, Craft Beer Guild Distributing; Dave Blanck, Spirits Specialist, Craft Beer Guild Distributing’s Blueprint Spirits.

: Alexa Doyer, Principal Bartender form Hartford’s Little River Restoratives pouring Old Fashioned cocktails made with Litchfield Distillery’s Bourbon Whiskey.

: Alex Frechette, Vine Ventures, pouring Balvenie for William Grant and Sons.

: Shannon Lowery, Director of Marketing, Plan B Burger Bar; David Heath, Bar Operations Manager, Plan B Burger Bar; Andrey Samodumov, Server, Plan B Burger Bar.

: Howard Asadow, District Sales Manager, Allan S. Goodman pouring tastes from Onyx Spirits Company.

: Lauren Messina of Fishers Island Lemonade.

: Back Row: Tom Hickey of WeHa.com; Kevin Cowan, Marketing, WeHa Whiskey Festival; Brian Whitney of West Hartford Magazine; Kristen June Fritz of Eat in Connecticut. Front Row: Cheyney Barrieau and Jeanette Punsoni Dardenne of “Eat in Connecticut;” Ron Salerno of the Hartford Golf Club.