Bully Boy Distillery showcased its Boston-based, award-winning spirits at Greenwich Polo’s East Coast Open on Aug. 29. A booth hosted polo spectators for samples, including Bully Boy American Straight Whiskey, made with a mash bill of corn, for a sweet, bourbon-like overtone and rye, for a dry, spicy undertone, aged in a charred 53-gallon new American oak barrel; The Old Fashioned, made with Bully Boy’s award-winning American Straight Whiskey, muddled raw sugar and Angostura bitters, for a handcrafted bottled cocktail; Negroni bottled cocktail made with two different varieties of sweet vermouth, two different expressions of bitter liqueur and Bully Boy Estate Gin; and Bully Boy Italian Iced Tea and Grapefruit Spritz canned cocktails, each made with Bully Boy Amaro, a unique recipe based on the classic bitter liqueur that includes a combination of more than 26 different botanicals for flavor and aroma, and a bitter backbone that comes from a combination of hops, including Amarillo, Cascade, Citra and Galaxy. Tastes were accompanied by education from market managers Andrew Greenleaf and Jesse Hemingway. Cocktails created by The Cup Bearer, a Stamford-based specialty mobile bar service, showcased Bully Boy Estate Gin among ingredients.
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- The Bully Boy Distillery team showcased its Boston-based, award-winning spirits: Bully Boy Old Fashioned, Bully Boy American Straight Whiskey and Negroni during the Aug 29. Greenwich Polo East Coast Open.
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- The ponies and riders take to the field on Greenwich Polo’s East Coast Open.
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- Bully Boy Market Managers Andrew Greenleaf and Jesse Hemingway.
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- ully Boy Market Manager Andrew Greenleaf pours for a guest.
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- Showcased ready-to-drink canned cocktails: Bully Boy Italian Iced Tea combines Bully Boy’s award-winning Amaro with cold-steeped black tea and orange, and Bully Boy Grapefruit Spritz, which combines its Amaro with grapefruit-forward flavors, sold in 12-oz. cans, 4-packs.
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- A sample of Bully Boy Grapefruit Spritz.
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- Guests enjoyed tastes and education of Bully Boy’s spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails.
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- Bartender Danny Sanchez of The Cup Bearer, a Stamford-based mobile bar service, creates a Polo Pony Gin & Tonic made with Bully Boy Estate Gin. The gin is made from a base of neutral grain and apple brandy from distilled hard cider fermented at Stormalong Cidery, then blended with botanicals, such as Albanian juniper, coriander, lemon, hibiscus and pink peppercorn among them.
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- Bartender Danny Sanchez of The Cup Bearer, a Stamford-based mobile bar service, creates a Polo Pony Gin & Tonic made with Bully Boy Estate Gin. The gin is made from a base of neutral grain and apple brandy from distilled hard cider fermented at Stormalong Cidery, then blended with botanicals, such as Albanian juniper, coriander, lemon, hibiscus and pink peppercorn among them.
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- The Polo Pony Gin & Tonic made with Bully Boy Estate Gin, garnished with lime wedge and rosemary sprig.
Photos by Andrew Dominick.
