Unionville’s Cure Restaurant was the site for “Battle of the Bourbons” on June 6. Representatives from Allan S. Goodman, Brescome Barton, Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), Hartley & Parker Limited, Inc. and Slocum & Sons hosted guests for a blind tasting of bourbon. Guests ranked the bourbons by preference, and after the blind tasting, each representative mixed up a Manhattan cocktail for the guests, who voted again. Allan S. Goodman showcased Woodford Reserve; Brescome Barton with Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel; CDI used Angel’s Envy; Hartley & Parker with Jefferson’s Reserve Bourbon; and Slocum & Sons featured High West. At the end of the night, the bourbon with the most guest votes in the blind taste test was Russell Reserve Single Barrel represented by Ed Dunn of Brescome Barton. The Manhattan cocktail featuring Woodford Reserve represented by Jeff Conelius and Adam Baker of Allan S. Goodman won the first place vote. Cure Restaurant provided food for the evening.
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- Battle of the Bourbons voting cards and tickets.
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- Bourbon display during the blind tasting.
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- Guests casting their votes for favorite bourbon.
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- Ed Dunn, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton. Dunn was representing Russell Reserve Single Barrel, which received the most guest votes during the Battle of the Bourbons contest.
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- Jeff Conelius, Craft Spirit Specialist, Allan S. Goodman; Adam Baker, Sales Representative, Allan S. Goodman. Allan S. Goodman was representing Woodford Reserve, which received the most guest votes during The Manhattan cocktail contest.
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- Nadine Gengras, Account Development Specialist Spirits, Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI).
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- Angelo Culmo, District Manager, Hartley & Parker; Jackie O’Keefe, Key Account Manager, Hartley & Parker; Blaise Tramazzo, Spirits Director, Hartley & Parker.
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- John Tsipouras, Sales Representative, Slocum & Sons.
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- Angelo Culmo, District Manager, Hartley & Parker; John Tsipouras, Sales Representative, Slocum & Sons; Ed Dunn, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton; Jackie O’Keefe, Key Account Manager, Hartley & Parker; Nikki Simches, Bar Manager, Cure Restaurant; Jeff Conelius, Craft Spirit Specialist, Allan S. Goodman; Nadine Gengras, Account Development Specialist Spirits, Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI); Adam Baker, Sales Representative, Allan S. Goodman; Blaise Tramazzo, Spirits Director, Hartley & Parker.
