Mancini Beverage – Rhode Island Distributing Co. hosted a tasting of Buffalo Trace bourbon at Fluke in Newport on October 20. Guests tasted a selection of fine, rare bourbons from the line, including Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1792 Sweet Wheat, Blanton’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Eagle Rare Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Elmer T. Lee Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. Whiskey selections were paired with small bites prepared by Eddie Montalvo, Fluke Head Chef, and the kitchen team.
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- Guests tasted six selections: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys by Buffalo Trace, Weller, 1792 Bourbon, Blanton’s, Eagle Rare, Elmer T. Lee and Colonel E.H. Taylor.
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- Geremie Callaghan; Eddie Montalvo, Head Chef, Fluke; Michael Bauchspies, Marketing, Mancini Beverage – RI Distributing Co.; and Jeff Callaghan, Owner, Fluke.
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- Tastes of bourbon whiskey at the Buffalo Trace bourbon event hosted at Fluke.
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- Eddie Montalvo, Head Chef, Fluke and Al Milukas, Radio Show Host, iHeartMedia.
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- Guests received Blanton’s gift bags at the bourbon tasting.
Photos by Laura Widness.
