Pernod-Ricard and Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI) hosted a tasting of Absolut Elyx for United States Bartenders’ Guild Connecticut (USBG CT) chapter members at Grant’s Bar and Restaurant in West Hartford on May 18, 2015. Absolut Elyx is a single-estate, handcrafted, luxury vodka, recently released by the brand. The vodka is manually distilled in a 1921 copper rectification still, known as Column 51.
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- A display of Absolut Elyx.
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- USBG CT Chapter President Dimitrios Zahariadis with USBG CT Chapter Vice President Carl Summa.
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- Nadine Gengras, Account Development Specialist, CDI and Amanda Morrissey, Retail Account Specialist, Pernod Ricard, USA with Absolut Elyx.
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- John Tsipouras, Beverage Director and Restaurant Manager, Grant’s Bar and Restaurant.
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- USBG CT Chapter Members Khalid Williams, Megan Lambert and Josh Pekar tasting Absolut Elyx.
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- Conrad Meurice, USBG CT Chapter Member and guest.
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- From left: Andres Soriano, Bar Manager, Max Fish; Amanda Morrissey, Retail Account Specialist, Pernod Ricard USA; Tony Perez of La Fonda Restaurant, Hartford; Carl Summa, Vice President, USBG CT; Jeff Marron of Barcelona Group; Dimitrios Zahariadis, President, USBG CT; Nadine Gengras, Account Development Specialist, CDI; Daniel Rek, USBG CT Member; Khalid Williams, USBG CT Member; Mike Migani, USBG CT Member. Kneeling: John Tsipouras, Beverage Director and Restaurant Manager, Grant’s Bar and Restaurant, West Hartford; Megan Lambert, USBG CT Member; Josh Pekar, USBG CT Member; and Conrad Meurice, USBG CT Member.
