Simon Brooking, master brand ambassador for Beam Global’s Laphroaig & Ardmore brands, visited a February Brescome Barton sales meeting. The session featured Islay single malt Scotch whiskey distillery’s history and line during an education session and tasting of five Laphroaig products: 10 Year Old, 10 Year Old Cask Strength, Quarter Cask, 18 Year Old and Triple Wood.

Master Brand Ambassador Simon Brooking; Mike DePasqua, Connecticut Territory Manager, Beam, Inc.; and Sarah Alokones, Divisional Sales Manager at Brescome Barton, Inc.

Simon Brooking singing a toast.

Mike DePasqua at the podium.

A touch of Islay in Connecticut, the tasting line and props included the burning of peat to invoke the scent of the famed island.