Monsieur Touton Selection hosted two spring trade tastings in Connecticut in April. The first was held at The Spread in Norwalk on April 5, and the second took place at Carbone’s Prime in Rocky Hill on April 6. Staff from Monsieur Touton Selection, along with supplier representatives, were on hand to pour and discuss selections, with domestic and imported spirits among highlighted portfolio offerings.
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- All from Monsieur Touton Selection, except where indicated. Front Row: Joseph Worthington, Sales Rep; Joshua Stanko, East Coast Sales Manager, Scale Wine Group; Robert Stetter, Sales Rep; Aaron Sumpter, Sales Rep; Marcia Passavant, Spirits Manager CT/RI; and Eric Risch, General Manager and Director of Winemaking, Pellet Estate. Back row: Nathan Cloutier, State Manager CT; James Challice, East Coast Sales Director, Daylight Wine & Spirits; Gary Grunner, American Portfolio Director; Jordan Milne, Founder & Distiller, Hardshore Distilling; James Russo, Regional Manager, Paradise Brands; Andrew Healey, Sales Rep; Mike Pulvertaft, CEO, Kindred Spirits North America; Sorab Dilawri, Partner, Filibuster Distillery; and Mario Delgado, Spirits Manager NY.
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- Marcia Passavant, Spirits Manager CT/RI, Monsieur Touton Selection, between the event’s American Craft Spirits tables.
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- Mike Pulvertaft, CEO, Kindred Spirits; Tonya Noble, Vice President, Marketing, Arch Beverage Guild; and Jordan Milne, Founder/Distiller, Hardshore Distillery.
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- Guests enjoying wine and spirits selections at The Spread in Norwalk on April 5.
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- Guests at Carbone’s Prime on April 6: Sam Shah, Buy Rite Liquors, Wethersfield; Rashmi Patel, Oxford Liquors, Manchester; Karishma & Arun Lillaney, Liquor World, Cromwell; Tracy Hodges, Lafayette Wine & Liquors, Vernon; and Dipen Shah, Lafayette Wine & Liquors, Vernon.
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- All from Monsieur Touton Selection, except where indicated. Matthew Prestiano, Sales Rep; Paul Gardner, Sales Rep; Kevin Piacentini, Winery Associates East; Nathan Cloutier, State Manager CT; Sam Bacco, Sales Rep; Julia Butcher, Regional Sales Manager, Ron Rubin Winery; Eric Risch, General Manager and Director of Winemaking, Pellet Estate; Marcia Passavant, Spirits Manager CT/RI; Gary Grunner, American Portfolio Director; Gregory Tousignant, Sales Rep; Joshua Stanko, East Coast Sales Manager, Scale Wine Group; Ben Eshoo, Sales Rep; Jordan Milne, Founder & Distiller, Hardshore Distilling; and Mike Pulvertaft, CEO, Kindred Spirits North America.
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- James Challice, East Coast Sales Director, Daylight Wine & Spirits, showcasing Sonoma Brothers Distilling & Ammunition Whiskey.
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- Spirits from Adirondack Family Farm Distillery in New York and Griffo Distillery in California.
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- Sorab Dilawri, Partner, Filibuster Distillery; James Russo, Regional Sales Manager, Paradise Brands; and Mario Delgado, Spirits Manager NY, Monsieur Touton Selection.
Photos courtesy of Monsieur Touton Selection.
