Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Young Guns on the Whiskey Trail

Great article about the distillery in American Public House Review...


Thursday, January 21, 2010

About.com's Whiskies of the Year

Wow - just learned about some nice recognition for our distillery. Lance Mayhew, accomplished mixologist and contributing writer for About.com named our McKenzie Rye best Rye under $50 and our Glen Thunder Corn Whiskey best Corn Whiskey in his list of Best American Whiskies.

Click here for the article.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Hello 2010!

It's been a while since we posted. Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season. Thanks for all your support in our first year of business and we hope to see lots of you during 2010.

Things are fairly quiet in our tasting room now that the holidays are over, but it's a great time to come out and visit. Our spirits help take the edge off these cold days we've been having. It also gives us a chance to talk about our process a little more and perhaps even show you around the production facility.

Thomas is still busy making hooch, as our wholesale business continues to grow (please ask your retailer if they are carrying our brands yet). Grappa should be out very soon and we've also got some delicious fruit brandies on the way.

We've got some great events coming up in January. Hope to see you out and about.

Winter Harvest Dinner
Saturday, Jan 23, 5 pm at Finger Lakes Distilling:

Please join us for a wonderful evening of great local food and drink. We begin at 5 pm at Finger Lakes Distilling where we will offer samples of our unique spirits and tour our production facility. At 6 pm, the party moves to Red Newt Bistro for hors d'oeuvres and dinner/wine pairings. All ticket sales benefit the Health Food for All Program. Click here for more details.


NY Spirits Class
Thursday, Jan 28, 6:30 pm, NY Wine & Culinary Center (Canandaigua):

NY State is well known for its wine production, but is also becoming a hotbed for the emerging craft distilling industry. In this class you will learn about how NYS micro-distillers are using high quality, local raw materials to create world-class spirits. Finger Lakes Distilling President, Brian McKenzie, will be teaching the class and will offer tastings of several NYS spirits including vodka, gin, whiskey, brandies, and liqueurs. Visit NYWCC.com for more details.


Between the Lakes
Saturday, Jan 30, 11-5, Area wineries, distilleries, etc

Shake off the winter blahs by visiting businesses on the east side of Seneca and west side of Cayuga for wine, spirits, food, and music. No tickets necessary, just plan on having a good time.