The Brescome Barton team traveled to the famed bourbon region of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. A first tour and tasting covered the iconic Wild Turkey brand of Kentucky straight bourbon, a division of Campari Group, and the whiskey’s history and craft. The distillery is part of the American Whiskey Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Wild Turkey’s roots trace back to 1855, when Austin Nichols & Co., a wholesale grocer, set up shop in Lawrenceburg, becoming the Wild Turkey Bourbon brand, one of the top-selling whiskey brands in the country. The team then traveled to downtown Louisville to learn about Michter’s American Whiskey. Named after one of the oldest distilleries in the U.S., Michter’s offers a range of award-winning American whiskeys and refill-cask-aged unblended American whiskeys to bourbon whiskeys and ryes. At its American Whiskey Visitor Center and Bar at Fort Nelson, also designated as the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Welcome Center and official starting point for the famed route, the Brescome Barton team took a guided tour and tasting and enjoyed cocktails at its world-class Bar at Fort Nelson.
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- The Brescome Barton team visited the Wild Turkey Distillery, part of the American Whiskey Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. All of Brescome Barton except where indicated: Gary Dritschler, Connecticut State Manager, Campari America; Armando Binelli, Sales Representative; Larry Koichiss, Sales Manager; Veronica Saurett, Account Development Manager; Sean Oakley, Trade Development Manager; Sarah Alokones, Divisional Sales Manager; Thor Narowski, Zone Manager: Jillian Carey, Account Development Manager; and Maggie Rivard, Kentucky State Manager, Campari America.
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- A pop-up visitor center location at the historic Station Master’s House was available to guests, as the sprawling architectural landmark, the official Wild Turkey Visitor Center, was closed during the visit.
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- All of Brescome Barton except where indicated: Sarah Alokones, Divisional Sales Manager; Veronica Saurett, Account Development Manager; Larry Koichiss, Sales Manager; Gary Dritschler, Connecticut State Manager, Campari America; Thor Narowski, Zone Manager; Jillian Carey, Account Development Manager; Armando Binelli, Sales Representative; and Sean Oakley, Trade Development Manager.
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- Wild Turkey bourbon in barrels, part of the tour of the landmark Kentucky producer.
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- The Brescome Barton team stopped at the Bar at Fort Nelson in historic Louisville, which featured cocktails made with Michter’s American whiskeys: Sean Oakley, Trade Development Manager; Armando Binelli, Sales Representative; Thor Narowski, Zone Manager; and Veronica Saurett, Account Development Manager.
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- The Brescome Barton team during the Wild Turkey Distillery tasting and tour.
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- Drinks from the Bar at Fort Nelson included the Bourbon Manhattan.
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- The Sips Don’t Lie cocktail at the Bar at Fort Nelson.
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- The Pretty in Possible cocktail.
