
Camp’s Restaurant in Middletown hosted guests and trade professionals for their first Whisky Round-Up, featuring Pendleton Whisky on February 17, 2016. Don Ulino, the Division Manager, East at Hood River Distillers in Oregon, provided guests a chance to sample Pendleton Whisky, Pendleton Midnight, Pendleton 1910 Rye, Sinfire Cinnamon Whisky and Trail’s End Bourbon. Hood River Distillers is a small, handcraft distillery, which opened in 1934. Pendleton Whisky is also a sponsor of the Pendleton Round-Up and the official whiskey of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) BlueDEF Tour. United States Bartenders Guild Connecticut (USBG CT) chapter member and Camp’s Bar Manager, Rob Martini, mixed drink specials featuring Pendleton products. Appetizers were also available and made with whisky from the Pendleton portfolio.
- All of Slocum & Sons unless noted: Rob Lawrence, Sales Representative; Marcia Passavant, Senior Brand Manager; Don Ulino, Division Manager, East, Hood River Distillers; Maureen Pesticci, Compliance Manager; Wally Crumb, CFO.
- Rob Martini, Bar Manager, Camp’s Restaurant; John Slocum, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Slocum & Sons; Marcia Passvant, Senior Brand Manager, Slocum & Sons; Don Ulino, Division Manager, East, Hood River Distillers, Rob Lawrence, Sales Representative, Slocum & Sons; Charlie Rios, Division Manager, South, Hood River Distillers.
- Rob Martini, Bar Manager of Camp’s and USBG CT chapter member with Brooke Suzanne, Bartender, Camp’s.
- Ulino providing diners at Camp’s Restaurant a sample of Pendleton.
- Portfolio of Hood River Distillers on the shelf at Camp’s Restaurant. Sinfire Cinnamon Whisky, Trail’s End Bourbon, Pendleton Whisky, Pendleton Midnight, Pendleton 1910 Rye Whisky.
- Cocktail mixed with a Pendleton whisky product.