Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), added several new brands throughout February and March with sales meeting presentations highlighting new suppliers. Clonakilty Irish Whiskey hails from County Cork, on Ireland’s coast, where the Scully family’s ancient malting barley varieties are used in its range of whiskies. French import Yes Way Rosé offers classic Mediterranean grapes in a Provençal-style blend. EFFEN Yuzu Citrus Vodka uses the East Asian Yuzu fruit in this premium liqueur blend. Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis-Alexandre is a French liqueur of select eaux-de-vie carefully aged in oak casks, and twisted with the subtle essence of aromatic bitter oranges. Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon, a collaboration from master distillers Fred Noe and Shinji Fukuy, blends two unique styles of whiskey making.
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- Clonakilty Single Batch Irish Whiskey, a premium whiskey created from hand-selected 8-year-old grain and 10-year-old triple distilled malt, and Clonakilty Port Cask expression, finished in imported cases from the Douro Valley.
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- Ryan Toole, Business Manager, CDI; Peter Shannon, Brand Ambassador NYC, Clonakilty Distillery; Damian F. Cashman, North East Sales Manager, Clonakilty Distillery; Nadine Gengras, Senior Trade Development Manager, CDI; and Mike Evans, On-Premise Division Manager, CDI.
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- Made in the south of France and best enjoyed chilled, Yes Way Rosé is an elegant Provençal-style blend with tasting notes revealing a bouquet of strawberry, citrus and white peach.
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- Mark Mazur, Northeast USA Regional Sales Manager, Prestige Beverage Group; Christine Zeker, Area Manager, Prestige Beverage Group; Ryan Toole, Business Manager, CDI; and Steve Slota, Off-Premise, Considine Division Manager, CDI.
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- EFFEN Yuzu Citrus Vodka, made with Yuzu fruit from Japan and East Asia, offers a complex blend of citrus, grapefruit and herb, which is highlighted with grapefruit club soda, or in a lemonade and grapefruit juice cocktail.
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- Harrison Love, Territory Manager, Beam Suntory; Jon Fredyna, Business Manager, CDI; Jennifer Christman, Regional Field Marketing Manager, Beam Suntory; and Mike DePasqua, State Manager – Connecticut, Beam Suntory.
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- Grand Marnier Cuvée Louis-Alexandre is a unique blend of refined V.S.O.P. Cognac and Liqueur D’Orange. The premium cuvée cognacs are aged in Tronçais and Limousin oak casks in Bourg-Charente.
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- Gary Dritschler, State Manager, CT & RI, Campari America and Jon Fredyna, Business Manager, CDI.
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- Legent is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey partially finished in wine and sherry casks, made in collaboration between two whiskey legends, Fred Noe and Shinji Fukuy.
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- Harrison Love, Territory Manager, Beam Suntory; Steve Slota, Considine Division Manager, CDI; Jennifer Christman, Regional Field Marketing Manager, Beam Suntory; Mike DePasqua, State Manager – Connecticut, Beam Suntory; and Jon Fredyna, Business Manager, CDI.
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- Paul Puhalla, Director of Business Development, CDI; Jon Fredyna, Business Manager, CDI; Tim Heuisler, Beam Suntory American Whiskey Ambassador; and Mike DePasqua, State Manager – Connecticut, Beam Suntory.
Photos by Joe Palisi.
