
Diageo and Brescome Barton hosted a lunch and tasting event with Carl Nolet, Jr., Executive Vice President of Nolet Spirits USA, at the Artisan in Southport on March 6. Guests enjoyed a lunch and education session led by Nolet, with cocktails prepared with Nolet Spirits, including Ketel One Vodka, Ketel One Citroen and Ketel One Oranje. After giving a talk on the Netherlands-based Nolet Spirits, a company that has been in his family for 11 generations, Nolet posed for photos and signed bottles for trade guests.
- Ketel One Vodka, Ketel One Oranje and Ketel One Citroen were featured during the cocktail hour leading up to the brand presentation.
- Ketel One Oranje on display.
- Carl Nolet, Jr. discussed Nolet Spirits and Ketel One Vodka. He is the 11th generation to represent Nolet distillery, which is based in Schiedam, Holland. The family has been making spirits for the past 325 years.
- All with Diageo except where indicated: Svetlin Tchakarov, District Manager; Kim Maciejewski, CT Marketing Manager; Hinesh Shah, Sales Director; Carl Nolet, Jr., Executive Vice President, Nolet Spirits USA; Nazli Racanelli, Retail Sales Manager; and Rocco Vitulli, Distributor Manager.
- All with Brescome Barton except where indicated: Robert Sussler, Executive Vice President and General Manager; Gene Sepe, President and CEO; Carl Nolet, Jr., Executive Vice President, Nolet Spirits USA; Brett Calkins, Director of Trade Development; Veronica Sauret, Account Development Manager; Ryan Fisher, Trade Development Manager; Paul Puglia, Division Manager, South.
- Carl Nolet, Jr. and Malcolm Ellis, Director, Global Architecture, Diageo.
- Nolet signed bottles of Ketel One Vodka and posed for photos. Here with BevMax Stamford Assistant Manager Betty Swiatek.
- Tom Mulqueen, Sales Specialist, Kreative; Carl Nolet, Jr.; Chris Wilner, Sales Specialist, Kreative; Trevor Kendall, Sales Specialist, Kreative.