Teams from Martignetti Companies and Campari America traveled to Wilderness Trail Distillery in Danville, Kentucky, in late May for an immersive brand education experience. The group enjoyed guided tours and private tastings that showcased the brand’s whiskeys, which include Wilderness Trail Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon, High Rye Bourbon and Rye Whiskey. Established in 2012 by Shane Baker and Pat Heist, Wilderness Trail Distillery specializes in making its unique bourbon, rye and vodka using locally grown grains. Martignetti Companies hosted a second trip for sales team employees to Casa Espolòn in Arandas, Mexico, in June. The tequila, from within the Campari America portfolio, is produced by Casa San Nicolas in the Los Altos region of Jalisco. The group traveled with Campari America’s Connecticut State Manager Gary Dritschler to experience the tequila production firsthand, exploring the working agave fields, as well as the distillery. Master Distiller Jesus Susunaga Acosta led the tour and concluded it with a tasting of all the distillery’s offerings, which include Espolòn Blanco, Reposado and Añejo tequilas, each 40% ABV, all handcrafted with single-sourced 100% pure blue Weber agave.
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- Teams from Martignetti Companies and Campari America traveled to Wilderness Trail Distillery in Danville, Kentucky, in late May for an immersive brand education experience.
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- All from Martignetti Companies except where indicated: Demetra Modeen, District Sales Manager; Jeffrey Cryder, Sales Representative; Matthew Green, Assistant Vice President, Sales; Alex Lindsay, District Sales Manager; Jeff Roberts, Sales Representative; Gary Dritschler, CT State Manager, Campari America; and Matt Fagin, Sales Representative.
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- The group with tastes of spirits from Wilderness Trail Distillery.
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- The group in front of the Espolòn Tequila distillery in Arandas, Mexico.
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- The group touring the agave fields led by Campari America’s agricultural team.
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- In the fermentation room at Espolòn Distillery: Front Row: Jesus Susunaga Acosta, Master Distiller, Espolòn Tequila and Nick Salerno, Sales Representative, Martignetti Companies. Middle Row: Gary Dritschler, CT State Manager, Campari America and Mike Malvasi, Sales Representative, Martignetti Companies. Back Row: Martignetti Companies’ Ralph Conelli, Sales Representative and Matthew Green, Assistant Vice President, Sales.
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- The group alongside a mural of Mayahuel, goddess of maguey and agave, during a cultural tour in Tlaquepaque.
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- Mike Malvasi, Sales Representative, Martignetti Companies evaluating a taste of Espolòn Tequila.
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- Nick Salerno, Sales Representative, Martignetti Companies (right) learning during the agricultural part of the tour.
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- Espolòn Tequila’s offerings, which include Espolòn Blanco, Reposado and Añejo tequilas, are each 40% ABV and are all handcrafted with single-sourced 100% pure blue Weber agave.
Photos courtesy of Campari America.
