The Hospitality Collective, in collaboration with Up n’ Down Rock and Bourbon and distributor Brescome Barton, hosted A Roaring ’20s SIN (Service Industry Night) Speakeasy event at The Hartford Club on July 12. Industry guests wore their best Roaring ’20s attire for the evening, enjoying festivities that included a Restaurant Olympics competition and hospitality trivia games hosted by event emcee Brian Barris and an Iron Bartending Competition. Guests enjoyed brews in the outdoor beer garden from local breweries Victory Brewing Company, Still Hill Brewery and Loophole Brewing, along with tastes and cocktails from beverage sponsors Campari America, RIPE Bar Juice, Fruitful Mixology, Cointreau, Up n’ Down Rock and Bourbon, Skyy Vodka, Fever-Tree, The Botanist Gin, Averna, Cinzano, Braulio and Foley Family Wines. Dinner was provided by BirriaDilla, one of the restaurants that is part of the HartFood Online Delivering Food Hall, which provides delivery-only meals through several online concepts. The Hospitality Collective donated all bar tips collected during the event to Hartford’s Tisane Euro-Asian Cafe.
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- Anthony Sousa, CFO, The Hospitality Collective and Toast; Justin Morales, Owner, The Marlborough Tavern and Up n’ Down Rock and Bourbon; Sam Dziecol, Bartender, The Marlborough Tavern; Meg Williams, The Marlborough Tavern; and David Gilmore, Chef, The Hospitality Collective and The Hartford Club.
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- All from Brescome Barton: Matthew Blumenfeld, Account Development Manager; Michael Murphy, Wine Manager; Chris Munk, Account Development Manager; and Jillian Carey, Account Development Manager.
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- J.D. Altobello, Vice President of Business Development, RIPE Bar Juice.
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- Josh Scavetta and Evan Beazley, Co-owners, Fruitful Mixology. The recently launched line of premium liqueur is created for the craft cocktail bartender and is manufactured in East Hartford at Central Connecticut Distillers.
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- The Dewdropper Cocktail, featuring Mount Gay Rum, Fruitful Mixology Papaya Liqueur and RIPE Bar Juice Bajan Punch.
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- Up n’ Down Rock and Bourbon is created, produced and owned by a team of Connecticut industry and bar professionals: Justin Morales, Sam Dziecol and David Gilmore. The only rock and bourbon in distribution in the U.S., Up n’ Down is bottled in East Hartford at Central Connecticut Distillers.
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- A table for the Iron Bartending Competition featuring products from beverage sponsors, including Fever-Tree, Fruitful Mixology, Averna, Campari and Hartford Flavor Company’s Wild Moon line of liqueurs.
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- Scott Barbanel, Founder, Still Hill Brewery with selections including Fruitatious Sourpuss Kettle Sour with Key Lime & Raspberry, I Caved NEIPA and Rainy Day Band Aid Blues Czech Style Pils Lager.
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- Victory Brewing Company Summer Hazy Love IPA and Sour Monkey Sour Tripel.
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- The Connecticut-based Fruitful Mixology product line with Campari America brands Braulio Amaro, Cinzano Bianco Vermouth, Campari, Averna and Aperol.
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- The Wild Moon Liqueurs line and bitters from The Bitter Truth.
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- Cointreau, Mount Gay Eclipse Rum and The Botanist Gin.
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- Partagas cigars displayed with Up n’ Down Rock and Bourbon.
