Brescome Barton hosted a rum-pairing dinner featuring The Real McCoy Rum at Àvert Brasserie in West Hartford on Oct. 15. Teams from Brescome Barton and The Real McCoy Rum were on-site to educate guests on The Real McCoy Rum line during the meal paired with infused tastes of The Real McCoy Rum and cocktails by Brand Ambassador Stephanie Cohen. The award-winning suite of The Real McCoy Rum, distributed in Connecticut by Brescome Barton, is small-batch and artisan-crafted 100% unadulterated Barbados rum. Its three-, five- and 12-year aged premium rums are named after Bill McCoy, the pioneer rumrunner of the Prohibition era. Stonington resident Bailey Pryor, a six-time Emmy award-winning documentary producer, was inspired to start The Real McCoy Rum while producing a film about McCoy for PBS.
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- Brescome Barton hosted a rum-pairing dinner featuring The Real McCoy Rum at Àvert Brasserie in West Hartford on Oct. 15.
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- The Real McCoy 5 Year Aged Rum, Prohibition Tradition Rum, Limited Edition Rum, 12 Year Aged Rum and 3 Year Aged Rum.
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- Jillian Carey, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton; Sarah Alokones, Divisional Sales Manager, Brescome Barton; Dan McManus, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton; Bailey Pryor, Founder and CEO, The Real McCoy Rum; Jennifer Pryor, CMO, The Real McCoy Rum; and Zach DeBottis, CT Account Manager, The Real McCoy Rum.
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- Bailey Pryor, Founder and CEO, The Real McCoy Rum.
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- Stephanie Cohen, Brand Ambassador, The Real McCoy Rum.
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- Ryan Van Grouw, Executive Chef, Àvert Brasserie.
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- Emily Goven, Head Chef, Àvert Brasserie.
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- The Pomme Spritz cocktail.
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- The Creole Daiquiri, featuring The Real McCoy 3 Year Aged Rum, Rhum Clément Créole Shrubb Orange Liqueur, pineapple Aperol, allspice dram, pumpkin corn syrup and citrus.
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- The Truffes Ameres cocktail, arugula-infused The Real McCoy 3 Year Aged Rum, Sandeman Rainwater Madeira, Dolin Génépy le Chamois Liqueur, Suze, Cocchi Americano, John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum, orange and EVOO with a touch of black truffle.
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- The fifth course, bananas foster, was paired with the Café Crème cocktail.
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- The Chocolat Manhattan cocktail: The Real McCoy 12 Year Aged Rum, The Real McCoy Prohibition Edition Rum, Lustau Pedro Ximénez San Emilio Sherry, spiced orange turbinado, Turkish tobacco and cacao butter.
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- The Café Crème cocktail: The Real McCoy 12 Year Aged Rum, Faccia Brutto Nocino, coffee liqueur, raisin, fresh espresso, coconut and cinnamon whip.
Photos by Michael Leung.
