“The most fascinating hour came with the Craft Panel Discussion at 9pm, a prime board led by Ralph Erenzo of Hudson Valley, NY’s, Tuthilltown Spirits, Scott Bush of Templeton Rye in Western Iowa, Brian Ellison of Death’s Door outside of Madison, WI, and the one-and-only Fritz Maytag of our own Anchor Steam. “
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Local Spirits. A new breed of mom and pop distilleries is bringing a modern flavor to the old craft of moonshining
TIME MAGAZINE
January 14, 2008 “Local Spirits. A new breed of mom and pop distilleries is bringing a modern flavor to the old craft of moonshining”
We see this as being about creating a high-end product and also as a new way of providing revenue for small farms.
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Edible Manhattan
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“From there the distillery moved into some of the country’s top liquor stores, its distinctive pot-bellied bottle seen everywhere from Astor Wines & Spirits to Appellation in West Chelsea to Crush Wine and Spirits in Midtown”
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“Tuthilltown… sources 90 percent of its materials locally, from the Hudson Valley apples it distills into vodka to the heirloom corn grown for its new line of “white” (unaged) whiskey.”
Tuthilltown Spirits Hudson New York Corn Whiskey
“Located in the Hudson Valley, about two hours away from New York City in a town called Gardiner, Tuthilltown Spirits is another fantastic micro-distillery using local grains, small batch distilling and a hand-crafted process that ensures each bottle of spirit they produce is the best it can be.”
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“Then BBQ joint Fette Sau marries Duroc pork belly on a polenta crisp with Tuthilltown Distillery’s “The Gardiner”: Hudson corn whiskey, fresh lime juice, simple syrup and a Fette Sau spice-rub rim. And that’s just for starters, folks.”
Edible Brooklyn’s Good Spirits Party
“When Edible Brooklyn throws a party, you just know you’re going to wake up the next morning feeling all fuzzy-tongued and needing to dig out your fat pants–in the very best way. Tonight, they bring together chefs from the likes of Fette Sau, No. 7 and The Vanderbilt (among others) to create cocktail pairings with their grub (using boozes from Illegal Mezcal, Tuthilltown Spirits and more).”
Tuthilltown Spirits
“Ever tasted New York whiskey? Tuthilltown Spirits follows traditional methods of batch-distilling liquors. Since prohibition, they’re the only legal maker of distilled/aged grain spirits in the state.”
Distillery wins awards for New York whiskey
“Tuthilltown Spirits has taken top honors and the title of Best Bottle for its premier New York whiskey, Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey, as awarded by the Beverage Testing Institute at the 2009 International Review of Spirits Packaging Competition.”
The Bourbon Renaissance
“It’s not overwhelming, which it might be if it sat on the oak for a long time,” says Ralph Erenzo, a partner in the distillery. “Frankly, we don’t give a damn about the age of the whiskey. Does it taste good, look good, and feel good in your mouth and on your throat? That’s all that matters to us.” He sounds like a typical cocky New Yorker—but damned if he isn’t justified for being that way, having made a sweet sippin’ whiskey far from the place that bourbon was born.”
Tonight: 2010 Bacon & Bourbon Expo
“Perhaps one day soon there’ll be a time when a week can go by without there being an event centered around bacon or bourbon—or at least when news of one doesn’t pre-zing our taste-buds with anticipatory glee.”
“This is not that day.”
New York Hudson Rye Turning Heads
“Rye consumption has been climbing in cities with a strong cocktail scene: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami. Bartenders are playing around with variations on the classic Manhattan, among other concoctions. Into the trend has come what the distiller is calling New York’s first Rye since Prohibition: Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey.”
Distillery wins awards for New York whiskey
“Tuthilltown Spirits has taken top honors and the title of Best Bottle for its premier New York whiskey, Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey, as awarded by the Beverage Testing Institute at the 2009 International Review of Spirits Packaging Competition.”
Proof Of Life
“Erenzo’s dream of owning a climbing ranch died, but a mill on the land he’d bought for the purpose turned out to be right for the first distillery in New York State to make whiskey since Prohibition.”
Micro Booze
“The Tuthilltown Spirits boys have been making their mouth watering Hudson Whiskeys ( legally) since’05. Our favorite of their latest is their moonshine.”
White Whiskey
“Take Tuthilltown Spirits. Located on the property of an old water powered gristmill in Gardiner, NY ( founder Ralph Erenzo had originally planned to transform the space into a climbers mecca). Tuthilltown got it’s start in 2003 after state law created a new kind of distiller’s license.”
Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey
“Believe it or not, Rye whiskey has not been produced since the Gangs of New York. Not the movie, the actual gangs of New York back when there were hidden rooms where this alcohol was made illegally. Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey is here to bring the great taste of rye back from the dead.”
Q&A with Tuthilltown Spirits distiller Gable Erenzo
“What distinguishes Tuthilltown Spirits from other distilleries in terms of your approach and product?
Tuthilltown sources about 90% of raw materials from within 10 miles of the distillery. By maintaining close ties to our farmers, we are able to acquire high quality grains while also having the ability to experiment with heirloom varietals on a smaller scale.”
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