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Wednesday, November 3:GCP LiquorsTastingHorseheads, NY5-8 pmSaturday, November 6:Liberty LiquorsTastingLansing, NY3-6 pmWednesday, November 10:Webster on the Ridge LiquorTastingWebster, NY4-7 pmFriday, November 12:Exit 9 Wine & SpiritsTastingAlbany, NY3-7 pmFriday, November 12:Victor Wine & Food Festival5:30-9 pmFriday, November 19: Harborview Liquor Tasting Syracuse, NY 3-6 pm
Friday, November 19-21 orFriday, December 3-5:Deck The HallsSeneca Lake Wine TrailFridays 1-5; Saturday/Sunday 11-5pm Saturday, December 4: Union Square Wines Tasting NY, NY 2-5 pm
Tuesday, December 7: Pittsford Wine & Spirits Tasting Pittsford, NY 4-7 pm
Thursday, December 9:
Lighthouse Liquors Tasting
Elmira, NY 4-7pm
Saturday, December 11: Marketview Liquor Tasting Rochester, NY 1-4 pm
Saturday, December 18: Triphammer Wine & Spirits Tasting Ithaca, NY 4-7 pm
Please come out to see us!
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Dear Friend of FLD,
November is no time to rest here at FLD. After a busy fall season, we're moving right into holiday mode. We continue to host lots of visitors and have lined up a number of tastings for the holiday season. Thomas Earl is busy making our regular line-up of products in addition to putting lots of whiskey in barrels.
We're excited to announce a number of new offerings in our tasting room. Bourbon is back on the shelves and we're also just starting to distribute it to our retail partners in NYS. We also have more Gewurztraminer Grappa available from this season's harvest. It continues to be our favorite varietal grappa here at FLD. We also are now offering McKenzie White Dog Barrel Kits which give you the opportunity to age your own rye whiskey. Please think of FLD for all your holiday gift giving this year. In addition to our delicious spirits, we have a number of great gift suggestions for you, all available in our tasting room. Hope you can make it out to the distillery this month! Sincerely, Brian McKenzie President, Finger Lakes Distilling
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Age your own Rye
Sure, it takes quality ingredients and a talented master distiller to make great whiskey, but the barrel aging process is equally important. With our new barrel kits, you can test your hand at this fascinating aspect of the whiskey business.
The kits include a 2-liter lightly charred barrel with stand, two 1-liter bottles of McKenzie Rye White Dog, and all the information you'll need to make a great barrel of whiskey.
The whiskey is exactly the same rye that we use for our McKenzie Rye brand. At 100 proof, it is the same strength at which we barrel age. Much lower than what most commercial distilleries age at, we feel the lower barrel proof extracts the best flavors from the barrel.
The barrel has a spigot so you can test the whiskey from time to time (always a tough part of our job at FLD).
The barrel kits are available for $99 and make an ideal gift for the whiskey connoisseur. We are also selling the White Dog Rye as individual bottles for $30/each.
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Bourbon is Back!

Visitors to the distillery over the past 6 weeks have seen the full gamut of McKenzie Whiskies on the shelf. We've moved from Rye (currently on allocation to our retail partners and unavailable at the distillery) to our limited release Wheat (we still have a few bottles left) to our second batch of Bourbon.
Bourbon Batch #2 is very similar to our first round that we sold through in less than 2 months this past spring. It is double pot distilled and produced from corn, rye and barley malt. Very rich in flavor!
Our Bourbon stock has matured to the point that we are making it available at the distillery, as well as rolling it out to our retail partners in NYS. Please ask your local store to give us a call if they are not already stocking it.
Our third batch of rye is still on schedule for release in early 2011. In the meantime, we still have plenty of batch #2 available through our retail partners.
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Holiday Gift Guide (part 1 of 2)
If you are looking for a unique gift this holiday season, FLD might be the place to shop. Whether it's for your dad who loves whiskey or for your co-worker who loves to entertain, check us out for that perfect present. Happy shopping!
For the Foodie Try our very popular Brooklyn Brine products. Now offering: - Whiskey Sour Pickles featuring McKenzie Rye Whiskey
- Fennel Beets
- Chipotle Carrots
- Lavendar Asparagus
Know someone addicted to snacks that are both sweet and salty? Better Brittle is always a favorite. Made locally, it has the perfect crunch and satisfies every sweet tooth!
For the Entertainer Hand-crafted granite cheeseboards make great gifts and come in many different sizes, shapes and shades. No two pieces are the same.
Also, check out the hysterical cocktail napkins and coasters that we offer to liven up any happy hour!
Brandy Gift Pack Buy each of the 3 fruit brandies (Pear, Black Currant, and Peach) and receive 15% off. Our fruit brandy is closer to a European style eau de vie - we capture the true essence of the fruit.
Check out more gift ideas in next month's newsletter.
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In case you missed it....
We continue to see some awesome press on our Mt. Vernon involvement. The Washington Post featured a great shot of Thomas Earl (below) in a piece on Peach Brandy.

Our friend Chris Poh from the American Public House Review continues to track our progress. He updates his readers on our goings-on here.
Celebrity Chef, Marcus Samuelson, utilized our McKenzie Rye in a fall cocktail he crafted for Country Living Magazine. Check out the concoction here - sounds like a great drink for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday.
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Creative Cocktails
Cranberry Champagne Cocktail

1 oz. Vintner's Vodka 1/2 oz. Cointreau 10 dashes Fee Bros Cranberry Bitters Splash of Simple Syrup Finger Lakes Sparkling Wine
Shake above ingredients (except sparkling wine) over ice and strain into Champagne Flute. Top with sparkling wine and serve.
This cocktail would make an excellent apertif for your Thanksgiving feast!
Cornucopia Cocktail

2 oz. Glen Thunder Corn Whiskey
1 oz. Frangelico
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp Pumpkin Puree
dash of Simple Syrup dash of Salt
Shake the above ingredients over ice, pour straight up into Martini Glass.
Please send us your ideas for cocktails using our products. With your permission, we may feature your cocktail in a future newsletter. If selected, we'll send you an FLD hat or T-shirt.
Want to know more about our spirits? Just visit Our Products for details and tasting notes on our gin, vodka, whiskey, brandy, fruit liqueurs and other products.
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