We hope that you are having a wonderful 2011 so far.  We've got a lot to report in this, our first newsletter of the year. We've had our share of tough winter weather, but the Finger Lakes region is still a beautiful place to live year round.

I'm happy to announce a few new additions to the distillery.  Beginning this year, we hired a new Assistant Distiller, Brian Ferguson. Brian is on board to help Thomas with all aspects of production.

Also, featured below is a shiny new package for our Vintner's Vodka and Vintner's Wildberry Vodka.  We hope that you like the spin off of our old design.  We think the new design reflects the quality of the vodka and hope it helps make it pop off the shelf a little easier, too.

We've seen a lot of great press over the past couple months. Be sure to catch up on all the FLD news in our "In Case You Missed It" section below.  Most notable, was a great article about craft distilleries in the NY Times in late December, where FLD had a prominent mention.

Things have certainly slowed down at the distillery from a visitors standpoint, but we've got a number of great events lined up over the next few months. It's also a great time to visit - our tasting room staff has a little extra time to explain all aspects of the distilling process.

 Sincerely,

Brian McKenzie
President, Finger Lakes Distilling