New Products

We recently added a small commercial refrigerator to our tasting room to make some new products available. Grab some cold bottled water to quench your thirst on the wine trail or some chilled mixers if a cocktail is in your immediate future.

We also are offering some unbelievable juice products from our friends at Red Jacket Orchards. Joe's Summer Blend makes an amazing cocktail with a bit of FLD Pear Brandy.

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Blog it like it's hot... 

It's back.  The Finger Lakes Distilling Blog  is being updated regularly.  New employee, Adrienne Zable, recently added 3 new postings to our blog including a feature on our tasting room staff and their cocktail recommendations for 4th of July.   

Stay tuned in for her new series, "From the Ground Up"... featuring each step of the production process and inspirational quotes from our very own, Thomas Earl.  

We're also going to be a regular contributor to the new Edible Voices blog on the Edible Finger Lakes website. Check out Brian's recommendation for a 4th of July cocktail here. 

In Memory of Deb Whiting

It is with great sadness that we share the news with you about the loss of an energetic woman, innovative chef and icon here on Seneca Lake.  On June 30th, Debra Whiting passed away after a tragic car accident while returning home from a trip to Vermont with her husband David.  Dave survived the accident. 

If you have ever visited the Red Newt Bistro, you've experienced Deb's creative spin on local cuisine paired with local wines. Knowing her as a person, was an even more delectable experience. 

Deb was active locally as one of the founders of the Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty, served as PTO President and Watkins Glen Area Chamber President, all while running the Bistro. Beyond Schuyler County, she was featured in the reality television show, Chopped, which has yet to air. 

Deb was a great supporter of FLD, even though she admitted to not being much for spirits. She utilized our liqueurs in her cooking and always included us in events in which she was involved.  

We asked Deb to prepare some appetizers for an event we hosted at the distillery during our opening month of July 2009. Of course, the food was amazing and our guests left impressed. After bugging Deb several times for our bill, I still never got an invoice. I gave up after a few months, and though she never said anything, I got the impression that she was hoping to help us succeed in a small way. I sensed that she knew what it was like to be starting a small business and that her gesture would have an impact and be appreciated. It certainly was. 

Deb will be greatly missed.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dave and her two sons, Ryan and Brenton. Please join us in donating to the Food Bank in Deb's memory and also participating in the Two for the Newt idea proposed by our friend Michael Warren Thomas.