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Teaching an old whiskey barrel new tricks

By Julia Reischel
2/15/11 - 4:57 pm

Casks of liquor from Tuthilltown. Photo via the Tuthilltown Spirits Facebook page.

Hudson Valley Business has a neat story this week about what Ulster County whiskey-maker Tuthilltown Spirits is doing with the old oak barrels it uses to age its liquors.

The Gardiner-based company has found that local businesses from maple syrup producers to brewers have lots of uses for wood that's been thoroughly infused with bourbon and whiskey:

Unlike winemakers’ casks, barrels used by distillers have a much shorter life span: once used, they are a done deal. The ones used at Tuthilltown, which range in size from three to 53 gallons are getting a new lease on life, thanks to brewers and food purveyors who are using them to create new flavors for old standbys and give a little zing to traditional products.

Craft brewer Keegan Ales in Kingston is using Tuthilltown’s casks to age special brands of beer.  Read more

Flagship Tuthilltown spirits bought by Scots

By Julia Reischel
6/6/10 - 11:29 am

The UK-based company that makes Glenfiddich whisky, The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch whisky, and Stolichnaya vodka has bought the Hudson Valley line of spirits made by Tuthilltown Spirits. The company, William Grant & Sons, now owns a suite of Tuthilltown's most iconic creations, including Hudson Baby Bourbon.

The plan, according to a press release posted today on Tuthilltown's Facebook page, is for Grant & Sons to begin marketing and distributing its new American spirit line while keeping Tuthilltown's independence intact:

"We are extremely happy to be working with a family company that shares our philosophy," said Ralph Erenzo, distiller and partner for Tuthilltown Spirits.

Chuck Cowdery, who seems to have broken the news of the deal on Thursday on his blog, wrote that the sale marks the beginning of a new era of American craft distilling:  Read more

Food and Wine features Tuthilltown Spirits

By WP Newsroom
5/10/10 - 12:56 pm

The Ulster County distillery gets a nod in a recent Food and Wine roundup of  best  new American whiskies:

According to Tuthilltown Spirits, New York had upward of 1,000 farm stills before the 1919 ratification of the Volstead act made them all illegal. When Tuthilltown launched in 2003, it became the state's first small-batch whiskey distiller since Prohibition. Today, the company's whiskeys (which include the unaged Hudson New York Corn Whiskey) are sold as far away as Paris and Sweden, and Tuthilltown continually adds new spirits to its line. Located a few hours north of Manhattan, the distillery is open for tastings and tours.

Earlier: Tuthilltown vodka: Kosher for Passover

Photo of Tuthilltown's Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey by Flickr user terrend. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpdorsey/ / CC BY-SA 2.0

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