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On October 15th, 2024, Empire Distributors, Inc. of Tennessee customers and trade members are invited to our annual Trade Tasting for the Nashville area! The 2024 Nashville Trade Tasting will bring together many of Empire’s brands with retail & on-premise beverage buyers from across the Nashville, TN area. Read on to get a sneak peek at some of the suppliers & brands that will attend the event and their featured items available in the Nashville, Tennessee market.
About Procera Gin: Procera Gin was founded with a dream to bring the very best of Africa to the world. The gin is proudly distilled in Nairobi, Kenya, at 1638 metres above sea level. It’s the world’s first gin to use Juniperus Procera, which is harvested just 70 kilometres from their distillery. Procera captures the terroir of the African continent in every sip.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Procera Blue Dot Gin
About Horse Soldier: “Legendary Men…Legendary Spirits…” identifies the pursuit of our passions and shows through in everything we do. Beginning in 2015, our team initially traveled to Yellowstone on a journey to discover our next chapters in life. That adventure led us to our first distillery tour sparking a passion that has since taken us across the globe seeking the best and brightest of the distilling world.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Horse Soldier Barrel Strength, Small Batch and Straight Bourbon
About Fever Tree: We start with the idea that, if 3/4 of your drink is the mixer, then you should use the best. Since day one, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to sourcing the world’s finest ingredients for our mixers; all in service of creating the most delicious and best-tasting long mixed drinks.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Fever-Tree Blood Orange Ginger Beer and Premium Ginger Beer, Bloody Mary Mix, Classic and Light Margarita Mix, Distiller’s Cola, Espresso Martini 5, Mediterranean Tonic Cans and Premium Tonic, Sparkling Cucumber and Lime Yuzu, Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Cans and Sicilian Lemonade
About Freshie: Freshie is the world’s first organic tequila seltzer crafted and co-founded by Paige Iseminger on a family trip in Mexico. Fresh from the first sip, Freshie is sustainably farmed and distilled at a family-owned distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Freshie Lime Organic Tequila Seltzer, Blood Orange Habanero and Grapefruit Guava
About Authentico Tequila: Simple in spirit, yet so pure and smooth. Authentico Tequila is created for those who crave authenticity in everything they do.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Authentico Reposado, Blanco and Cristalino
About Betty Booze: Blake Lively founded Betty Booze with a simple idea – that what we drink should be held to the same standards as the foods we eat. Our commitment to making beverages that are real, uncomplicated, and delicious means we take the time to create homemade recipes from high-quality ingredients.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Betty Booze Bourbon and Tequila Variety Pack
About Pantalones: Pantalones is a 100% Blue Weber Agave, super premium organic tequila that is smooth, flavorful, and great for sipping, shooting or mixing up in your favorite Fancy Pants cocktail. Pantalones is Spanish for pants, and also Spanish slang for guts. Pantalones Tequila is all about having the guts to make that next move, to have fun and not take things too seriously. We all put our pants on one leg at a time, and just like pants our Tequila is for everyone.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Pantalones Tequila Anejo, Blanco and Resposado
About Domaine Chandon: Chandon was sparked into life in 1973 by the visionary spirit of Robert-Jean de Vogüé and California pioneer John Wright. As one of the first French-owned sparkling wine ventures in the U.S., Chandon carefully selected its vineyards and are now considered to be amongst the best for producing quality sparkling wines with a unique expression of the terroir, delighting senses with California brightness, vibrancy and intensity of flavors and aromas.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Chandon Rose, Garden Spritz, Brut and Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut
About Volcan: Grown in the shadow of the volcano, Volcan is a result of 100,000 years in the making. They boast a complex taste that comes from blending the distinct flavors of the highland and lowland agave, bringing together the best of both regions into an extraordinary liquid.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Volcan Blanco, XA and Reposado
About Woodinville: The story of Woodinville doesn’t begin with a 100-year-old recipe or generations of family distillers. It begins with two best friends and a dream. The dream is to make the greatest craft whiskey in the world by bringing the time-honored traditions of bourbon production into a craft environment—using the highest quality locally grown grains, the best barrels and coopers in the world, the most technologically advanced distilling equipment, and the mentorship of an industry icon, David Pickerell.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Woodinville Bourbon and Rye
About Bumbu Rum: In Barbados, where Original Bumbu is made, rum isn’t just another spirit. It’s the original rum island, where rum was first created some 400 years ago. At Bumbu Rum Company, rums are crafted from a blend of the finest sugarcane we can find, exceptionally balanced and smooth, without sacrificing the richness and complexity that makes our distilleries in Barbados and Panama the world’s best – even if we’re a little biased.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Bumbu “The Craft Rum”, Bumbu Rum Creme and Bumbu XO
About McQueen and the Violet Fog: McQueen and the Violet Fog is an extraordinary gin handcrafted in the hills of Jundiaí, Brazil, thousands of miles away from the traditional gin world. Twenty-one exotic botanicals used in the distillation process including many rarely found in gin like lemongrass, pomelo peel, orris root and jasmine flower.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: McQueen and the Violet Fog and Ultraviolet Edition
About Villon: Crafted in the heart of beautiful southwestern France, Villon represents a revolution of France’s oldest and most renowned spirits. Villon is exquisitely blended with a touch of VSOP cognac, fine spirits distilled from French wheat and rich natural flavors. The result is something altogether extraordinary.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Villon VSOP Cognac
About The Deacon: The Deacon is a masterful blend of both smoky Speyside and peaty Islay malt whiskies, making for a complex, rich, and smoky dram. In our blend, the single malts from Islay have a characteristic peaty smoke flavour, while the single malts from the mainland have a bonfire-like smoke character. A nose of charred orange, sweet malty biscuits and woodsmoke gives way to juicy orange on the palate along with delicate spice, and tangy peat. The finish is both sweet and smoky, long and smooth.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: The Deacon, Blended Scotch Whiskey
About Girlan: The Cantina Girlan was founded in 1923 by 23 vintners at this historic 16th century country estate. The 23 charter members had an annual production of a mere 2,700 hectoliters of wine. The Cantina Girlan now has 200 winegrower members, for a total of 220 hectares of vineyards in the best growing zones of the Oltradige and Bassa Atesina. Girlan— first mentioned in historical documents dating back to A.D.1085—has always been a famed wine-growing area. The vineyards are located at altitudes from 250 to 550m above sea level, in soil types that form an ideal environment for growing numerous native and international varietals.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Girlan Marna Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
About Massican: Massican brings the refreshing, bright style of Mediterranean white wines to California winemaking. At Massican we look back to go forward. Massican is named after Monte Massico, the coastal mountain range in southern Italy where our founders are from. The Massican hills garnered mythological wine-fame when Bacchus took refuge with a farmer named Falernus. So enamored with his host’s generosity, Bacchus cultivated his hillside fields into the most sought after white wine grapes in all of Italy.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Massican Gemina and Pinot Grigio
About The Language of Yes: From Cigars (Flying) to the Rhône Ranger to Popelouchum, Randall Grahm has a long history of reimagining the traditions of France in a distinctly personal way. The Language of Yes (a distinctly odd name) is Randall’s next chapter. A continued exploration of the central California Coast through small-batch vinous experiments, light touches and a deep love of the land.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: The Language of Yes Syrah and Grenache
About Tornatore: Francesco Tornatore founded his namesake winery on the northern slopes of Mount Etna in 2012 in the town of Castiglione di Sicilia. He was born there to a farming family, as was every generation of Tornatore dating back to the 16th century.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Tornatore Etna Bianco and Rosso
About Dolly: Crafted with passion and love, Dolly Parton has brought her contagious energy to the world of wine! Drawing from her legendary career in music and her unwavering spirit of inclusivity, Dolly introduces Dolly Wines. Easy-drinking, light-hearted and vibrant, these wines are the perfect addition to spending time with family and friends. Each sip reflects Dolly’s joyful essence and ability to spread warmth wherever she goes, so let’s raise a glass together and bring a little sparkle to any occasion!
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Dolly Chardonnay
About Mud House: From the pristine South Island of New Zealand, Mud House produces award-winning wines from New Zealand’s best grape growing soils. Our wines are created and crafted by adventurers, for those seeking adventure in their everyday. No matter where you are in the world, when you open a bottle of Mud House you’ll sense the taste of adventure.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Mud House NZ Sauvignon Blanc
About Grant Burge: For five generations the Burge’s were a family of devoted vignerons, honing their craft to make wines to share with their family and friends. The Grant Burge Wines brand is built on a foundation of devotion to the land and winemaking techniques, to craft a progressive and varied portfolio of wines that encourage people to explore and share with their own family and friends. Grant Burge Wines has a wide portfolio from big bold Barossa reds, to sparkling, whites and fortified. The winemaking style that links them all is a commitment to enhancing flavour, generosity and drinkability.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Grant Burge Ink Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
About Champagne D’Armanville: Established in the Arce Valley, an illustrious winemaker, talented oenologist and travel enthusiast, travelled the world with the desire to share his expertise and his passion. During one of his trips to America, he met Lady D’Armanville, whom he fell madly in love with. She loved Champagne so the winemaker decided to make an exceptional wine just for her. He wanted it to be a “grand vin” (with bubbles) and hence D’Armanville Champagne was born.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Champagne D’Armanville Brut
About Comte de la Chevaliere: A cooperative producer founded in the early 1960s with over 90 different growers in the Sancerre AOC. Lots of saline and stone aromatics mark this Sauvignon Blanc with notes of lime pith. The palate offers fresh and zesty citrus fruits, hints of saline and a tingly acidity.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Comte de la Chevaliere Sancerre
About La Forcine: Pale yellow. Expressive with notes of white fleshed fruits. Fruity and generous on the palate, this is a full-bodied wine with good length. It is marked by notes of fruit and white flowers.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: La Forcine Vouvray
About Les Allies: Produced in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, the Les Allies portfolio conists of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Sparkling Brut.
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: Les Allies Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Sparkling Brut
About XXL Wines: Indulge in the truth that lies within the wine. With XXL wines, every bottle is a banquet and every mood becomes a parade. Let the symphony of flavors and aromas transport you to a world where positivity reigns supreme. Cheers to embracing life’s vibrant moments with XXL wines!
Product(s) at Trade Tasting: XXL Sparkling Moscato and Sparkling Moscato Rose
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