Whisky Focus - Hudson City Kit

Some of you will already be aware that William Grant & Sons’ own the American whiskey brand, Hudson which is produced at the small Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery in Gardiner, New York and is the first first whiskey distillery in New York State since Prohibition. The artisan distillery has received some good praise from the whisky community since it was established back in 2001 and William Grant & Sons who now own the distillery has announced a campaign to bring more awareness to the brand here in the UK with the launch of the Hudson City Kit.

The campaign has been developed to boost the brand’s profile and build awareness of the range of Hudson whiskies which includes Hudson’s Baby Bourbon, Four Grain and Manhattan Rye variants.

The Hudson brand team is encouraging selected bars to experiment with the spirit themselves by launching the exclusive kits, which include a three litre barrel, a barrel ageing cocktail kit, water droppers, prohibition newspapers, Basement Bitters and Tuthilltown bourbon barrel matured maple syrup.

The Hudson City Kits will be made available throughout May in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow and will be delivered by European Brand Ambassador, Tony Vanaria. Bartenders will be given background information on Hudson and help to set the kits up to begin creating their own range of serves.

Hudson whiskey, produced at America’s first legal distillery in New York since prohibition ended has seen huge popularity with bartenders throughout America and has witnessed a significant growth in demand since its initial launch in the UK last year.

You will find the Huson City Kit available at the following bars:

• London:
  
  MASH, Jackson & Rye, Rev J Simpson
   
• Manchester:
  
  Neighbourhood, Trof & Reds
  
   
• Glasgow:
  
  NYC, Hope St, Kelvingrove, Argyle St, The Round
   
• Edinburgh:
  
  The Last Word, Devil’s Advocate, Bond No 9

• UK Shops
   
• USA Shops
   
• European Shops
  

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