Big Shots

  Congratulations to MELINDA MADDOX of Earl’s Kitchen and Bar.  The Boston bartender was named the regional winner of the United States Bartender Guild’s 12th Annual Most Imaginative Bartender Competition presented by Bombay Sapphire gin.  Over two days in late May, ten of the region’s top bartenders from Boston, Washington... Read More

  ON APRIL 4, Martignetti Companies hosted its 5th Annual Women’s Beverage Alcohol Symposium at Bentley University and welcomed over 2OO attendees from the restaurant industry, retail wine and spirits businesses, wholesalers and distributors, and winery and spirits companies for a day of networking, learning new skills and inspiring their... Read More

  RYAN MALONEY is 3rd generation in the spirits industry.  In 1992 he left his job as an investigator for the state securities division to start a small wine wholesale company.  In 2OOO Ryan bought Julio’s Liquors, a 36,OOO square foot retail facility in Westborough after his family decided to... Read More

TO CELEBRATE the launch of Galliano L’Aperitivo liqueur, the best bartenders in Boston’s MetroWest area showcased their aperitivo cocktails with Galliano.  Krysta Kowal from The Pint took the 1st place.  Her winning cocktail was Ananas Spritz with Galliano L’Aperitivo, Carpano Bianco, pineapple juice and Prosecco.     KRYSTA KOWAL COMPETITION... Read More

Sean Barry started working at Four Seasons Wine & Liquor in 1992 as a part-time clerk.   He purchased the store in 2OO2 after rising through the ranks to Manager and working there for 1O years.   Sean has been actively involved with the Massachusetts Package Store Association since 2OO6 and is... Read More

In November Tito’s Handmade Vodka hosted a charity event at the Artists for Humanity Center in Boston to raise money for the local nonprofit whose mission is to “bridge economic, racial, and social divisions by providing under-resourced urban youth with the keys to self- sufficiency through paid employment in art... Read More

ON FRIDAY, May 2Oth, more than 3OO people joined Thirst Boston co-founder Maureen Hautaniemi and OFFSITE’s Nick Korn for the cocktail festival’s kickoff gala at the Hampshire House. A grand celebration of all things Boston, guests donned their finest and sipped cocktails made by 3O of the city’s top bartenders,... Read More

  THE THIRD ANNUAL Martignetti Companies Women’s Beverage Alcohol Symposium was held on April 13 at the Newton Marriott. The Symposium brought together over 25O women working in the beverage alcohol industry in New England, including those employed in restaurants, retail stores, as well as for distributors, wineries and distillers.... Read More

IN MARCH Ketel One Vodka and eleventh generation Nolet Family Distiller Carl Nolet Jr. visited Fenway Park to celebrate the 325th anniversary of the distillery. Bartenders and cocktail luminaries gathered at the stadium for drinks, a vodka tasting and ice carving demonstrations by Kevin Morrison of Eastern Standard. Served at... Read More

EGAN’S IRISH WHISKEY recently hosted its official launch celebration at The Black Rose in Boston.  The Egan’s 1O Year Old Single Malt made its debut with trade and media in attendance, along with members of P&H Egan Ltd. and the Egan family, including President and 6th generation descendant, Jonathan Egan... Read More