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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #60. On this podcast, I get out on the road and get back to an in-person podcast. We stop into a distillery located in New Smyrna Beach Florida and learn about Sugar Works Distillery from founder and distiller Thomas McPeek.
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The opening track is Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.
- How his background as an architect, a college professor, and CEO of an agricultural technology company fits into his toolbox as a distiller and also the need on being a bit of a Macgyver
- When Sugar Works was established and the history behind the name of the distillery
- Where they source their sugar/molasses and an overview on the types of rum
- Technology/processes that set Sugar Works apart from other distillers of similar size
- We talk about the recent law passed in Florida that helps craft distillers and after one month of it being in effect, how business is going
- His wide taste in music from classic rock to country to blues to jazz and some reggae
- In four sips or less:
- Neat or on the rocks?
- Since Old Fashions are your favorite cocktail, bourbon or rum old fashioned
- Where does he see the rum market in 5 years?
- Hailing from New Smyrna Beach, just outside of Daytona Beach: Bike Week or Speed Week
Visit their links:
- https://www.facebook.com/SugarWorksDistillery/
- https://www.instagram.com/sugarworksdistillery/
- https://goo.gl/maps/kXxnzge6uyN7xGQz7
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34471-d15288077-Reviews-Sugar_Works_Distillery-New_Smyrna_Beach_Florida.html
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