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An interview with Tommy Brunett, Iron Smoke Distillery
By Renée Korbel Quinn Photos courtesy of Tommy Brunett and Renée Korbel Quinn
Hot Musician Turned Sexy Whiskey Maker Tommy Brunett is known as: • CEO/Founder of Farm Distillery in upstate New York. • Internationally acclaimed bourbons and whiskeys. • Famous musician. • Came up with idea for smoked whiskey while smoking ribs in the backyard. Iron Smoke Distillery 111 Parce Avenue #5b Fairport, New York Iron Smoke produces distinct world-class bourbons and whiskeys in a 21,000-square-foot facility and is designated as a New York State small-batch farm distillery that uses local ingredients from Finger Lakes family farms within a 50-mile radius of the distillery. My last meeting before the 2020 quarantine was with talented musician and founder of Farm Distillery in upstate New York, Tommy Brunett. We met on Las Olas Boulevard to talk whiskey, music, and his passion for both. Hailing from Rochester, he came up with the idea for Iron Smoke Bourbon Whiskey while smoking ribs in his backyard. I look forward to more cocktails and conversation, socially distanced, of course. In whiskey we trust.
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