Bentwing Brandy Retailer:32 David Szlam and Ryan Meany

David Szlam and Ryan Meany were (are) a couple of high-end chefs working in Charleston

Lalo Tequila was born

Soon they had recruited a local friend — Josh Rennie — to join them

Traverse City distillery has another ace up their sleeve: new American oak barrels with a lighter char sourced from Kentucky and Tennessee

the presentation is minimalistic

Bentwing Brandy Retailer:32 David Szlam and Ryan MeanyHangar 1 let this Californian Brandy spread its wings and find its French soulmates. The folk at the Hangar 1 Distillery, located at a repurposed airplane hangar on Alameda Island in San Francisco Bay, sure like a good plane reference. Previously an exclusive grape based Vodka distiller, famous for their Hangar 1 Straight Vodka (Don't be deceived by the word straight as it's really quite complex.), it was founded in 2001 by Ansley Coale who was in