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Smoky Quartz Distillery strikes gold at International Spirit Competition
Seabrook New Hampshire Craft Distillery receives gold medal for locally made rum. This Veteran owned business wins big in New York!
Seabrook, NH
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This week, Smoky Quartz Distillery took home a big win for their newest Rum at the 8th Annual New York International Spirits Competition. The Granite Coast Anjeo Gold Rum was awarded the gold medal. The Granite Coast Anjeo Gold Rum is found at our distillery in our home location of Seabrook, New Hampshire.
The New York International Spirits Competition was the first competition to be founded in the International Beverage Competition Series. What sets them apart from other international beverage competitions is their trade only blind judging panel. This year their was 600 submissions and 23 countries that participated. Smoky Quartz Distillery is incredibly honored to be recognized by this group of individuals for the gold prize!
In 2016, Smoky Quartz Distillery entered the NYISC for the first time with their V5 Bourbon and their Granite Coast Rum. The V5 Bourbon won the silver medal and the Granite Coast Rum winning the bronze medal. Today they celebrate winning the gold with their newest Rum the Granite Coast Anjeo Golf Rum. Owner of Smoky Quartz Distillery, Kevin Kurland first got the idea to open a distillery in the summer of 2008 while serving as an airman for the US military in Iraq. One day while he was passing time taking cover from frequent periods of indirect fire from the enemy, Kevin stumbled upon a Wall Street Journal article about the explosive business of craft distilling in the U.S. Smoky Quartz distillery officially opened it's doors in May 2014 much to the delight of a few dozen friends and family members awaiting the distillery’s first mash made with 100% locally grown corn. Now, with four handcrafted spirits to offer, Smoky Quartz Distillery is trailblazing its own path in Massachusetts and New Hampshire with plans to expand distribution to other states in the U.S. The Seabrook, New Hampshire distillery is open to the public with a tasting room, gift shop area. Bottles of the distillery spirits can be purchased as well. It can also be found in NH liquor stores. As a way of honoring his fellow veterans, the distillery offers a 10% Veterans Discount exclusively to those who have served in the military
