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Betty Buzz Flies To Wrexham

Tonic and mixer brand Betty Buzz has flown across the pond and “officially” been named as an official sponsor of the popular Welsh-based Wrexham Association Football Club (AFC) for the 2023-24 season. Wrexham was a team in the UK’s National League that gained worldwide notoriety after being purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney […]

Tonic and mixer brand Betty Buzz has flown across the pond and “officially” been named as an official sponsor of the popular Welsh-based Wrexham Association Football Club (AFC) for the 2023-24 season.

Wrexham was a team in the UK’s National League that gained worldwide notoriety after being purchased by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and being the focus of “Welcome to Wrexham”, a documentary on Hulu [Disney Plus in UK] that followed the team’s attempts to get promoted to the next level of the English football pyramid, League Two, which occurred last month.

The brand is owned by Reynolds’ wife Blake Lively [“Gossip Girl”] and will sponsor the official training kits for both Wrexham AFC’s men’s and women’s teams for the 2023-2024 season. Lively issued an “official” statement to announce the news.

“The owners of Wrexham AFC reached out to me through official channels. Our team had, of course, heard of Wrexham AFC but once we officially learned about their refreshing vision, we knew it was the right official fit for our refreshing sparkling beverage. Officially.”

Betty Buzz joins the Wrexham AFC spirits-associated brands as Lively’s husband Reynolds owns Aviation Gin and McElhenney owns Four Walls Whiskey. Reynolds and McElhenney also issued an official statement regarding the announcement.

“Betty Buzz pairs well with any beverage – whether it’s Ryan’s Aviation Gin or Rob’s Four Walls Whiskey. But if any of you pair it with Rob’s Four Walls Whiskey, Ryan will hunt you down and make you regret that choice. You can also just drink it alone. Anything but pairing it with Rob’s delicious whiskey.”

Additionally, Betty Buzz will also be the name on the hospitality suite used by the co-chairmen at Wrexham’s home, known as the StoK Racecourse Ground.

Treaty Oak Distilling’s Whiskey Princess

There are times that you meet someone and you can just see the talent flowing out of them. Passion, Dedication and determination all in one person can be a rare thing and that person just needs that one chance to shine. That’s what I found at https://www.treatyoakdistilling.com/ in Daphne Cottrell the Treaty Oak Distilling’s Whiskey

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There are times that you meet someone and you can just see the talent flowing out of them. Passion, Dedication and determination all in one person can be a rare thing and that person just needs that one chance to shine. That’s what I found at https://www.treatyoakdistilling.com/ in Daphne Cottrell the Treaty Oak Distilling’s Whiskey Princess. The energy that she has is contagious. She makes you believe in what she is doing and what she wants to achieve. I’m so pleased that Treaty Oak has given her that chance. First in Marketing and now in the art of distillation.

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She is not what I had expected when I arrived at Treaty Oak. She had been working and her outfit told the story of wrestling worn aged barrels with their rusty rings. This woman didn’t mind the effort that distilling requires and this won my respect automatically without her speaking a word. I knew what I was about experience something special and with that she gripped my hand with pride and introduced herself.

The distillery sits on part of an old ranch 30 miles outside of Austin in the Dripping Springs, Texas. Nestled in the scenic Hill Country of Central Texas with giant live oak groves just like the majestic treaty oak itself and back country farm to market roads. The beauty here is something amazing with limestone cliffs that tower hundreds of feet above the creeks and rivers that have carved through them. With a dry and aired climate it you could almost feel like your down in old Mexico.

The grounds are not your typical distillery were everything is nestled into one neat package. This distillery is like they took the ranch buildings and utilized every original building for something different. The barns for the main distillery itself and rick house, the equipment shed for used and new barrel storage,  an old house as a gift shop and tasting room, another old building for Alice’s restaurant with four or five giant barbeque pits in the back. They have used an old semi and trailer as a stage so that they can have music out under the giant Texas sky.

This place tells a story all on its own, just like Daphne did without speaking a word. I was treated to Texas size hospitality with Texas whiskey that is big and bold, to Texas BBQ that makes your mouth water with just the sight of it and a whiskey conversation with a woman that is going to light the whiskey world on fire with her talents. I hope that you the listener and can feel what I got to experience in this episode. Try to find a bottle of Treaty Oak Whiskey to try and  If you’re in the Hill Country make sure to stop by and tell Daphne Big Chief sent you.

With that, grab a glass, a bottle of whiskey and listen as I take you on another trip down The Bourbon Road to The Lone Star state for a discussion with Treaty Oak Distilling’s Whiskey Princess.  Cheers

Mike (Big Chief)

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J.G. Thomson Citrus Dry Gin

Pleasant but still not converting me to like Gin. Drinkable as is, but reduced with a lot of water (or Tonic if you prefer, I simply didn’t have any to hand) this retains quite a lot of its sweeter citrus nature and entertaining herbality.

Pleasant but still not converting me to like Gin. Drinkable as is, but reduced with a lot of water (or Tonic if you prefer, I simply didn't have any to hand) this retains quite a lot of its sweeter citrus nature and entertaining herbality.