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VOLUME 8 ISSUE 33
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Hundreds of hungry people eat their fill at Taste of Ellicottville By Cindy Wagner
If you missed out on the Taste of Ellicottville last weekend, there were dozens of treats that awaited along Monroe Street in the village during one of the tastiest times of the summer. There were plenty of tents and seating available along the street, which was closed from Hughey Alley to Martha Street, and vendors lined both sides, tempting the passersby with their fare. On Sunday, cooking demonstrations took place on the street and the Chopped competition, sponsored by the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino, was once again held for all to see. “All of the restaurants did an amazing job and stepped up to the plate with delicious, healthy and gluten free dishes,” said Brian McFadden, Executive Director of the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce. “Of the Taste events I have seen this summer in Western NY, we are the only one that limits the participants to local only, plus of course our long-time sponsor and partner, the Seneca Allegany Casino & Resort … We are fortunate to have so many great establishments.” Donna Brown and her husband drove in from Medina, about two hours away, just to attend the Taste. It was their second time in line at Finnerty’s Tap Room.
See Taste of Ellicottville, page 2
LIVE MUSIC Thur - 8pm • Jim & Tyler Fri - 8pm • 2 Guys Drinkin’ Beer Sat - 8pm • Wasted Whuskey Wed 8pm • Wagner & Winston 26 Washington St, Ellicottville, NY
Fri - 7 p.m. • Second Act Sat - 6 p.m. • Jeff Jensen Band
DJ AFTER BANDS
Fri • JESTERZ Sat • JESTERZ
Photo by Cindy Wagner A Hungry attendee from the taste of ellicottville tries samples from Finnerty’s Tap Room.
UPCOMING EVENTS August 24
Steelbound Distillery
6600 US-219, Ellicottville, NY
Tuscan Moon
August 24
Rock Autism Finnerty’s Golf Class at Finnerty’s Tap Room 12PM - 8PM
20 Monroe St • 699-4162
Plenty planned at Ellicottville Distillery leading to 3rd anniversary By Kellen M. Quigley The Ellicottville Distillery will be turning three years old in a little less than two months, and the locally owned and operated business has several events in store leading up to it. The public is invited to come out this Sunday, Aug. 18 to the distillery, located at 5462 Robbins Road near Ashford Junction, for Distilled & Chilled, a free music fest event celebrating the late summer days. “We’re out here in the middle of nowhere and events are the best way to make people aware of us,” said Chief Distiller Bryan Scharf last week. “We have a lot of space.
We’re building an outdoor stage right now.” From 2 to 6 p.m., area entertainers the Chris Squier Band, Porcelain Train and Nick Kody & the Creek Road Band will provide live music throughout the afternoon. KB Foods of Salamanca will be onsite with its food trailer. “It’s a ‘check us out’ kind of thing,” Scharf said. “We’ll have a few bands and hopefully get some people out here.” The Ellicottville Distillery officially opened its doors for business Oct. 1, 2016, after a two-and-a-half year project in the making. It opened with a unique line of corn
whiskey, corn vodka and apple vodka — all under its label “The Agronomist.” “All of our spirits are made from local grain, honey, cider,” Scharf said. “That’s a big thing is source everything as local as possible here.” The spirits are created in a 500-gallon copper pot still, custom-made in Germany, that is the heart of the entire operation. Scharf manages the distillery and is in charge of most of the day-to-day operations. “Things are going pretty well,” he said. “Every month is getting better. More and more people are becoming aware we’re
See Distillery, page 3
Photo submitted In preparation for its third anniversary, the Ellicottville Distillery has several events planned for late summer leading up to the release of its two-year-old bourbon on Sept. 28.
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