On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, we crashed Voorheesville’s Northern Barrell Brewing Company to host the first of our New Scotland Spirits “Instructed Whiskey Tastings” for all our friends, family, and fans.

It was an awesome event, with a sold-out audience of supporters from all over Albany County. It gave us a chance to celebrate the grains we grow on my family’s fields at Lime Kiln Farm, to introduce the members of our team, and to express our thanks to the enthusiasts who have made this journey possible. Over the course of an hour, our “fearless leader” spoke extemporaneously about our company’s mission and its place within the history of New Scotland—the beloved hometown which raised us. Check out the footage from our event, in which we detail our strategy for the future and recognize the many partners without whom we wouldn’t be here.

I love this picture. It perfectly captures why he’s the lifeblood of this company. We call him our “fearless leader.” But for those of us who’ve known him our whole lives, first and foremost he’s just “Jesse.”

And today, he assumes yet another title: “Birthday Boy.” 🤣 🥳 🎂 🎉

Happy birthday, dude. Since the sandbox at Serendipity Nursery School through your awkward adolescence to the far-off battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, you’ve always been a force to be reckoned with. Your passion is infectious, and you work so hard that I’m even prepared to make you an honorary farmer!

So on behalf of all of us here at New Scotland Spirits: Congratulations, old man!!!

It’s an honor to be on this journey alongside you, working diligently day in and day out to make this dream a reality. It’s been a blast watching you apply your passion to celebrating our hometown, commemorating our community, and building from scratch a business the whole neighborhood can be proud of. But now, please go celebrate your special milestone with your family. No, like, please.

Because also on behalf of the company, we seriously need a f***ing break from you!!!

— Rebecca