60 - Thomas McPeek - Sugar Works Distillery

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #60.  On this podcast, I get out  on the road and get back to an in-person podcast. We stop into a distillery located in New Smyrna Beach Florida and learn about Sugar Works Distillery from founder and distiller Thomas McPeek.

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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.

• How his background as an architect, a college professor, and CEO of an agricultural technology company fits into his toolbox as a distiller and also the need on being a bit of a Macgyver
• When Sugar Works was established and the history behind the name of the distillery
• Where they source their sugar/molasses and an overview on the types of rum
• Technology/processes that set Sugar Works apart from other distillers of similar size
• We talk about the recent law passed in Florida that helps craft distillers and after one month of it being in effect, how business is going
• His wide taste in music from classic rock to country to blues to jazz and some reggae
• In four sips or less:
  • Neat or on the rocks?
  • Since Old Fashions are your favorite cocktail, bourbon or rum old fashioned
  • Where does he see the rum market in 5 years?
  • Hailing from New Smyrna Beach, just outside of Daytona Beach: Bike Week or Speed Week

Visit their links:

• https://www.facebook.com/SugarWorksDistillery/
• https://www.instagram.com/sugarworksdistillery/
• https://goo.gl/maps/kXxnzge6uyN7xGQz7
• https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34471-d15288077-Reviews-Sugar_Works_Distillery-New_Smyrna_Beach_Florida.html

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