Happy New Year to all and I hope everyone had a great holiday season!
It’s been a whirlwind of activity, fun, holiday spirit and energy at Warren these past couple weeks and we’re all finally catching up, catching our breaths and gearing up for some incredible happenings in 2024!
We’ve got some exceptional barrel picks coming soon (including six barrels from Buffalo Trace!) as well as some new, inventive blends from Brian and yours truly! (More on that later!)
Please check back next week as I will be posting one of my favorite blogs: my top ten surprising whiskies tasted in 2023!
There might be a few you wouldn’t expect on the list. I had the pleasure of tasting hundreds of whiskies last year including some that totally blew my mind!
We hope you all are enjoying this holiday season and we look forward to some exciting things happening in 2024.
In January we await the arrival of six new barrels from our friends at Sazerac and Buffalo Trace: A Weller Full Proof 114, A Weller Antique 107, two more barrels of Eagle Rare Ten Year and another couple of barrels of good old Buffalo Trace Straight Bourbon!
In addition we can’t wait for you to try our new wheated bourbon barrel from our friends at Wilderness Trail, the masters of sweet mash!
Don’t forget our NYE celebration this Sunday night! Our 80s Prom Theme begins at 9pm after the early dinner turn and it is only $50 admission. (Of course that gets you a complimentary champagne toast at Midnight.
You can also book my seats at the Warren Bar for 9:15pm and celebrate your New Year with your favorite spiritual advisor! (I’m also available to host your pre-game early dinner for those who like to get out and get home early! You can begin a dinner and tasting anytime after 5 and until 6:30pm).
Wishing everyone great health, wealth and happiness in 2024!
With the Christmas holiday upon us this weekend I just wanted to wish everyone a safe and very happy holiday!
Seats are filling up fast this time of year so if you wish to sit at the Warren Bar in the Whiskey Library please feel free to contact me directly at 561-777-4848 to book your spot and try some of our amazing food and dozens of new spirit selections!
Don’t forget Warren for you last minute gift ideas! Gift baskets, Barrel Pick bottles, gift cards (how about a special one for the whiskey lover in your life with me at the Warren tasting bar!) and other great gift ideas!
We will be closed Christmas Day but reopen Tuesday and then it’s “game on!” until New Years Even and New Years Day!
Got NYE plans yet? We still have some space available for our 80s Prom theme party at Warren. If it’s anything like our past two New Year’s celebration then this is the place you’re going to want to be!
Please contact our front desk for further details and to reserve your spot!
It’s been an exciting past month at Warren American Whiskey Kitchen as we secured eight more barrels of the best whiskey from the vaunted Frankfort, KY distillery.
This month’s highlights: A Weller Blue Label Full Proof 114 as well as the only barrel of Blanton’s Gold allocated to the entire state of Florida!!!
But what does that mean? When we taste through barrels at the BT rickhouses we are searching for ones that aged exceptionally well, deep, and complex. When we select one it is because we feel that spirit drinks significantly richer than anything we’ve found in Florida!
Those 53-gallon barrels will yield us approximately 200 bottles of fine whiskey with our Damn Good Hospitality sticker proudly attached. It really is a wealth of whiskey riches! In addition to the Gold and the Full Proof, we snagged another Antique 107, a baby Saz 6 year rye, and TWO more barrels each of Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
Before our team left Kentucky last week they also made it over to see the fine folks at Wilderness Trail to try out their sweet mash wheated bourbon! Success, the team loved what they tasted and we secured a barrel of that fine whiskey as well!
We hope you’ll visit Warren soon and try out some of our many new and exciting arrivals. Don’t forget with the holidays here Warren is a great place for gift ideas. We have bottles, gift baskets, gift cards and don’t forget: a special invite card for a dinner tasting and experience in the Warren Whiskey Library at the tasting bar with yours truly!
With the holidays right around the corner comes the usual angst about what gifts to find for friends and family!
Let Warren American Whiskey Kitchen help you with that.
At Damn Good Hospitality, we are excited that as an organization with a retail license we are able to sell so many of our barrel pick whiskies as well as many, many other bottles. And not just whiskey! Think nice wine and tequila, too!!
We are also loaded with amazing gift baskets and gift cards! Want an extra special gift card? Why not purchase the “Warren Bar Experience” gift card with yours truly? It’s not just dinner or whiskey, it is a next level experience for the true whiskey connoisseur or person who wants to learn more about the exciting world of whiskey from all over the world!!
There is no minimum at the Warren Bar and the full drink and food menu is always available. But for those who wish to explore, learn and discover new favorites, it is a dining experience like no other in the state of Florida!
Warren is home to over 1000 whiskies as well some of the most amazing cuisine you will find! If you’ve never tried our Australian Carrera Wagyu steaks, our famous Beef Short Rib, Salmon or Sea Bass you are missing out. Our kitchen is truly turning out some incredible dishes as well as nightly creative specials. They are a most talented bunch of culinary professionals.
We hope you will stop by Warren soon and also consider us to help you with some unique holiday gift ideas! We are always eager to help and have some of the most unique bottles you will find anywhere!
It is pretty remarkable that there was only one barrel of Blanton’s Gold allocated to the entire state of Florida. And Warren got it!
This 103 proof limited and special edition of Blanton’s is hands down one of the best whiskies I’ve tasted in the past year!
All of your classic vanilla, caramel and butterscotch flavors are present and super rich. The mouthfeel on this spirit is super creamy and the finish is extra long.
Our recent regular Barrel’s Single Barrel batch number 4 might be our best ever but nothing exceeds the exceptional character and depth of this new Blanton’s Gold.
In addition to the Gold and the new Blanton’s Batch #4, we’ve attained a new Stagg which drinks bold and beautiful and comes in at an even 130.0 proof. If you don’t mind a hint of heat but are looking for huge flavor, this new barrel pick is the brown spirit for you!
Looking for gift ideas? Look no further. This Saturday, 12/2, from 2-6pm, Warren Delray will be hosting a Christmas “Pop-Up” featuring all kinds of exciting gift ideas for the whiskey lover in your life.
From gift cards for the Warren Bar Experience, Barrel Pick Bottles with an engraver on site to personalize your bottle, to Gift baskets loaded with goodies, this event should be a must attend for those looking for gifts.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! The holiday season is upon us and with that means coming up with unique gift ideas for your friends and loved ones. That can be stressful sometimes!
Why not let our team at Warren help?
On Saturday, December 2, we will be holding a holiday “pop up” gift shop with lots of discounted barrel picks that can be custom engraved and assorted fine spirits as well as gift baskets and gift cards! Rumor has it Old St. Nick might be making an appearance! The Pop Up is from 2-6pm.
Speaking of, why not gift that whiskey lover in your life an evening they won’t soon forget. We have special two-fold cards printed up where you can include a gift card inside for the Warren Bar dinner and experience!
Suggested gift amounts of $100, $250 or even $500 can be purchased so your friend, co-worker or loved one can spend an evening dining and tasting some of our over 1000 whiskies and enjoying our kitchen’s fabulous cuisine!
There are no rules at the Warren Bar (meaning guests who do not wish to indulge in brown spirits are always welcome!) and you can customize this special card in any amount!
These special gift cards are available at the Warren Delray front desk or by contacting me personally: John Fitz @ 561-777-4848.
On behalf of your spiritual advisor and all the great staff here we wish you all a fabulous Thanksgiving and hope to see you at Warren soon!
This past Tuesday I headed across Alligator Alley to visit our amazing management team at Warren Naples and hold a whiskey class with their new front of the house staff! I wasn’t sure what to expect!
What I found was a group of over 40 plus wide-eyed and enthusiastic bartenders and servers who were eager to learn more about whiskey in general and specifically the Warren Whiskey Barrel Pick Program.
Their team was excited to hear about our three to four trips to Kentucky and other distilleries around the country each year and how our mission at Warren and Damn Good Hospitality is to seek out the best barrels of whiskey we can find and bring those single barrel bottles back home to share with our friends and guests.
After the whiskey class (which was held at a neighboring bar) I was able to visit the new Warren Naples for the first time in over a month. My reaction: wow!!!
As beautiful a build-out as is Warren Delray our newest venture in Naples promises to take things to the next level. The space, the fixtures, the furniture, the floor and the entire layout are simply flat-out sexy!
I’m super stoked for my next trip back to witness this exceptional management team and top-notch staff doing their thing at this amazing new venue. This venture truly will reflect the heart, passion and drive for excellence that truly is at the core of what Damn Good Hospitality does!
There might not be a more unique dining experience in South Florida than getting to sit at the special four seat tasting bar in the beautiful Warren Whiskey Library. With over 1000 whiskies there is always something for everyone’s liking and taste!
But the main rule at the Warren Bar is that there are no rules! You and your guests are free to enjoy any of our craft cocktails, fine wines or many delicious tequilas or other spirits!
The main objective when the library and tasting bar were built was to create a unique “experience” for our guests with it being more than just your normal night out to dinner. Mission accomplished!
In our short two and a half years since Warren was opened, literally hundreds of people have sat in those beautiful, most comfortable red leather chairs and experienced an introduction to our most incredible collection of brown spirits!
There is currently no minimum, no fee and no rules to booking your chairs and experiencing the Warren Bar. The idea is to come in and enjoy this amazing environment that is like no other in South Florida.
And if you’ve never dined at Warren then you’re in for a cuisine experience that may just surprise you. It’s that good!! While the whiskey library and collection has garnered much of the attention our kitchen is putting out some of the most amazing food of any restaurant in our area. (Or anywhere!).
It’s that 1-2 punch of incredible spirits and fantastic cuisine that has really put our restaurant on the map. And not just in South Florida. google “Best Whiskey Restaurant in America” and see what comes up!
Stay tuned as I’ve been diligently working on a new logo, YouTube channel and other fun things to get the word out on the Warren Bar Experiece!
With the arrival of the new Boss Hog X, WhistlePig of Vermont continues to ascend and make that 100% rye mash bill all the rage. This hot, new release is barrel strength and double finished in two most unusual casks: the first barrel is seasoned with their own experimental spirit, a combination of rye and whey. The second barrel is a craft mead cask. The result? An amazing combination of creme brulee, lemongrass, red berry and black pepper flavors. The reviews are in and this newest Boss Hog is killing it!
This past Summer saw them continue to innovate with the release of SummerStock, a toasted barrel and Solera aged spirit with a mashbill of 90% rye and 10% wheat! I’m not kidding, this might be the most delicious spirit I’ve ever tasted from them!
The Smokestock, Roadstock, Farmstock, Old World 12, 15 & 18 year are just a few of the many expressions we feature at Warren. Including our very own WhistlePig Old World “Bespoke.” For this amazing, complex and delicious dram our own Brian Freed and yours truly selected the exact proportion of port, French oak and Madeira casks used in the finishing.
And don’t forget the amazing 21 year North American Single Malt!
Come in and try some soon. They really are outdoing themselves.
