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It may be Summer but things never really slown down at Warren!

This Friday is another great tasting with our friends from Barrel Spirits at 5:30pm by the Main Bar!

WarrenPalooza, our first ever Summer party, takes place outside this Saturday and will feature a dunk tank!! Yes, you will be able to dunk some of your favorite Warren people as many times as you like! Great food, fun drinks and lots of happy energy on the patio this weekend!

The next Warren Whiskey Class is Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in the Warren Library! This month? Scotch 101! It might be my favorite class of all! Tickets available on Eventbrite for just $39!

On August 31 we will be having another tasting with our friends from Nikka whiskey! Tickets for this fantastic tasting are also on Eventbrite.

Pretty nice little August at the Warren! Hope you can join us for some fun for one or all of these American Whiskey Kitchen Happenings!!

Cheers!

Fitz

Last week Wayne and I were joined by our friends and team at Brown-Forman for a class (entitled: You Don”t Know Jack!) in the Warren Whiskey Library on an iconic whiskey and whiskey maker: Jack Daniels.

Like many “classic” whiskey producers (Wild Turkey and Jim Beam come to mind) this American legend often suffers from the perception of being “bottom shelf” or your daddy or grandaddy’s drink of choice.

Nothing could be further from the truth. For all of them! But for Jack Daniels, their innovation and creativity with new products the last 5-10 years has been nothing short of remarkable. And extremely well received.

For the class we discussed the amazing stories, legend and new products from this iconic Lynchburg, Tennessee distillery. Christian and Robert from Brown-Forman also shared some insight into their methods and thought process moving into the future. Amazing stuff!

We tasted and discussed SEVEN different expressions; Jack Black, Triple-Mash, Bonded, The Sinatra Select as well as the much coveted Jack 10 and 12 Year! What an amazing afternoon of fun, insight, great stories and incredibly delicious brown spirits!

Our next class in the Warren Library will be on Saturday, August 26 at 3pm as we will attempt to help demystify all things Scotch. Feel free to reach out to me personally for details and ticket information. (John Fitz @ 561-777-4848.)

Cheers!

Fitz

Warren American Whiskey Kitchen just passed our 2 year anniversary last month and in that stretch of time we’ve been blessed to be visited by some of the biggest names in the whiskey world!

Last week Joe Beatrice, founder and CEO of Barrel Craft Spirits, visited our establishment and I was fortunate enough to host him and his wonderful wife Janet at the Warren Bar in our whiskey library.

I can’t tell you how much fun it is to be able to listen to Joe talk about his vision for making great whiskey and how the whole Barrel Craft Spirit project was born. We have bought four barrels from his company and each of us at Warren believe there are not better blenders of brown spirits in the entire whiskey world. Come in and I can demonstrate exactly what I mean!

Last month we were visited by two rockstars from the whiskey world, Tommy Brunett of Iron Smoke in NY and Dan Garrisson of Garrison Brothers in Texas! Getting to pick both their brains about what makes a truly great whiskey is fascinating and we’re blessed at Warren that these and so many distillers and blenders from around the country (And the world!) always make a point to come to Warren and share their love of brown spirits with our staff and guests!

Next Up: Rabbit Hole Tasting tomorrow, Thursday, 7/13 @ 5pm. Call our front desk for details or grab a ticket for just $39 on EventBrite.

Cheers!

Fitz

With Warren American Whiskey Kitchen being a Mecca for brown spirit lovers in Florida we’re fortunate to get visits from so many famous distillers in Kentucky and from all over the country!

Most recently, Tommy Brunett, founder of Iron Smoke Distillery in Rochester, N.Y, made his way down to the Sunshine State and we were able to catch up with him out on the town and at the Warren Whiskey Library and Warren Tasting Bar.

Tommy is one of the coolest, most humble and talented whiskey makers you’ll ever meet and his Iron Smoke whiskey has earned many awards and taken the nation by storm! Jim Murray, considered at this point to be the leading whiskey expert on the planet, recently gave his Iron Smoke Bourbon a whopping 95.5 rating in his annual Whiskey Bible. That is incredible!! Congrats, Tommy!!

If you’ve not tried this whiskey (and the hard to find “Casket Strength”) you should definitely give it a sip. Tommy and his team are famous for smoking their grains with apple chips to give it just the perfect whisper of apple smoke flavoring. “Superb!” according to Mr. Murray!

Next up: This Friday, 6/30, we will be hosting another renowned and rebel distiller: Dan Garrison from Garrison Brothers Whiskey in Texas! Dan will be at Warren for a meet and greet and bottle signing from 5-7pm. We will have bottles available for sale so you can purchase some and have this industry icon sign yours personally!

Don’t forget: The good folks from Rabbit Hole will be in the house on Thursday, July 13 for a tasting on the patio. Details to come.

This just in: The next whiskey class will be Scotch 101 at 3pm on Saturday, July 22. $39 to talk about and taste through five regions of this iconic country, whisky and history.

Cheers!

Fitz

Cheers!

Warren American Whiskey Kitchen recently celebrated our 2 year anniversary on June 4th and the train keeps rolling! Time flies but we’re still having more fun than any restaurant in South Florida and our always amazing kitchen keeps dazzling with innovation and delicious new dishes!

I still get asked often if the Warren Tasting Bar is for VIP or Warren Club members only. The fact is all guests are welcome to reserve the Warren Bar for a most unique dining and tasting experience! The best part? There is no minimum and no special fee to enjoy this unique bar. There are two seatings nightly: 6pm & 8:15pm. To reserve your seats simply call the front desk @ 561-455-4177! It’s simple, free and easy and you’ll be glad you did!

Warren features over 1000 whiskies which is the most in the state of Florida. A big part of what we do is travel to Kentucky and around the USA to bring back what we believe is the best whiskey you will find anywhere! Ask your server to see our list of Damn Good Hospitality (Yes, that is our company’s name!) Private Barrel Picks!

Cheers!

Fitz

Did you know that in 1964 our United States Congress passed a law to be known as the Bourbon Act?!

It basically declared that bourbon is America’s gift to the world and truly our very own, native spirit!

In addition, it set down clear mandates for what a bourbon must be:

*Distilled from a mash bill of at least 51% of our native grain: Corn!

*Aged in new, flamed charred American Oak only!

*Made in the United States of America only! (But can also be made in Puerto Rico and Guam! Bet you didn’t know that!).

*Must be distilled at no higher than 160 Proof, enter the barrel no higher than 125 Proof and bottled at no less than 80 Proof!

While the whole brown spirits world is enjoying an amazing revival and perhaps its most popular period in history, Bourbon leads the way as the most popular whiskey in the world!

Yes, Bourbon is truly King right now!

And today we celebrate!

Cheers!

Fitz

Happy New Year, All!

I took a break from the blog but back now every Wednesday!

This past Saturday the Warren Whiskey Library was filled with over 40 people in attendance for our first brown spirits seminar: Whiskey 101!

The event was sold out and we were able to talk about and enjoy five different types of whiskies: bourbon, rye, Irish, Scotch and Japanese!

The class lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes and I can’t tell you how much enjoyment I had discussing our favorite brown spirits with so many fun, interesting and inquisitive new whiskey fans! So many great questions. Thank you to everyone that attended. That really was a blast!

For this class we discussed the basics of whiskey and hopefully explained the age old “All bourbon is whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon!” My hope is that everyone felt a little better understanding about what makes each of these five whiskies unique and the most popular in the world!

Our next class is scheduled for Saturday, February 18 @ 3pm. We will be taking discussion and tasting of our American native spirit to the next level for this Warren Bourbon 201 special seminar and event!

Please call our front desk at 561-455-4177 for more details and to reserve your seats!

Cheers!

Fitz

This time of year we’re all trying to be in “good spirits” and perhaps the best way to do that is drinking plenty of “good spirits!” Lol.

It also means lots of presents and our next holiday treat to arrive this Friday is our newest barrel from Bowman Distillery in Virginia!

When we first tasted this barrel we knew we were on to something exceptional and real special and now the bottles are on their way!!

We expect to have several cases of these very special “honey” bottles by the weekend and can’t wait to share a taste with you!!

We’ve been good and hoping that Santa also brings new bottles of Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Weller Antique 107, Stagg and a very unique creation from Maker’s Mark that we blended ourselves!

Enjoy the season!!

Fitz

Hey, everyone! We are batching up some of our famous Buffalo Trace Old Fashioneds for our friends to take home with them to enjoy some top level libations during the holidays!

Simply e-mail Wayne at the above address to place an order!

Cheers!

Fitz

Last Wednesday, November 2, we celebrated the birthday of the man whose passion for life’s best inspired our restaurant; the late Warren John!

Warren is not only our namesake but the Uncle to Jeff and Jared John and taught both so much about fine wine, great spirits and fine dining! It’s because of this inspiration that the boys thought it was fitting to name our establishment after him!

The turnout for Warren’s birthday celebration was tremendous and the energy all around would be something we’re sure Uncle Warren, who passed away too soon eight years ago, would be happy and proud about!

Amongst the celebration in the packed house was entertainers on stilts, a live DJ, magician and several other entertainers roaming the room. There truly was something happening all night and our friends and guests were all in tremendous spirits.

Happy birthday again, Uncle Warren!

It truly was an amazing and special night and thanks for the continued inspiration!!

Cheers!