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New Eatery Is Authentic British Pub In Westchester: 'Will Be Back Many Times' New Eatery Is Authentic British Pub In Westchester: 'Will Be Back Many Times'
New Eatery Is Authentic British Pub In Westchester: 'Will Be Back Many Times' More than half a year after opening, a British-styled pub in Northern Westchester seems to have proved its authenticity to visitors.  The Ambleside Pub, which opened in early April 2024 in Mount Kisco at 23 East Main St., is a pub that models itself after similar establishments in the United Kingdom.  The pub serves up real cask ales like the Ambleside Best Bitter, which was created in a partnership with the Old Glenham Brewery and is served in imperial pints at 50-degree cellar temperature.  Other options include a selection of draft beers, cocktails, whisky, gin, and Briti…

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by Ben Crnic
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Posh Highclere Castle Gin, Launched By CT Company & The Real 'Downton Abbey,' Makes US Debut Posh Highclere Castle Gin, Launched By CT Company & The Real 'Downton Abbey,' Makes US Debut
Posh Highclere Castle Gin, Launched By CT Company & The Real 'Downton Abbey,' Makes US Debut How does a Connecticut-based spirits company partner with the real-life Earl and Countess of TV’s "Downton Abbey," Highclere Castle? They connect through email of course. It was after watching an episode of "Downton Abbey," followed by a documentary about Highclere Castle, that Adam von Gootkin got an idea. Von Gootkin was already successful in the spirits business, having launched New England’s first legal moonshine since Prohibition, Onyx Moonshine, in 2011 along with Peter Kowalczyk. Why not a premium gin? Thus, an email was sent and the conversation started. Follow-up calls turned in…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz