{"id":7349,"date":"2023-04-01T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uat.shankardistillers.com\/?p=7349"},"modified":"2024-01-08T11:37:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T11:37:15","slug":"grand-rapids-whiskey-fest-april-1-2023-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shankardistillers.com\/india\/grand-rapids-whiskey-fest-april-1-2023-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Rapids Whiskey Fest April 1, 2023 \u2013 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7349\" class=\"elementor elementor-7349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc61ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"fdc61ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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The first session (4-7pm) brought in 600 attendees, and we were tasted with approximately 200 of them, with 60% of tasters preferring our rye to the bourbon. Session two (8-11pm) hosted an additional 400 attendees. We were able to taste with 200 of these guests, with an even 50\/50 split between the two.<\/p><p>We received a plethora of positive remarks, and was repeatedly told we were the star of the show.<\/p><p>We announced the grand opening of our tasting room and distillery coming in July.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back GRAND RAPIDS WHISKEY FEST APRIL 1, 2023 \u2013 RECAP Saturday, April 1, 2023 &#8211; Grand Rapids Saturday\u2019s\u00a0Grand Rapids Whiskey Fest\u00a0put on by Alex and Paul from 5475 Days was a fantastic success. 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