Continuum
Distilling Charred created by Continuum
Distilling, founded in 2019 and based out of Waterbury,
Connecticut, is a delectable dark spirit made from local Connecticut
Craft brown ales, stouts, and porters. Continuum Distilling is the
brainchild of Head Distiller Brandon Collins, Jim
Baranowski, brothers Tom and Jason Sobocinski,
and Master Brewer Tyler Jones of Black Hog Brewing, who have
partnered to create a unique and very tasty flagship spirit which they refer to
a "beer whiskey." Crafted in small batches, the Batch Number is handwritten on
each on bottle.
Product
Information: Continuum Distilling Charred, is their "flagship
"beer whiskey" made from brown ales, stouts, and porters. Aged on local wood
staves for a round rich toasted flavor," Charred is a unique bold spirit, has a
rich-amber color, 48% alcohol by volume (96 proof), and each bottle proudly
bears its handwritten batch number on the front of the bottle. Charred retails
for $35 for a 375 ml bottle and $55 for a 750 ml bottle.
Bottle
notes: "Through our partnership with local craft breweries, we are
dedicated to distilling exceptional, unique spirits with minimal use of raw
materials, utilizing repurposed items/equipment, and limiting water
consumption. Pour yourself a drink and Maintain the Continuum."
Tasting
Notes: Our bottle of Continuum Distilling Charred proudly bears the
handwritten batch number, 001. It has a beautiful amber color like liquid burnished
gold. On the nose there is a hint of sweetness, with toffee, caramel, and
toasted nuts. On the palate, there is hint of sweetness, and vibrant, lively,
and bold flavors of stout, caramel, and toasted almonds that meld for a memorable
long finish. Continuum Distilling Charred is perfect to sip neat or add a
little water to release its rich essence, or to create handcrafted fabulous cocktails.
Luxury
Experience was "In the kitchen and behind the bar®" creating some incredibly
special handcrafted cocktail and culinary recipes to tempt your palate and
inspire your own creations using Continuum Distilling Charred.
Luxury
Experience - Continuum Distilling Charred Cocktail and Culinary Menu
The
Cocktail Menu
Luxury
Experience - Charred to a T
Luxury
Experience - Waterbury Bridge
Luxury
Experience - Mulish
The
Culinary Menu
Luxury
Experience - Charred Portabella "Burger" with Spirited Tomato Relish
Cocktail
Recipes
Luxury
Experience - Charred to a T is a delectable blend of Continuum
Distilling Charred, Plain-T
Detox Lemon, Mint, Ginger Tea, and homemade lemon simple syrup. The
perfect summertime cocktail, Luxury Experience - Charred to a T will be
a bar or backyard favorite and is a refreshingly modern take on "Afternoon
Tea."
Luxury
Experience - Charred to a T
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass Used: Highball
Glass
Cocktail
Ingredients:
Method
for the Homemade Lemon Simple Syrup: Remove peel from 1 lemon. Add to a saucepan
with 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil until liquid is clear.
Remove from heat and let sit until syrup is cool. Remove the peels from the
syrup and strain syrup into a glass jar and refrigerate syrup until ready to
use. (Note: Syrup lasts several weeks
and can be used to sweeten cocktails and other beverages, brush on fruit and
grill, or add to your favorite marinade.)
What to
do with the Peels: Place lemon peels from the syrup on a baking sheet lined
with parchment and bake in a 200-degree Fahrenheit oven until thoroughly dried.
Let cool on baking rack. Place dried lemon peels and some sugar in a blender
and blend to create homemade lemon sugar, perfect for rimming cocktails or
added to tea.
Method
for the Cocktail: Add ice to a highball glass. Set aside. In a mixing
glass, add the Continuum Distilling Charred, Plain-T Detox Lemon, Mint, Ginger Tea, and lemon simple syrup. Stir
and pour into highball glass. Garnish with a lemon slice. (Adjust syrup to
taste if desired.)
Luxury
Experience -Waterbury Bridge
Luxury
Experience - Waterbury Bridge is our playful reference to the location of
the Continuum Distillery in Waterbury, Connecticut and bridge is a reference to
its origin of bridging beer and whiskey. Luxury Experience - Waterbury
Bridge is a delicious combination of Continuum Distilling Charred, CT craft
IPA, orange juice, and agave.
Luxury
Experience - Waterbury Bridge
Yield: 1
Cocktail
Glass Used: Rocks
Glass
Cocktail
Ingredients:
1.5
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Ounces
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Continuum
Distilling Charred
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1.5
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Ounces
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CT
Craft IPA (India Pale Ale)
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1
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Ounce
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Orange
Juice
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1
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Teaspoon
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Agave
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1
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Orange
peel, garnish
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Method
for the Cocktail: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, stir and pour into
an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel.
Luxury Experience - Mulish is a nod to the
Moscow Mule, which is made with vodka, ginger beer, and a squeeze of lime. Luxury
Experience - Mulish is made with Continuum Distilling Charred, Grand
Marnier, Gosling Ginger Beer, and a squeeze of lime for a very tasty cocktail.
Luxury
Experience - Mulish
Yield: 1
Cocktail
Glass Used: Rocks
Cocktail Ingredients:
1.5
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Ounces
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Continuum Distilling Charred
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0.5
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Ounces
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Grand Marnier
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2
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Ounces
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Gosling Ginger Beer
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1
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Squeeze
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Fresh
Lime Juice
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Lime
wedge, garnish
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Method
for the Cocktail: Pour all
ingredients in a mixing glass. Stir. Pour into an ice-filled rocks glass.
Garnish with a lime wedge. (Note: Ginger Beer is a soda, and the flavor and
intensity of different brands vary greatly. For best results, we recommend
using Gosling Ginger Beer for this cocktail recipe.)
Culinary
Recipes
Continuum
Distilling Charred makes a great addition to culinary recipes, and proves its mettle as an admirable companion.
Luxury
Experience - Charred Portabella "Burger" with Spirited Tomato Relish.
Luxury
Experience - Charred Portabella "Burger"
Luxury
Experience - Charred Portabella "Burger" Ingredients:
Method for the Portabella
"Burger": Blend Continuum Distilling Charred with the softened butter. Brush the cap
side of the mushroom with the olive oil. Spread the butter mixture on the
underside of the mushroom. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a grill pan, add
the portabella mushrooms cap side down, cook for 1 minute, then turn cap over
to cook the underside. The mushroom "burger" will be nice and juicy.
Presentation:
Toast a roll, top with portabella mushroom "burger" and finish with Luxury
Experience - Spirited Tomato Relish. Add lettuce and tomato to plate if
desired.
Luxury Experience
- Spirited Tomato Relish is our tasty relish made with Continuum
Distilling Charred, grape tomatoes, Spanish olives, garlic, golden
raisins, capers, Frantoio
Di Santa Téa Olio Extra Vergine Di Oliva (Green Olives EVOO), maple syrup,
and fresh flat leaf parsley. Make ahead and refrigerate until ready to use.
Luxury
Experience - Spirited Tomato Relish
Yield:
1.5 cups
Ingredients:
Method
for the Tomato Relish: Heat a saucepan, add the olive oil, then tomatoes
and garlic cloves and cook over medium heat until tomatoes are blistered. Add
the rest of the ingredients and cook for 1-minute. Place ingredients in a food
processor and process until mixture is coarsely chopped to create the relish.
Place in a glass jar in the refrigerator and store until ready to use.
Note: The
relish can be made 1-day ahead to allow flavors to meld. The relish also makes
a great topping for bruschetta.
We hope that
you enjoy trying Luxury Experience's cocktail and culinary recipes, and that
they inspire you to create your own recipes. Cheers!
Continuum
Distilling Exceptional Craft Spirits Product Line:
Charred,
their flagship "beer whiskey" made from brown ales, stouts & porters. Aged
on local wood staves for a rich toasted flavor. 48% alcohol by volume (96
proof), available in 375 ml ($30 bottle) and 750 ml ($55) bottles.
Drops,
distilled from CT crafted IPAs, double-distilled and unaged, which gives it its
characteristic "floral, bright and hoppy flavor" with hop forward nose,
herbaceous, citrus, and floral notes. 46% alcohol by volume (92 proof). Drops
retails for $35 for a 750 ml bottle.
Read about Continuum
Distilling Drops with more great Luxury Experience's Culinary and Cocktail
Recipes in the Liquor Cabinet section.
RELIEF
Drops, limited release spirit created for CONTINUUM BREWERY PARTNER RELIEF
FUND. "We want to help our brewery partners during this unprecedented time by
offering some RELIEF. $10 from each bottle of RELIEF will be put into our CT
Brewery Relief Fund and donated back to the breweries who helped us make this
special spirit. Our hope is that we can stop the dumping of great CT Craft beer
into our waterways and help our partners in brewing who are in need." RELIEF
Drops are available in 750 ml bottles and retails for $35 bottle or $100 for 3
bottles.
ContinuRum, a unique craft rum, made with 100% blackstrap molasses. 45% alcohol (90 proof), available in 750 ml at $30 bottle.

Head Distiller Brandon Collins, Jim Baronowski,
Jason Sobocinski, Tyler Jones, Tom Sobocinski
Background
Information on Continuum Distilling
"Usually
distiller's beer is comprised of only the most basic grains with the purpose of
extracting the most sugar possible to obtain an optimal efficient conversion
into alcohol. We discovered that there
are multiple steps in the brewing process where ingredients, such as sugars,
fermented out beer with yeast in suspension, and flavorful solids can all be
recouped and repurposed for distilling.
It would be extremely expensive to attempt to recreate these flavors as
beers and distill them for a spirit, but when these delicious compounds can be
utilized using disposed waste or "trimmings" from the brew process...that
is when sustainability and innovation marry to make something exceptional! Continuum
strives to be resourceful in our process by minimizing our usage of raw
materials, repurposing items/equipment for the distilling and aging process and
limiting our water consumption to produce truly unique and exceptional spirits
with as little footprint as possible."
For more
information on Continuum Distilling, purchasing their products, or
visiting them in Waterbury, Connecticut, please call them at +1-203-725-3291
or visit their website: www.ContinuumDistilling.com.
Continuum
Distilling
2066
Thomaston Avenue (next to Brass Works Brewing)
Waterbury,
Connecticut 06704
United
States
Telephone: +1-203-725-3291
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