WESTON CAFE, WESTON, MO 7/19/16

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WESTON CAFE (Lunch or Breakfast till 11:00) 10:30 is a good time
407 Main St.
Weston, MO
816-640-2224 Samantha

We always enjoy going to Weston. There are nice roads to get there and the food and service are always good.

This week will be a good week to go to some of the other Romeo lunches. Eastern Kansas on Wednesday and Southeast Kansas on Friday Gary's map shows all the Romeo Rides.
http://bit.ly/1uLkbOc

Check out the pictures from another trip to Weston
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3762&p=8949&hilit=weston#p8949

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For as many years as I can remember the McCormick Distillery in Weston has not been open for tours. It opened for tours this spring as the Hollady Distillery. Hollady started distilling whiskey in Weston in 1856 I have always wanted to visit McCormick but it has been closed. It looks like a very interesting place and I am sure it has a colorful history.

Melissa and I are going to take a tour and if you want to you can too. Tours start at 9:00 am, take about 45 minutes, cost $10 and start every 30 minutes. They can only take 12 on each tour. You can just show up and take the first available tour or you can reserve a time online.

Here is a link to their website. It is very well done and has all the information. I talked to Matt and he was very helpful.

Do you know the difference between Bourbon and Whiskey? Let's go find out
http://holladaydistillery.com/distillery/


HOLLADAY HISTORY

It all started with the limestone spring. First discovered on the land that would become Weston, Missouri, by Lewis and Clark during their 1804 expedition, a pure limestone spring was a rarity whose potential was recognized by an enterprising young businessman by the name of Benjamin Holladay. After a first venture on the site as a meat-packing house, Benjamin Holladay and his brother, Major David Holladay, divined an even greater purpose for that limestone spring: Bourbon. Together, they opened a distillery on the site in 1856. Benjamin Holladay went on to great fame and fortune as the “Stagecoach King”, running the stagecoach lines from Missouri to the West Coast that later became the Wells Fargo Express, and ultimately acquiring the Pony Express as well. His coach lines brought him into close counsel with everyone from Joseph Smith and the Mormons to President Abraham Lincoln, and he was named Weston’s first postmaster.
He was a serial entrepreneur who owned businesses including saloons, hotels, and silver mines, and by 1864 was the largest individual employer in the United States. The Holladay Distillery underwent its own changes as decades passed, changing ownership and names a number of times before ultimately becoming known as McCormick Distilling Company in 1942. Acquired in 1993 by Ed Pechar and Mike Griesser and small group of private investors, the distillery has grown in size and expanded its portfolio of products. In 2016, the distillery commemorates its 160 years of rich history by going back to its roots and once again bearing the proud name of Holladay Distillery, operated by McCormick Distilling Company. For the first time in 30 years, the distillery is again distilling bourbon on site. The same 160-year-old recipe. The same mid-1800s stillhouse building. And the same limestone spring. History has come full circle at the Holladay Distillery.

and/or

Weston Bend Park overlooking the Missouri River
https://mostateparks.com/park/weston-bend-state-park

or just Weston, MO
http://westonmo.com/

[Bob K.]

Lots of fun on a hot day, a large majority of us hit the Weston Cafe early for breakfast. The food was good, our waitress Samantha was excellent and a hoot to boot! [attachment=18]07-19-16 Romeos 001.JPG[/attachment][attachment=17]07-19-16 Romeos 004.JPG[/attachment][attachment=16]07-19-16 Romeos 006.JPG[/attachment][attachment=15]07-19-16 Romeos 007.JPG[/attachment][attachment=14]07-19-16 Romeos 009.JPG[/attachment][attachment=13]07-19-16 Romeos 012.JPG[/attachment][attachment=12]07-19-16 Romeos 013.JPG[/attachment][attachment=11]07-19-16 Romeos 014.JPG[/attachment][attachment=10]07-19-16 Romeos 016.JPG[/attachment][attachment=9]07-19-16 Romeos 017.JPG[/attachment][attachment=8]07-19-16 Romeos 019.JPG[/attachment][attachment=1]DSC09237.JPG[/attachment][attachment=7]07-19-16 Romeos 020.JPG[/attachment][attachment=6]07-19-16 Romeos 021.JPG[/attachment][attachment=5]07-19-16 Romeos 022.JPG[/attachment][attachment=4]07-19-16 Romeos 028.JPG[/attachment][attachment=3]07-19-16 Romeos 030.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]07-19-16 Romeos 031.JPG[/attachment][attachment=0]DSC09248.JPG[/attachment]

[Bob K.]

The tour of the Holladay Distillery was interesting and well worth the $10.00 fee. It was a little warm for all the walking, but they had cold bottled water staged for us and our guide was checking with us every so often to make sure we were doing OK. The tasting room was interesting and informative. We all tried drinks we wouldn't normally pick, some were surprisingly good. No pictures were alowed during most of the actual tour. [attachment=16]07-19-16 Romeos 032.JPG[/attachment][attachment=15]07-19-16 Romeos 033.JPG[/attachment][attachment=14]07-19-16 Romeos 046.JPG[/attachment][attachment=11]DSC09300.JPG[/attachment][attachment=10]DSC09301.JPG[/attachment][attachment=8]DSC09314.JPG[/attachment][attachment=7]DSC09315.JPG[/attachment][attachment=9]DSC09311.JPG[/attachment][attachment=13]07-19-16 Romeos 051.JPG[/attachment][attachment=12]07-19-16 Romeos 052.JPG[/attachment][attachment=6]07-19-16 Romeos 058.JPG[/attachment][attachment=5]07-19-16 Romeos 059.JPG[/attachment][attachment=4]07-19-16 Romeos 060.JPG[/attachment][attachment=3]07-19-16 Romeos 063.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]07-19-16 Romeos 064.JPG[/attachment][attachment=1]DSC09346.JPG[/attachment][attachment=0]DSC09349.JPG[/attachment]

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THANKS BOB FOR YOUR POST!! Bob does such a good job that I almost didn't add to it.[attachment=14]Bacon Dog.jpg[/attachment]However, he didn't top this one. In honor of the ROMEOs and their hardy appetites my daughter honored the Romeos by dressing up her dog "HUBBLE" for breakfast.[attachment=13]004.JPG[/attachment][attachment=1]013.JPG[/attachment]
WHOW what a turnout and on such a hot day. This might have been our biggest ROMEO lunch, but who could count. Several told me it had to have been over 100 and that was people, not degrees[attachment=10]003.JPG[/attachment]This was our youngest rider and newest ROMEO and one proud grandmother [attachment=12]001.JPG[/attachment][attachment=11]002.JPG[/attachment]Connie's wonderful smile always makes me happy. You know, this is the wonderful lady that designs our shirts. [attachment=9]005.JPG[/attachment]And HI to you too, Dan and Vicki (Lone Jack)[attachment=8]006.JPG[/attachment]How big was that fish, Frank [attachment=7]007.JPG[/attachment][attachment=6]008.JPG[/attachment]This is the BOB that takes such great pictures and his lovely wife Wanda. [attachment=5]009.JPG[/attachment]Don't look at me, I didn't do it [attachment=4]010.JPG[/attachment][attachment=3]011.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]012.JPG[/attachment] [attachment=0]014.JPG[/attachment]Sometimes you have to look real hard to find a place to get out of the way and have a little privacy

A hundred degree day and 100 plus Romeos having fun and enjoying themselves in Weston. Thanks for coming, days like this make it worth while for all of us. Glad you were able to make it.

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Melissa and I also went to the Holladay Distillery.[attachment=0]017.JPG[/attachment]We were the last to arrive and by that time the folks at Holladay knew the ROMEOs were in town [attachment=1]018.JPG[/attachment][attachment=11]030.JPG[/attachment][attachment=9]027.JPG[/attachment][attachment=8]026.JPG[/attachment]The first HOLLADAY BOURBON was put in barrels starting this past March and the first batch will be bottled in 3 years. [attachment=13]032.JPG[/attachment][attachment=7]025.JPG[/attachment][attachment=5]023.JPG[/attachment][attachment=10]029.JPG[/attachment][attachment=12]031.JPG[/attachment][attachment=6]024.JPG[/attachment][attachment=15]34a.JPG[/attachment][attachment=14]033.JPG[/attachment]Currently there are 60+ McCormick products being bottled at this distillery.[attachment=4]022.JPG[/attachment][attachment=3]020.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]019.JPG[/attachment]For those of you that have been on a "Bourbon" tour in Kentucky and were told only whiskey produced in Kentucky could be called Bourbon need to go to Weston. I thought the tour was definitely worth the money and I think you would enjoy it.