What’s in a name?
On February 4, 1919, the Connecticut State Senate, by a vote of 14 to 20, failed to ratify the 18th Amendment, making Connecticut the first – of only two - states to defeat Prohibition. The distillery chose the number "1420” as a nod to the revolutionary spirit embodied by this vote and to symbolize the rights of personal freedom for which the brand stands. The “SoNo” pays homage to the distillery’s home, South Norwalk CT, and its storied, prohibition past.
Prohibition Images: Library of Congress
1420 Leadership
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Ted Dumbauld
Founder/Co-CEO
Mr. Dumbauld is responsible for overall leadership of the firm and for establishing and overseeing channel relationships. He has nearly three decades of entrepreneurial, operations, and management experience in a variety of industries. He started his career as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer and then spent 20+ years in the financial services industry, working for both large investment banks and smaller, entrepreneurial investment management firms.
He invested in and served as the CEO of Curaleaf LLC., one of four licensed producers of medical marijuana in the state of Connecticut. Curaleaf was taken public in October 2019 and currently trades at a $4 billion market cap. Most recently he helped launch a vertically integrated medical cannabis operation in Baltimore, MD building revenues to a $65MM+ run-rate in 4 years.
Mr. Dumbauld earned a B.S. of Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a M.S. Management – Finance from MIT.
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Scott Tuck
Co-CEO
Mr. Tuck is a lead SoNo 1420 investor and former co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors, now advising the company across all revenue areas as Co-CEO. Mr. Tuck has over 38 years of entrepreneurial sales, marketing and business leadership experience and has collaborated with founder Ted Dumbauld on multiple business opportunities over the past 12 years.
Mr. Tuck’s previous professional experience also includes President of Atlantic Asset Management, President of Pacific Corporate Group Private Equity, Chief Executive Officer of Montgomery Asset Management and Managing Director and a Founding Partner of Chancellor Capital Management. He began his career with the IBM Corporation in New York where he was President of IBM Sales Training. He won numerous sales awards marketing to Fortune 200 companies to include the prestigious IBM leadership award.
Mr. Tuck received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He served 16 years in combat arms leadership assignments as an aviator on active duty and with the Rhode Island National Guard.
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Joe Sutton
Board Member
Mr. Sutton is the CEO and founder of Consolidated Asset Management Services (CAMS). CAMS provides sustainable, value-added services for owners of infrastructure assets, (IPPs), manufacturers, and private equity firms throughout the world, He is responsible for the overall delivery of CAMS’ full suite of comprehensive services.
Prior to founding CAMS, Mr. Sutton was the Vice Chairman of Enron Corp., which at the time was the largest international energy company in the world. He also served as CEO of Enron International and is credited with growing that business segment from $6 billion to $10 billion across 40 countries in less than six years.
Before joining the private sector, Mr. Sutton served as a Colonel of the U.S. Army. In addition to his role with CAMS, he is the founder of Sutton Ventures Group and an active manager, operator, and investor in numerous sectors of the energy industry.
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Jon Pageler
Board Member, Senior Advisor Business Strategy
Mr. Pageler recently retired after a 20-year career from Diageo, the global leader in premium drinks across spirits and beer. He most recently served as EVP of Corporate Relations and in this role led the North American government relations, communications, public policy, perpetuation and sustainability efforts for Diageo's largest market, as well as overseeing Diageo’s regulatory team.
Prior positions and responsibilities at Diageo included: setting Diageo’s public policy and alcohol in society agendas, sitting on the Executive Committees of the industry’s trade associations and the Boards of various not-for-profits. He also oversaw the formation of Diageo’s Influencer and Entertainment marketing group.
Prior to Diageo, Mr. Pageler worked in strategic and crisis communications as well as electoral politics. He graduated from Carleton College with a degree in philosophy.
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Scott Roth
Board Member
Mr. Roth is an active investor and board member in a variety of privately held companies spanning multiple industries.
Previously, he was the Founding Partner of two hedge funds. Mr. Roth started his career in finance as a proprietary trader of equities and convertible bonds at Goldman Sachs.
Mr. Roth served five years in the U.S. Navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He was a nuclear trained engineering officer and served for three and a half years onboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), completing three six-month at sea deployments and a period in the shipyard supervising an overhaul of the ship’s nuclear power plant.
Mr. Roth earned a B.S. of Chemistry from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Einar Seadler
Board Member
Mr. Seadler is a retired C-Suite executive with 30+ years experience leading companies and advising senior executives in Consumer, Retail and Business Process Outsourcing industries. As a senior executive, he led rapid growth companies in food and specialty retailing, grocery ecommerce and business process outsourcing from early stage to IPO and beyond. As an advisor with McKinsey and Accenture, he helped grow their businesses and improve Fortune 1000 CEOs and CxOs in consumer goods and retail companies grow and improve profitability.
Mr. Seadler served on active duty in the Army for 11 years in various combat unit and staff positions including infantry, armor, armored cavalry, associate professor at the United States Military Academy and resource planner for the Army Chief of Staff. He is a graduate of the Army’s airborne and ranger schools.
Mr. Seadler holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Science in Labor Economics from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations
1420 Team
We asked our staff to answer a few questions, read on to get to know us better.
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Rob Brechter
Title: Territory Sales Manager
Favorite 1420 Spirit: Whiskey
Favorite sports team: NY Rangers
Favorite cocktail: Whiskey Sour
Favorite vacation spot: Woodstock, VT
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Stacy Gorman
Title: On-Premise Specialist
Favorite SoNo1420 spirit: Finished at Sea whiskey and Vo Vodka
Favorite cocktail: Dirty martini
Favorite podcast: Heavyweight
Dog, cat or other: My 3 kitties, Cooper, Luna & Frankie
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Mike Pinto
Title: Territory Sales Manager
Favorite 1420 Spirit: 1420 Hemped Rye
Favorite cocktail: Dirty Martini
Favorite sports team: New York Jets
Dog, cat or other: My Goldendoodle, Sammy
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Ellyn Weitzman
Title: Director of Event Marketing, Corporate Gifting and Partnerships
Favorite 1420 Spirit: I am a vodka drinker. Vo of course!
I am obsessed with: my Goldendoodle~ Mookie my best buddy.
Unfulfilled ambition: to be a singer
First thing I do in the morning: I make my bed every morning. Sets the tone for a good day!
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Blake Poon
Title: Professional Mischief Maker (lol), Mixologist
Favorite 1420 Spirit: Bangtail Gin
Favorite sports team: Chelsea F.C.
Favorite vacation spot: My home, Trinidad
Best advice to give: Man can live on bread and butter, but why not add a piece of ham.
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Eugenia Tiano
Title: Distillery Operations
Favorite restaurant: Via Sforza Trattoria
Favorite workout: Beachbody
Early bird or night owl: Night Owl love that peaceful time alone when the house is quite & clean.
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Marisol Gomez
Title: Production Manager
Favorite 1420 Spirit: Vo Vodka is my favorite
Favorite city in the world: Medellin
Favorite place for inspiration: the mountains
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Viviana Echavarria
Title: Production Associate
Favorite 1420 Spirit: Vo Vodka
Favorite food: Colombian food
Favorite place for inspiration: the beach
Dog, cat or other: Dog
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Walter Garcia
Title: Production Associate
Favorite 1420 Spirit: 1420 Single Barrel
Favorite food: Peruvian
Favorite cocktail: SoNo Collins
Favorite city in the world: Miami
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Aidan Raslan
Title: Production Asssociate
Whiskey, Gin or Vodka: 1420 Single Barrel
Favorite musician: Otis Redding
My first job was: shoveling snow
Dog, cat or other: Dog
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Corina Tacco
Title: Bartender
Favorite 1420 Spirit: Vo Vodka
Guilty pleasure: watching reality TV shows
Favorite music: electric dance music. I live for seeing artists perform live at local venues, in the City or at music festivals.
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Calyx Garcia
Title: Bartender
Favorite 1420 Spirit: My fave whiskey is the Rye, I love a good old fashioned.
Dog, cat, other: I have a 2 yr old Aussiedoodle, her name is Rylee who is my world!
Favorite podcast: Morbid a True Crime Podcast, I can’t get enough of true crime I’m a sucker for it!
News 12 CT
Rebecca Surran visits SoNo 1420 - where award-winning whiskey is aged and embraces the area's nautical past and present. See our interview with SoNo 1420 founder Ted Dumbauld and Norm Bloom of Copps Island Oysters to learn about our Finished at Sea whiskey.
Made in America Podcast
Ted talks to Ari Santiago about the meaning behind SoNo 1420, the advantages the distillery has in the marketplace, and how we are thinking about ROI for the future. He explains the unique combination of milled oil seed and alcohol which makes our CT distillery stand out from the crowd.
Ted also discusses how he thinks about implementing lean practices and shares his appreciation towards CCAT and the manufacturing community overall!
Award-Winning Whiskeys
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SFWSC Double Gold Medal Winner
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SFWSC Gold Medal Winner
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SFWSC Gold Medal Winner
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SFWSC Double Gold Medal/Best in Class Finalist
Double Gold Award-Winning Spirits
Double Gold.
In the land of competitive spirits competitions, Double Gold is the penultimate prize. Each year over 4,000 spirits enter the iconic San Francisco World Spirits Competition (“SFWSC”) hoping to be ranked and recognized. SoNo 1420 is one of only a very few distilleries worldwide to have won Double Gold medals two years in a row!
"The Double Gold designation is awarded to the entries that receive a Gold medal rating by all members of the judging panel; these are among the finest products in the world.” - San Francisco World Spirits Competition
We couldn’t agree more!
Humblebrag moment…
We are incredibly grateful for all the kind words and love from local media outlets since we’ve opened our doors.